Farmer Boy

Vocabulary activity for Chapters 13-14 of Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder!

Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities by matching the vocabulary words on the right to their definitions on the left. 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.

an open box in which food for farm animals is placed
to spend time doing nothing or nothing useful
ground that slants downward or upward
to push or shove something or someone up from below
not domesticated or under human control; untamed
quiet or secret in order to avoid being noticed
the act of asking questions in order to gather or collect information
to cut the hair, wool, etc., off an animal
very serious, expressing strong disapproval or criticism
to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way