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The Legend of Lady Ilena - Chapter 7

Vocabulary

Fill in the missing words of the crossword. Use the dictionary or context clues to determine the missing words.

Word Bank

treacherous	boughs	cropping	skirmishes	deluge
hindquarters	slingstone	rummage	momentum	clambering
fathom

Across

1. Giving a false appearance of safety or
solidity.

3. The back half of the body of a four-
footed animal.

7. To understand.

9. Any missile fired from a sling.

10. Branches of a tree.

11. A drenching rain.

Down

2. Minor fights between small bodies of troops.

4. To cut off short.

5. To make an active search especially by moving, turning, or looking through the contents of a place or container.

6. To climb awkwardly.

8. The characteristic of a moving body
that is caused by its mass and its
motion.

Questions

1. How does Ilena know that someone had been in the cave that she stops at?

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2. Who do you think the man on the large black horse is?

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3. How does he know Ilena is female if she’s traveling in disguise?

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4. Who do you think the warriors are that attack Ilena’s enemy? How did they know
she was in trouble and needed help?

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Activity

Compare Scotland in 500 AD to present day Scotland. Use a map of present day Scotland and the map in the front of the book to trace the journey of Ilena in chapters 6 and 7. Click here for a map of present day Scotland: Map. Print out the map and use colored pencils or crayons to trace Ilena’s journey by referring to the map in the book.

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