Vocabulary activity for Chapter 12 of The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary!
Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities by matching the vocabulary words on the right to their definitions on the left. 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.
a vehicle equipped for transporting the injured or sick
one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent; family members that came before
to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely
important or essential as resolving a crisis; decisive
to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one; move down
a deviation or change from a direct course or the usual procedure
a loud continued noise
to shine with or as if with subdued steady light or moderate brightness
