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