Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

Name:________________________

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson Vocabulary A. Match the definitions: 1. Expedition

a. strange or unusual

2. Arctic

b. name of the native arctic people

3. Glaciers

c. a difficult trip or journey

4. Inuit

d. a journey made to accomplish something

5. Trek

e. a material that keeps heat form being lost

6. Peculiar

f. a large, slow-moving masses of ice

7. Constellation

g. having to do with the north pole

8. Crevasses

h. a group of fixed stars

9. Insulation

i. deep cracks in a glacier or in the earth’s surface

Jonathan Weisbart 2009

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

Name:________________________

Word Pair Activity 1. Grandpa took a little walk around the block. (expedition/stroll) 2. It is extremely cold at the top of the earth. (arctic/tropic) 3. The polar bear ran across the large mountain of ice. (glacier/island) 4. The islanders rowed their canoes around the south pacific. (Inuit/Tahitians) 5. The explorer traveled several days, over mountains, to get to the ancient caves. (trek/trip) 6. It was odd that Michael was so afraid of kindergarteners. (peculiar/normal) 7. That group of stars is called the “Big Dipper”. (constellation/star) 8. The earth was completely undamaged by the earthquake. (crevasses/unbroken) 9. Mario was freezing in his little windbreaker. (insulation/non-insulation)

Jonathan Weisbart 2009

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

Name:________________________

True or False 1. Mary goes on an expedition when she takes the garbage out. True or false? 2. Santa Claus lives in the arctic. True or false? 3. Glaciers are huge mountains of ice. True or false? 4. The Inuit live in Alaska. True or false? 5. Climbing to the top of Mt. Everest is an incredible trek. True or false? 6. Coming to school wearing a scuba outfit is peculiar. True or false? 7. There is only one star in a constellation. True or false? 8. A crevasse is a smooth surface. True or false? 9. There is insulation in the walls to keep the house warm. True or False?

Jonathan Weisbart 2009

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

Name:________________________

Complete the Sentences (You may need to change the verb tense.) 1. Proper ___________________ will keep your house warm. 2. Man Ray was acting quite __________________. He was singing opera songs while dancing the funky chicken. 3. Global warming is causing the _______________ to melt. 4. The little kindergarten girl pushed Michael into the _______________ and he was never seen again. 5. We took a long _____________________ through Griffith Park. 6. The ___________________ only made ice igloos when they were hunting. 7. We went on an __________________________ through the rainforest to find a special curative plant. 8. In the winter, the ___________________ has 24 hour nights. 9. At night, we like to look up at the __________________ and make up stories.

Jonathan Weisbart 2009

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

Name:________________________

Example/Non-Example (Circle the example.) Expedition The astronauts journeyed into space to find life on mars.

The astronauts walked down to Jack in the Box for fries. Arctic

Santa lives in the North Pole.

Santa vacations in Hawaii. Glaciers

There are large rocks in Alaska.

There are large mountains of ice in Alaska. Inuit

Eskimos live in the Arctic.

Tahitians live in Tahiti. Trek

Hope walked to the store.

Hope crossed the desert. Peculiar

The girls shaved their hair and painted their faces green.

The girls got nice haircuts and wore lipstick. Constellation

Bambi looked at the North Star.

Bambi looked at the Big Dipper. Crevasses

Rocky walked along the glacier with no problem.

Rocky fell into a large crack in the glacier. Insulation

Russell wore a windbreaker.

Russell wore a down jacket.

Jonathan Weisbart 2009

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson

Name:________________________

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson Vocabulary Test (Circle the correct definition.)

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Expedition o A stroll in the park o A short walk o A journey to accomplish something

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Arctic o Near the south pole o Near the north pole o Near the west pole

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Glaciers o A large mountain of ice o A large mountain o A large mountain of ice cream

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Inuit o Name of the people living in the tropics o Name of the people living in the desert o Name of the people living in the arctic

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Trek o A short journey o An easy journey o A difficult journey

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Peculiar o Normal o Strange o Random

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Constellation o A star o A group of stars o A movie star

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Crevasses o Bumps o Shrimp o Deep cracks

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Insulation o A material that keeps heat from being lost o A material that keeps water from being lost o A material that keeps sledge dogs from being lost

Jonathan Weisbart 2009