Name
Date
Hatchet: Chapters 14-17
Complete.
hinge
pitch
corrosive
elevators
wreckage
stymie
sliver
sarcasm
enclosure
base
confines
meat grinder
Matching
Match each definition with a word.
1.
to get stuck or confused
2.
pen, fenced in area
3.
a machine that grinds meat up
4.
the remains of a wreck of some kind
5.
mockery
6.
small, thin piece of something
7.
bottom of something
8.
the piece that keeps a door on its frame and lets it open and shut
9.
the sap in a tree
10.
part on a plane's tail that makes the plane go up and down
11.
a given space
Multiple Choice
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
12.
enclosure
A. pen, fenced in area
B. a machine that grinds meat up
13.
hinge
A. the piece that keeps a door on its frame and lets it open and shut
B. a given space
14.
wreckage
A. the remains of a wreck of some kind
B. small, thin piece of something
15.
pitch
A. the remains of a wreck of some kind
B. the sap in a tree
Name
Date
16.
sliver
A. small, thin piece of something
B. to get stuck or confused
17.
meat grinder
A. a machine that grinds meat up
B. bottom of something
18.
corrosive
A. able to rust
B. part on a plane's tail that makes the plane go up and down
19.
elevators
A. part on a plane's tail that makes the plane go up and down
B. the piece that keeps a door on its frame and lets it open and shut
20.
stymie
A. the sap in a tree
B. to get stuck or confused
21.
base
A. able to rust
B. bottom of something
Answer Key
1. stymie
2. enclosure
3. meat grinder
4. wreckage
5. sarcasm
6. sliver
7. base
8. hinge
9. pitch
10. elevators
11. confines
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. B