word power | paul bunyan and the tall tale

Word Power | Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale& Review of Word Power | Autopsy

1. Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.

1 2P

3 4

E5 6

D7

8N

D9

R10

I11 12 13

C14

D

P15

T16

A

M17

18S

19M

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ACROSS1. If you think that something is horrible and

disgusting, you can say that it is ______.

DOWN2. ______ means rapid growth or increase in

number3. If things ______, or if a place ______s with

things, there are very large numbers of them.

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5. If you say that something someone says or does is ______, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.

8. To ______ something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.

9. If something is ______ to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.

10. If there is a ______ between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them.

11. If someone ______s something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.

16. If an animal or plant ______s, or something ______s it, it develops different characteristics as the result of a change in its genes.

18. To ______ something means to encourage it to begin or develop further.

19. If something ______s something such as an ability or the way something works, it damages it or makes it worse.

4. If you ______ a story or event, you tell or describe it to people.

6. If someone ______s the body of a dead person or animal, they carefully cut it up in order to examine it scientifically.

7. A ______ machine, device, or method is more advanced or complex than others.

11. If you ______ between things or if you ______ one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them.

12. A ______ of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness.

13. Something that is ______ includes everything that is needed or relevant.

14. An ______ is an additional section at the end of a book or document.

15. If someone is ______ or their face is ______, they are not showing any emotion.

17. If you describe something as ______, you mean that it is capable of causing a lot of damage.

For each question below a number of similar words appear, but only one is spelledcorrectly and matches the clue that is provided. Write the letter of the correctly spelledword in the space by the question number.

2.

distinguish, separate, discriminate, contrast

a. DIFFERENTIATE b. DIFFERENTIEAT c. DEFFERENTIATE d. DIFFIRENTIATE

3.

broad, full, complete, wide

a. COMPRHNSIV b. COMPREHUNSIVE c. KOMPREHENSIVE d. COMPREHENSIVE

4.

distasteful, offensive, foul, disgusting

a. RAPUGNANT b. REPUGNANT c. REPUGNENT d. REPUGNANTE

5.

worsen, reduce, damage, injure

a. IMPAR b. IMPAIRE c. EMPAIR d. IMPAIR

6.

improve, better, increase, raise

a. ENHANSE b. ENHENCE c. ENHANCE d. NHANC

7.

difference, gap, inequality, distinction

a. DISPARITE b. DISPASITY c. DESPARITY d. DISPARITY

8.

be plentiful, thrive, flourish, be numerous

a. ABOUNY b. ABOWND c. ABOUND d. ABOND



9.

addition, supplement, extra, extension

a. ADDENDAM b. ADENDUM c. ADDENDUME d. ADDENDUM

10.

generation, propagation, procreation, reproduction

a. PROLIFIRATION b. PROLIFERATION c. PROLIFERATIUN d. PRROLIFERATION

11.

deadly, terminal, fatal, deathly

a. LETHAL b. LETHLE c. LLETHALL d. LETHL

12.

complex, advanced, complicated, subtle

a. SOPHISTYCATED b. SOPHISTIKATED c. SOPHISTICATED d. SOFISTICATED

13.

profane, dishonour, defile, violate

a. DESECRATE b. DESECRATEE c. DSCRAT d. DISECRATE

14.

sign, mark, indication, warning

a. SYMPTOM b. SXMPTOM c. SYMPTEM d. SIMPTOM

15.

If you say that the plot of a play, film, or novel is ______, you mean that it is unlikely and unconvincing.

a. CONTRIVED b. CONTRRIVED c. CONTRIVVED d. CONTRIVD

16.

unemotional, unmoved, emotionless, reserved

a. IMPASSIV b. EMPASSIVE c. IMPASSIVE d. IMPASIVE

17.

alter, modify, change, vary

a. MUTATEE b. MURATE c. MUTATE d. MUTEAT

18.

encourage, inspire, prompt, galvanize

a. STIMULAT b. STIMULATEE c. STIMULEAT d. STIMULATE

19.

hateful, hated, offensive, disgusting

a. ABHERRENT b. ABHORENT c. ABHORRENT d. ABHORRANT

20.

cut up or apart, dismember, lay open, anatomize

a. DISECT b. DISSSECT c. DISSECT d. DISSECTE

21.

tell, report, detail, describe

a. RECONT b. RECOUNT c. RECCOUNT d. RACOUNT

Choose the best option the completes the sentences below:

22. Modern, scientifically sophisticated autopsies require ______ chemical analysis.a. symptom b. abhorrent c. desecrate d. recount e. comprehensive

23. Even the actions of real human beings like Davy Crockett were enhanced with carefully ______ tales of unbelievable strength and courage.a. repugnant b. contrived c. impair d. comprehensive e. abound



