Name: _____________________________ P: ________
Climb or Die Vocabulary Study Guide
1.
belay
(n.) to ________________at the end of a
________________, in mountain climbing
2.
(n.) In mountain climbing, oval
________________that attach a rope to a
________________
3.
(n.) feeling full of ________________,
hopeless
Synonym: ________________
Antonyms: ecstatic, ________________
4.
(n.) extreme ________________Synonym:
tiredness, exhaustion
Antonyms: ________________, drive
5.
(n.) a place that gives firm
________________for a foot while
________________
6.
(n.) filled a ________________purpose or
________________
Synonym: ________________
(n.) an ________________used by mountain
climbers to ________________steps in ice
7.
8.
(v.) making ________________from
available materials
Synonyms: ________________
Antonyms: arrange, ________________
9.
(n.) to ________________
Synonym: conquer, defeat
Antonym: ________________
(n.) metal ________________, used in
mountain climbing, with eyes or rings at one
end through which a ________________can
be passed
10.
Spelling List: Climb or Die
Long/ short Vowel Sounds
/ē/, /ī/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŭ/
Spelling:
Vocabulary:
1. cycle
2. sweat
3. rhythm
4. rely
5. pleasant
6. routine
7. cleanse
8. shove
9. reply
10. meant
11. sponge
12. apply
13. threat
14. myth
15. deny
16. leather
17. rhyme
18. thread
19. meadow
20. ravine
1. belay
2. carabiners
3. desperate
4. fatigue
5. foothold
6. functioned
7. ice ax
8. improvising
9. overcome
10. pitons
Selection Culminating Task:
**Answer the question in 2 paragraphs using complete sentences. One paragraph should discuss
resourcefulness and the other determination. Be sure to use your evidence chart and include direct
quotes from the story.
1. Throughout the story, Danielle and Jake show resourcefulness and determination.
Find examples in the story and discuss how these skills help them to survive.
Spelling Contract is due Friday, September 19 and the Culminating Task is due
Monday, September 22, 2014