Vocabulary Quiz for Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the New World

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

steer

haste

roam

reef

freight

strait - 1

buoy

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping

closely crowded together; hard to penetrate

an absence or ceasing of motion

the main timber in a ship, extending from stem to stern at the bottom and supporting the whole frame

a sea voyage

land next to the sea; seashore

the partial or complete blocking of one celestial body by another

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

thronged

flask

plough

yoke

prey - 2

vague