Vocabulary Words for Chapter 2 of Stone
Fox
irrigation credit
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Page 12 -- Hadn't Grandfather been overly concerned about the crop this year? Hadn't he insisted that every square inch of land be planted? Hadn't he gotten up in the middle of the night to check the irrigation?
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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as irrigation.
| supply with water | soak with water | barren land | watering | rain | water artificially |
| dig waterways | desert | ocean | dry land | river | causing water to flow over dry lands |
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Is irrigation used correctly in the sentences below? True or False
______________ Grandfather had not talked in three weeks, not even an irrigation.
______________ Grandfather used an irrigation system to water the potato crop.
______________ The longer he waited the more danger there was that irrigation would destroy the crop.
______________ Sam used an irrigation system which watered his vegetable garden twice weekly.
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Page 17 -- Everything they had needed since Grandfather took sick little Willy had gotten at Lester's General Store on credit against this year's crop.
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Circle the 3 words that mean the same as credit.
| lending | chicken feed | dough | wampum | coins | savings |
| prepayment | nest egg | debt | an arrangement for postponed payment of a loan or purchase | bread | loan |
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Is credit used correctly in the sentences below? True or False
______________ Little Willy had gotten what he needed at Lester's General Store on credit.
______________ Little Willy was credited to harvest the potato crop.
______________ The bank gave Mr. Jones a credit to pay off all his bills.
______________ Sally bought all her Christmas gifts on credit. Now she owes the bank a lot of money.