Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary Ch. 25-29

Karana paddled her canoe through a narrow _________ that connected the cove to the open sea.

• Lagoon

• Channel

• Haven

• Gale

• Canopy

Karana stood at the edge of the high _________, looking down at the waves crashing below.

• Perch

• Driftwood

• Bluff

• Rubble

• Cleft

After a storm, pieces of _________ washed up on the shore, perfect for building a small fire.

• Flint

• Canopy

• Driftwood

• Resin

• Cluster

The dog sat on its _________, watching Karana prepare food by the fire.

• Gale

• Haven

• Haunch

• Quiver

• Cleft

Karana used _________ tools to shape the wood, since she had no refined metal to work with.

• Crude

• Torrential

• Haven

• Perch

• Cluster

She struck a piece of _________ against steel to create sparks for her fire.

• Driftwood

• Flint

• Blubber

• Resin

• Tether

The thick _________ of leaves overhead provided Karana with shade from the hot sun.

• Bluff

• Canopy

• Channel

• Gale

• Haven

Karana tied the wild dog to a _________ so it wouldn’t run away.

• Rubble

• Tether

• Perch

• Lagoon

• Cleft

The small _________ was separated from the ocean by a sandbar, creating calm waters for swimming.

• Haven

• Flint

• Lagoon

• Channel

• Cleft

Karana had to _________ for food, gathering roots and hunting small animals to survive.

• Forage

• Blubber

• Quiver

• Perch

• Tether