Lewis and Clark Vocabulary

What does the word expedition mean in the sentence below?

The explorers went on an expedition to learn more about North America.

• journey

• caravan

• vacation

• short trip

Trek

The brave settlers trekked across the western plains.

• In spite of

  Without being affected by

• To travel or make one’s way slowly and with difficulty

• To start again after stopping;

  To return to

slow, hard journey

• edible

• technique

• resumed

• trek

What does the vocabulary word trek mean?

• Journey made for a special reason

• To vacation to a new place

• A long, slow journey

• A difficult decision

"Discomfited" means (a)   as used in the document.

• Excited

• Relaxed

• Ill at ease, uncomfortable in your

• Energetic

Answer explanation

The word 'discomfited' means feeling ill at ease or uncomfortable in the context of the document, making it the correct choice.

What does the word 'expedition' mean in the sentence below? The explorers went on an **expedition** to learn more about North America.

• A) journey

• B) caravan

• C) vacation

• D) short trip

Trek The brave settlers __trekked__ across the western plains.

• A) In spite of Without being affected by

• B) To travel or make one’s way slowly and with difficulty

• C) To start again after stopping; To return to

slow, hard journey

• A) edible

• B) technique

• C) resumed

• D) trek

What does the vocabulary word __trek __mean?

• A) Journey made for a special reason

• B) To vacation to a new place

• C) A long, slow journey

• D) A difficult decision

"Discomfited" means _____ as used in the document.

• A) Excited

• B) Relaxed

• C) Ill at ease, uncomfortable in your

• D) Energetic