The Old Man and the Sea Vocabulary #2

Loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships. Fill in the blank: __________

• Oakum

• Hemp

• Jute

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A long-finned tuna. Fill in the blank: __________

• Albacore

• Mackerel

• Anchovy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The straight part of a fishhook away from the bent part or prong. Fill in the blank: __________

• Shank

• Barb

• Eye

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

A piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line. Fill in the blank: __________

• Plummets

• Sockets

• Brackets

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa. Fill in the blank: __________

• Plankton

• Benthos

• Nekton

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. Fill in the blank: __________

• Iridescent

• Opaque

• Translucent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber. Fill in the blank: __________

• Filament

• Granule

• Membrane

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation or by having the necessary antibodies due to a previous infection. Fill in the blank: __________

• Immune

• Contagious

• Susceptible

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Gracefully refined and dignified, as in tastes, habits, or literary style. Fill in the blank: __________

• Elegant

• Clumsy

• Rough

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Tightly drawn; no slack. Fill in the blank: __________

• Taut

• Bent

• Slack

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4