Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for The Tale of Solomon Owl

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

doleful : filled with grief; mournful

pullet : young hen

mirthless : without gladness or gaiety

bedraggled : wet; limp as if having been dragged through the mud

vagabond : a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

causing gloom or sadness - dismal

to burn slightly; scorch - singe

a course of action that one means to follow - intention

on guard; watchful - wary

to surpass in cleverness and cunning - outwit

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

perplex : Solomon Owl woke up again to study over the question that ... him.

dispute : While Solomon Owl sat in one tree and Benjamin Bat hung head downward from another, they had something very like a ....

stealthy : Solomon Owl moved ... over to the bed of leaves he had made for his guest, Benjamin Bat.

ponder : Solomon Owl was puzzled by the problem and wanted time in which to ....

glib : Mr. Frog explained the problem to Solomon Owl quite ....