24. Paul and Babe could not stand by ______ly while men went thirsty, so Paul tied a big tank on Babe's back and set out to get water from the Great Lakes.a. enhance b. impassive c. sophisticated d. contrived e. differentiate

25. In nearly all cultures, to desecrate a dead body, even the body of an enemy, is ______.a. dissect b. impassive c. disparity d. stimulate e. abhorrent

26. In the Middle Ages, many Western civilizations prohibited such human ______ion.a. addendum b. lethal c. proliferation d. dissect e. mutate

27. It was around frontier campfires that boredom and a sense of competition combined to create a ______ of tall tales.a. desecrate b. mutate c. proliferation d. lethal e. stimulate

28. There must be something about campfires that ______s the storyteller in us.a. contrived b. stimulate c. dissect d. differentiate e. symptom

29. Modern, scientifically ______ autopsies require comprehensive chemical analysis.a. sophisticated b. impair c. proliferation d. impassive e. abound

30. Before he had Babe, however, his work was ______ed because he had no way to carry away the trees he cut down.a. impair b. comprehensive c. sophisticated d. enhance e. repugnant

31. The thought of cutting into the human body was deeply ______ to the early Chinese and Muslims.a. abhorrent b. addendum c. recount d. repugnant e. disparity

32. The microscope made it possible to study the changes in the cells and link the way they ______ with disease and death.a. proliferation b. mutate c. differentiate d. contrived e. stimulate

33. Only then was it possible to differentiate between the normal and abnormal appearances of human organs and to begin to link certain ______s of a disease with observable abnormalities.a. symptom b. comprehensive c. disparity d. enhance e. abound

34. Only then was it possible to ______ between the normal and abnormal appearances of human organs and to begin to link certain symptoms of a disease with observable abnormalities.a. differentiate b. recount c. impassive d. lethal e. mutate

35. Another story ______s how Paul created the Grand Canyon by dragging his ax behind him as he walked across the plains.a. desecrate b. repugnant c. symptom d. sophisticated e. recount

36. Stories of Paul Bunyan's size ______. One story claims that at birth a huge boat served as Paul's cradle.a. abound b. addendum c. abhorrent d. impair e. dissect



37. One ______ to the story concerns an accident that supposedly occurred midway through the journey.a. differentiate b. mutate c. lethal d. symptom e. addendum

38. In nearly all cultures, to ______ a dead body, even the body of an enemy, is abhorrent.a. dissect b. desecrate c. addendum d. abound e. repugnant

39. Even the actions of real human beings like Davy Crockett were ______d with carefully contrived tales of unbelievable strength and courage.a. proliferation b. impair c. enhance d. desecrate e. comprehensive

40. The ______ between Paul and his surroundings occasionally caused some problems.a. enhance b. abhorrent c. disparity d. impassive e. recount

41. The pathologist in such cases must be thorough and objective, listing all ______ and non______ facts uncovered during the examination of the body.a. sophisticated b. stimulate c. contrived d. lethal e. contrived



42. Find the hidden words. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, ordiagonally. When you locate a word, draw a circle around it.

G A L M G E N R Y E N H A N C E T I

E H V D N T A E T L K E E F C E V M

E G C T L A X C I E S Q H A V B F P

R D T E L T P O R T H Y O E V M O A

N E E N Y U M U A H Q I M Z V D A S

O X P S E M K N P A Y Q M P N Z F S

I A D U E R Y T S L R A I P T X M I

T E E M G C R U I X J O V X A O Q V

A D V B G N R O D S H G T L T I M E

R I I Q U P A A H J Q W K S F F R O

E S R J W D N N T B O C U A W B M O

F S T F A T W K T E A V R Y H M X K

I E N N D N U O B A I C N P K F D J

L C O M P R E H E N S I V E G O T Y

O T C T D E T A C I T S I H P O S D

R E T A L U M I T S M U D N E D D A

P F M T O D I F F E R E N T I A T E

S E F K J W A A X O G H W Y S Z G Z

dissect abound comprehensive disparitymutate proliferation stimulate repugnantimpair recount contrived addendumsymptom differentiate sophisticated enhanceimpassive abhorrent desecrate lethal



43. In each line of text below there is one word that has been misspelled. Circle themisspelled word and then write the correct spelling of the word on the line on the rightside of the page.

Peul Bunyan and the Tall Tale 1.

There must be sometheng about campfires that stimulates the storyteller 2.in us. It was around frontier campfires that beredom and a sense of 3.competition combined to create a proliferation of tal tales. Here were 4.born such characters as Pecos Bill and John Henry. Even the acsions of 5.real human beengs like Davy Crockett were enhanced with carefully 6.contrived tales of unbelievable strengtth and courage. Perhaps the best- 7.nown character is Paul Bunyan, the logger. 8.

