ROGUE WAVE - VOCABULARY TASK

6TH GRADE - ENGLISH

STUDENT: ROOM:
TEACHER: Karla Urquieta , Gaby Bayeto, Elianne Jiménez TIME:
DATE: / / 23

Look at these new words found in the story Rogue Wave. Read their
definitions and make a sentence with each.

WORD DEFINITION SENTENCE

1. Mast a tall pole on a boat or ship that supports

(noun) its sails

2.Self-reliant not needing help or support from other

(adjective) people

3. Shipwreck an accident in which a ship is destroyed or

(noun) sunk at sea, especially by hitting rocks

4. Rogue behaving in ways that are not expected or

(adjective) not normal, often in a way that causes
damage

5. Jammed unable to move

(adjective)

6. Hull the body or frame of a ship, most of which

(noun) goes under the water

7. Swell a long unbroken wave

(noun)

8.Deck platform on a ship or boat where

(noun) people stand.

9.Bulkhead A wall that divides the inside of a

(noun) ship

10.Hurl upward to throw something with a lot of force,

(verb) usually in an angry or violent way

11.Murk darkness or thick cloud, preventing you

(noun) from seeing clearly

12.Gamble to do something that involves risks that might

(verb) result in loss of money or failure, hoping to
get money or achieve success

13.Drown To (cause to) die by being unable to breathe

(verb) underwater