vocabulary list 2 unit 1

Question 1

Amble

Answer 1

a walk at a slow, relaxed pace, especially for pleasure

Question 2

row

Answer 2

a number of people or things in a more or less straight line/argument, fight/to propel (a boat) with oars

Question 3

ruckus

Answer 3

a disturbance or commotion

Question 4

tolerate

Answer 4

allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference.

Question 5

fiesty

Answer 5

lively, determined, and courageous

Question 6

paternal

Answer 6

on one’s father’s side

Question 7

surrogate

Answer 7

a substitute; standby, fill-in, understudy

Question 8

setting

Answer 8

the place or type of surroundings where a story or event takes place

Question 9

personification

Answer 9

giving human characteristics

Question 10

informational text

Answer 10

nonfiction that provides facts about a subject

Question 11

fable

Answer 11

a type of folktale that clearly presents a moral and often includes animals as main characters

Question 12

inner dialogue

Answer 12

a character conversation within himself revealing his thoughts

Question 13

Authors Purpose

Answer 13

the Authors reason for writing (to inform, to entertain, to persuade)

Question 14

folktale

Answer 14

a story told by the people of a certain country or culture and usually passed along by word of mouth