Hatchet Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Review

Question 1

We painted our ___________ living room walls a pretty shade of blue.

Accepted Answer

interior

Question 2

A synonym for STAGGERING is

Accepted Answer

overwhelming

Question 3

Brian ____________ enough raspberries to last through the next day.

Accepted Answer

banked

Question 4

The ___________ table I built wasn't very fancy, but it was sturdy.

Accepted Answer

crude

Question 5

I ___________ to catch the vase before it fell off the table and broke.

Accepted Answer

lunged

Question 6

The weightlifter ____________ the 50-pound dumbbells above her head.

Accepted Answer

hefted

Question 7

The ______________ beehive came alive with activity when I made the mistake of kicking it.

Accepted Answer

dormant

Question 8

The spots on the ______________ shells made Brian wonder if the eggs were safe to eat.

Accepted Answer

speckled

Question 9

Brian didn't give up and was _____________ about trying to start a fire.

Accepted Answer

persistent

Question 10

Brian's expression _____________ his emotions; his face indicated how angry he was.

Accepted Answer

telegraphed

Question 11

The view from here is magnificent; the ________________ is breathtaking.

Accepted Answer

scenery

Question 12

Leap Year occurs in _________________ of 4 years.

Accepted Answer

intervals

Question 13

Smoke from the fire didn't ___________ mosquitos; Brian discovered that it kept them away.

Accepted Answer

lure

Question 14

The mosquito bites ____________ from Brian's face; they stuck out everywhere.

Accepted Answer

bulged

Question 15

I ______________ you didn't want to go because I figured you wouldn't like the movie.

Accepted Answer

assumed

Question 16

Angry bees ___________ me; I couldn't escape from such a large group of them.

Accepted Answer

swarmed

Question 17

If I had _______________ and thought more carefully, I would have done better on the quiz.

Accepted Answer

concentrated

Question 18

Which is NOT a synonym for PRIMITIVE?

Accepted Answer

fancy

Question 19

What is an antonym of GNARLED?

Accepted Answer

smooth

Question 20

I need to _____________ my breathing and get it under control.

Accepted Answer

regulate

Question 21

Brian needed a lot of kindling, so he saved up an ______________, large pile of wood.

Accepted Answer

enormous

Question 22

A synonym for SLOSHING is

Accepted Answer

splashing

Question 23

Which word means "to shake violently"?

Accepted Answer

convulse

Question 24

Because I was running late, I ____________ to the bus stop instead of walking leisurely.

Accepted Answer

trotted

Question 25

Brian enjoyed the ________ of the warm fire; the sudden sounds of burning wood comforted him.

Accepted Answer

crackle

Question 26

Brian ____________ his arms as he tried to get the attention of the search plane overhead.

Accepted Answer

flailed

Question 27

Brian _________________ from the cave when he heard a mysterious noise outside.

Accepted Answer

emerged

Question 28

Tiny whirlpools appeared where the water _____________ around rocks.

Accepted Answer

eddied

Question 29

I would have ____________ away hurriedly if I had seen a bear staring at me!

Accepted Answer

scrambled

Question 30

A synonym for TAPERED is

Accepted Answer

gradually thinner

Hatchet Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Review

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Hatchet Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Review

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