Question

welted, receded, rivulets, seepage, gingerly, imbedded, foul, extensive, amphibious, motivated, lean - to, diminish, ruefully
part a: vocabulary - fill in the blank
use the word bank to fill in the blanks.

1. after the crash, brian’s arms were red and welted from hitting the plane’s metal.
2. the water level slowly ______ as the rain stopped.
3. tiny ______ of water ran down the rocks after the rain.
4. brian noticed ______ coming through the walls of his shelter.
5. he handled the hatchet ______ so he wouldn’t hurt himself.
6. the hatchet was ______ in the side of the plane.
7. the taste of the raw berries was ______ and unpleasant.
8. brian had to make ______ plans to survive in the wilderness.
9. some animals near the water were ______, able to live on land or in water.
10. thinking about his family kept brian ______ to keep going.
11. brian built a ______ to protect himself from the wind and rain.
12. hunger began to ______ his strength after several days.
13. he looked at his mistake ______, realizing he should have been more careful.
14. the swelling on brian’s arms began to ______ after a few days.
15. thin ______ ran down the side of the rocks during the rain.

Explanation:

Each blank is filled by matching the word from the bank to the context of the sentence, ensuring grammatical and semantic fit.

1. "receded" describes a water level dropping when rain stops.
2. "rivulets" refers to small streams of water on rocks.
3. "seepage" is slow water leaking through shelter walls.
4. "gingerly" means carefully, fitting handling a hatchet safely.
5. "imbedded" means fixed in place, for the hatchet in the plane.
6. "foul" matches the unpleasant taste of raw berries.
7. "extensive" describes comprehensive survival plans.
8. "amphibious" is the term for animals living on land/water.
9. "motivated" means encouraged, fitting being driven to keep going.
10. "lean-to" is a simple shelter for protection from weather.
11. "diminish" means reduce, for hunger lowering strength.
12. "ruefully" means with regret, fitting reflecting on a mistake.
13. "diminish" also describes swelling decreasing over time.
14. "rivulets" again refers to thin water streams on rocks.

Answer:

1. welted (pre-filled)
2. receded
3. rivulets
4. seepage
5. gingerly
6. imbedded
7. foul
8. extensive
9. amphibious
10. motivated
11. lean-to
12. diminish
13. ruefully
14. diminish
15. rivulets