Farmer Boy

Vocabulary activity for Chapters 5-6 of Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder!

Here are some exerts from the story. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.

Their little red sides were _____ and silky from all the curryings Almanzo had given them.
1. sullen
2. sleek
3. brisk
He stood in the snow and looked at the calves, and they stared ____ at him.
1. sullenly
2. headlong
3. innocently
Almanzo did not think it was enough, but of course he could not _____ Father.
1. wisp
2. contradict
3. innocent
"Calves will get _____ and stop minding you if you work them too long at first," Father said.
1. sullen
2. brisk
3. dainty
They tossed their heads with a flutter of manes, and _____ pawed with their slender legs and little hoofs, and their eyes were full of spirit.
1. briskly
2. sullenly
3. daintily
The horses trotted _____, shaking jingles from their bells.
1. briskly
2. daintily
3. sullenly
A sharp wind blew there, driving _____ of snow before it.
1. brisk
2. wisps
3. innocent
He felt himself falling _____ into the dark water.
1. headlong
2. daintily
3. innocently
He laid down another layer ice cubes three inches apart, and drove away, leaving them to fill every _____ tightly with sawdust.
1. brisk
2. crevice
3. innocent
And she put a thick slice of birds'-nest pudding on his bare plate, and handed him the pitcher of sweetened cream _____ with nutmeg.
1. sleeked
2. dainty
3. speckled