Vocabulary Words for Chapter 9 of Stone Fox
disqualified inching
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Page 71 - Little Willy had asked Mayor Smiley if he was permitted to go across the lake, not wanting to be disqualified. "As long as you leave town heading north and come back on South Road," the mayor had said, "anything goes!"
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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as disqualified .
| adequate | allowable | ruled out | unacceptable | satisfactory | incompetent |
| capable | undesirable | able | good | unsuitable | objectionable |
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Is disqualified used correctly in the sentences below? True or False
______________ Willy asked if he could cross the lake before the race because he didn't want to be disqualified.
______________ Willy took a disqualified across the frozen pond.
______________ The Olympic skaters were disqualified for taking cold medication before the contest.
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Page 74 - Searchlight moved forward, inching her nose ahead.
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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as inching.
| move slowly | rushing | going ahead little by little | speeding | dropping back | scrambling forward |
| losing ground | wriggling ahead | move slowly by small degrees | dashing | moving ahead | stopping |
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Is inching used correctly in the sentences below? True or False
______________ The tortoise was inching ahead of the hare.
______________ The South Road was inching straight.
______________ The teacher inched the chair forward.
______________ The taxi driver was inching along through stalled traffic.