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Vocabulary
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Boggis was a chicken farmer. He kept thousands of chickens. He was... a) enormously fat b) pot-bellied dwarf c) thin as a pencil
a) enormously fat
100
Where did Mr. Fox's tunnel go?
Boggis's Chicken House #1
100
How long did the farmers dig with the tractors? a) 1 day b) 1 hour c) 1 week
a) 1 day
100
What idea did Mr. Fox have when the farmers shovels got close to his family?
To dig his family to safety.
100
What does shallow mean in this sentence? He was so short his chin would have been under water in the shallow end of any swimming pool in the world.
low not deep
200
Bunce was a duck and goose farmer. He kept thousands of ducks and geese. He was... a) enormously fat b) pot-bellied dwarf c) thin as a pencil
b) pot-bellied dwarf
200
After leaving Boggis's chicken house, Mr. Fox tunneled to... a) Bunce's store house b) Bunce's duck pen c) Bean's turkey coop
a) Bunce's store house
200
What did small fox bring to mummy?
3 Plump Hens
200
At the end of the book, what are the farmers doing?
still waiting for Mr. Fox
200
What does desperate mean in this sentence? Now there began a desperate race, the machines against the foxes.
urgent, frantic, anxious, worried
300
True or false? Rat was friendly.
False.
300
Badger and Mr. Fox dug themselves next to________. a) brick wall b) a stone ledge c) a well
a) a brick wall
300
Every evening Mr. Fox asked Mrs. Fox... a) Well my darling, what should it be tonight? b) Hello Love! Are the children doing well tonight? c) Sweetie Pie, do you wish to go for a stroll tonight?
a) Well my darling, what should it be tonight?
300
What agreement did the farmers make?
stay until they caught Mr. Fox
300
What does lurking mean in this sentence? He always approached a farm with the wind blowing in his face, and this meant that if any man were lurking in the shadows ahead, the wind would carry the smell of that man to Mr. Fox's nose.
to move secretly; sneak; creep around
400
Who did Mr. Fox and his three sons find as they were digging?
Badger
400
Where did Mr. Fox live?
the whole under the big tree on the hill
400
What food did Mr. Fox take from the storehouse? a) lettuce and broccoli b) a side of beef c) carrots d) hotdogs and hamburgers
c) carrots
400
What did Mr. Fox tell Badger?
Mr. Fox invited all the tunneling animals to a feast.
400
What does glum mean in this sentence? "It will never grow again," said Mr. Fox. "I shall be tall-less for the rest of my life." He looked very glum.
Moody and melancholy; dejected; down; blue; sad; low
500
Who did Mr. Fox run into in Bean's cellar? a) Rabbit b) Mole c) Rat d) Bean
c) Rat
500
What did the hill look like after the tractors came?
it was a giant crater
500
What was in Bean's cellar?
cider
500
How did Mr. Fox explained his stealing to Badger?
Mr. Fox said he was only taking a little to feed his starving children.
500
What does extraordinary mean in this sentence? It was such an extraordinary sight that the crowds of people came rushing out from the surrounding villages to have a look.
beyond what is ordinary or usual, odd, unusual, unexpected, surprising, bizarre