Words of the Day

crude - Not carefully or skillfully made

page 49 - When I opened my eyes, I was half sitting, half lying on a dirt floor in the corner of a crude cabin.

mockery - A specific act of ridicule or derision.

page 52 - Weasel's voice filled with mockery.

Practice

1. If the word describes crude, place it under the word crude, and if the word describes mockery write it under the word mockery.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe crude?

a.  weapons used by cavemen
b.  a lean-to shelter hastily created to keep the rain off the hikers
c.  a quilt with complex stitching
d.  a cabin made of logs with bark still on them

3. Which of the following does NOT describe mockery?

   a.  showing disrespect for justice by hanging a man without a trail
   b.  honoring your boss with a gift on Boss's Day
   c.  making fun of someone's hair style
   d.  a quarterback disobeying the rules by dancing in the endzone after scoring a touchdown

4. Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
    

   crude	duty
   mockery	shed
   rouse	gesture
   beckon	flushed
   obligation	infection
   civilized	honor
   fester	awaken
   hectic	primitive
   dignify	educated
   molt	disrespect

    

    

----------Key----------

1. crude  -  unrefined   rough   unsophisticated   makeshift
   mockery  -  contempt  ridicule   disrespect   scornfulness
2. c.  a quilt with complex stitching
3. b.  honoring your boss with a gift on Boss's Day
4. 
    

   crude	primitive
   mockery	disrespect
   rouse	awaken
   beckon	gesture
   obligation	duty
   civilized	educated
   fester	infection
   hectic	flushed
   dignify	honor
   molt	shed