Vocabulary Hatchet

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• ice and snow

• parts that are left when the rest is gone

• jackets

• painful memories that you don't want to think about

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• Refusing to give up or let go

• Corrosive

• The long body of a spear or arrow

• Persistent

• To make steadfast or constant

• Shaft

• Knotty or misshapen

• Stabilize

• A destructive chemical substance

• Gnarled

Tags

6.2

Match each vocabulary word to its corresponding definition:

• tinder

• something that sets on fire easily; combustible

• gingerly

• in a very careful or cautious manner

• swarm

• a dry substance that catches fire easily

• regulate

• to move or gather in great numbers

• flammable

• to fix or control the time, amount, degree, or rate of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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

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

• asset

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

• obvious

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

• amphibious

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

• extensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

"Soon, as before, his stomach was full, but now he had some sense and he did not gorge or cram more down."

• throw up

• jump up and down

• eat large amounts

• a canyon with steep walls

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the underlined word?"The bird had sat and he had lunged and the two points took the bird back down into the ground and killed it almost instantly."

• moved suddenly

• waited

• looked closely

• died

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4