What vocabulary word completes the following sentence:
The people wore insect ____ to keep the bugs away.
What is repellant
100
You must be ______ to climb the steep slopes on Mount Everest,
What is surefooted.
100
What does the prefix UNI mean?
What is ONE
100
What does the word hues mean in the following sentence?
An amazing sunset colored the Grand Canyon in pink, orange, and purple hues.
What is color.
100
Speechless, Corbin and Patrick stared at the beautiful sight.
What does speechless mean?
What is without saying anything.
200
What vocabulary word belongs in the blank?
Corbin breathed deeply and held the reins with all his might. He trusted that Banjo ( a mule) would carefully ________ the winding path.
What is navigate
200
What does unison mean in the following sentence?
“No way! When do we leave? the brothers asked in unison. For years, they had begged their parents to take them on this adventure.”
What is to do/say at the same time.
200
What does foreshadowing mean?
What is a hint or clue of what is to happen in the future.
200
The guides outfitted them and assigned a mule for each to ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
What does outfitted mean?
What is dressed up in a special outfit.
200
What does unison mean?
"No way! When do we leave?" the brothers asked in unison.
What is saying at the same time.
300
The boys stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon and looked across the gorge and into the one-mile-deep canyon.
What does rim mean?
What is the edge.
300
What does current mean?
Corbin and Patrick paddles against the strong current.
What is strong flow of water.
300
What does Naval mean?
What is relating to the navy or warships
300
What word belongs in the blank?
Following the ________ of river safety equipment, the guides explained the use of paddles, and they were on their way.
What is demonstration
300
What word does not belong in the blank?
Seeing the river rapids increased Patrick and Corbin's excitement about their rafting _____ planned for the next day.
A. gorge B. adventure C. excursion
What is A. gorge
400
What vocabulary word completes this sentence:
___________ means the special place where someone wants to visit .
What is destination
400
What vocabulary word means a short journey or trip?
What is excursion
400
What does hues mean?
What is color
400
What word belongs in the blank?
More Grand Canyon _______ await us tomorrow
What is adventures.
400
What word belongs in the blank?
Thanks to the _____ mules, the family began to relax and enjoy the scenery of the Grand Canyon.
What is surefooted.
500
Although, it was difficult, they managed to help propel the raft downstream on their way to conquering the river.
What does propel and conquering mean?
What is (propel) to move forward and (conquering) to defeat an enemy or achieve a goal.
500
What vocabulary word belongs in the blank?
The boys enjoyed drifting on the river as the guides shared the _________ history of the area.
What is unique
500
Create a quality sentence with the word speechless.
What is it was so beautiful at sunset, they students stared speechless at the sky.
500
What word belongs in the blank?
As they rode along the edge of the Colorado River, the boys were surprised by its six. The river had appeared as a small stream from the top of the _______
What is gorge.
500
What is not an example of an excursion?
A. bus
B. river rafting trip