Hatchet Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Along the edge there were thick grasses and the water looked a little murky and there were small things swimming in the water, small bugs.

• deep and dangerous

• delicious

• dark and hard to see through

• clear and beautiful

What is the meaning of the underlined word?"He made it to the shelter just as the clouds completely opened and the rain roared down in sheets. Soon the sand outside was drenched...

• a safe place to be

• small pieces

• a place to sleep

• thoroughly soaked

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"...cutting the bark in thin slivers, hairs so fine they were almost not there. It was painstaking work, slow work, and he stayed with it for over two hours."

• careful and requiring effort

• impossible

• simple

• dangerous and scary

What is the meaning of the underlined word?"The flames cut the cool damp morning, crackled and did much to bring his spirits up, not to mention chasing away the incessant mosquitos."

• loud noise

• warm and comfortable

• bug spray

• unpleasant but unending

Hatchet Vocabulary - Match up the correct word to the fill in the blank sentence.

• The search for the missing boat covered an _____ part of the ocean.

• motivated

• Duck tours are famous for their _____ vehicles used to explore the land and water.

• asset

• After the energetic pep rally, the team felt _____ for their upcoming game.

• extensive

• Nathan considered his cheerful attitude his greatest _____ when making new friends.

• amphibious

• His wide range experience proved he was the ____ choice for the job.

• obvious

Match the following vocabulary words from Hatchet (chapters 11 - 15)

• Refusing to give up or let go

• Gnarled

• The long body of a spear or arrow

• Persistent

• A destructive chemical substance

• Corrosive

• To make steadfast or constant

• Stabilize

• Knotty or misshapen

• Shaft

Tags

6.2

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• throw up

• jump up and down

• eat large amounts

• a canyon with steep walls

What is the meaning of the underlined word? "The forest was __dense__, making it hard to see the sky."

• A) thin and sparse

• B) thick and closely packed

• C) easy to navigate

• D) bright and sunny

What is the meaning of the underlined word? "He felt a __surge__ of excitement as he saw the rescue plane."

• A) decrease

• B) wave or rush

• C) calmness

• D) fear

What is the meaning of the underlined word? "The __tedious__ task of gathering wood took most of the afternoon."

• A) exciting

• B) boring and repetitive

• C) quick and easy

• D) dangerous