Island of the Blue Dolphins
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. Otter
A. The season of growth
2. Kelp
B. To be shiny, as if wet
3. Spring
C. To throw or toss with a light motion
4. Ravine
D. A city in northwestern Switzerland
5. Flee
E. Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas
6. Fiber
F. A city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix
7. Mesa
G. A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
8. Stern
H. The force used in pushing
9. Dolphin
I. The time of day immediately following sunset
10. Glistening
J. The act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
11. Pitched
K. A deep narrow steep-sided valley
12. Skimming
L. Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
13. Snarl
M. To run away quickly
14. Dusk
N. United States concert violinist
15. Thrust
O. A vicious angry growl
16. Bale
P. Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds