Vocabulary activity for Chapter 33-34 of On the Banks of Plum Creek 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.
"_____ grew faster, and careless."
Tumbleweeds
Dwindle
Ragweeds
"The big, spreading ____ grew like bushes."
fire-break
ragweeds
tumbleweeds
"He plowed a wide _____ west of the house, from the creek to the creek again."
salve
jumper-roll
fire-break
"He went whistling out of sight, with his _____ on his shoulder."
jumper-roll
tumbleweed
fire-break
"It could not go any farther, so it _____ down and died where it was."
salved
dwindled
ragweed
"Ma made a _____ of lard and bees-wax melted together, to rub on their hands at night."