Stories of Paul Bunyan's size abound. One story clams that at birth a 9.huge boat served as Paul's cradle. Th river gently rocked baby Paul to 10.sleep, but when hee rolled around in his bed, he created waves so large 11.that people had too climb on their roofs to escape them. Another story 12.recounts how Paul created the Grand Canyon by draging his ax behind 13.him as he whalked across the plains. 14.

The disparity betweeen Paul and his surroundings occasionally caused 15.some problems. He had to be constantly reminded not to step one houses 16.or put his foot on a mountain to tie his sho. In most of the stories of Paul 17.Bunyan, he is accompanied by his famous bloo ox named Babe. Like Paul, 18.Babe was hug. Her size was a great advantage. Paul Bunyan could clear 19.an entire forest in one morning. Before he had Babe, however, his werk 20.was impaired because he had no way to carry awae the trees he cut down. 21.Bab could carry all the trees in a forest on her back. 22.

In one well-known tale, a serious water shortage occurred ath a logging 23.camp in Nerth Dakota. Paul and Babe could not stand by impassively 24.while men went thirsty, so Paul tied a big tank on Babe's back and cet out 25.to get water from the Great Lakes. On their return trip, Babe's howfs 26.made holes in the ground, and the water frome the tank spilled into them. 27.According to the story, this is how Minnesota cam to have so many 28.lakes. One addendum too the story concerns an accident that supposedly 29.occurred midway throug the journey. Babe tripped, and all of the water 30.spilled out of the tank on her bock. This spill was the start of the 31.Mississippi Rivir. 32.

Word Power | Paul Bunyan and the Tall Tale& Review of Word Power | Autopsy

1. Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.

1R E

2P U G N

3A N T

4R

R B E

O5C O N T R I V E

6D C

7S L U I O

O I8

E N H A N C E S U

P F D S N

H E9A B H O R R E N T

10D I S P A R I T Y C

S A11D E

12S E

13C R

14A T E

T T I Y O D

I I F M M D

C O F P P E

A N E T R N15

I

T R O E D M

E16M U T A T E M H U P

D N E M A17

L T N S

E I S S18

S T I M U L A T E19

I M P A I R

H T V V

A E E E

L

ACROSS1. If you think that something is horrible and

disgusting, you can say that it is ______.

DOWN2. ______ means rapid growth or increase in

number3. If things ______, or if a place ______s with

things, there are very large numbers of them.



5. If you say that something someone says or does is ______, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.

8. To ______ something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.

9. If something is ______ to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.

10. If there is a ______ between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them.

11. If someone ______s something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.

16. If an animal or plant ______s, or something ______s it, it develops different characteristics as the result of a change in its genes.

18. To ______ something means to encourage it to begin or develop further.

19. If something ______s something such as an ability or the way something works, it damages it or makes it worse.

4. If you ______ a story or event, you tell or describe it to people.

6. If someone ______s the body of a dead person or animal, they carefully cut it up in order to examine it scientifically.

7. A ______ machine, device, or method is more advanced or complex than others.

11. If you ______ between things or if you ______ one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them.

12. A ______ of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness.

13. Something that is ______ includes everything that is needed or relevant.

14. An ______ is an additional section at the end of a book or document.

15. If someone is ______ or their face is ______, they are not showing any emotion.

17. If you describe something as ______, you mean that it is capable of causing a lot of damage.

For each question below a number of similar words appear, but only one is spelledcorrectly and matches the clue that is provided. Write the letter of the correctly spelledword in the space by the question number.

2. a

distinguish, separate, discriminate, contrast

a. DIFFERENTIATE b. DIFFERENTIEAT c. DEFFERENTIATE d. DIFFIRENTIATE

3. d

broad, full, complete, wide

a. COMPRHNSIV b. COMPREHUNSIVE c. KOMPREHENSIVE d. COMPREHENSIVE

4. b

distasteful, offensive, foul, disgusting

a. RAPUGNANT b. REPUGNANT c. REPUGNENT d. REPUGNANTE

5. d

worsen, reduce, damage, injure

a. IMPAR b. IMPAIRE c. EMPAIR d. IMPAIR

6. c

improve, better, increase, raise

a. ENHANSE b. ENHENCE c. ENHANCE d. NHANC

7. d

difference, gap, inequality, distinction

a. DISPARITE b. DISPASITY c. DESPARITY d. DISPARITY

8. c

be plentiful, thrive, flourish, be numerous

a. ABOUNY b. ABOWND c. ABOUND d. ABOND



9. d

addition, supplement, extra, extension

a. ADDENDAM b. ADENDUM c. ADDENDUME d. ADDENDUM

10. b

generation, propagation, procreation, reproduction

a. PROLIFIRATION b. PROLIFERATION c. PROLIFERATIUN d. PRROLIFERATION

11. a

deadly, terminal, fatal, deathly

a. LETHAL b. LETHLE c. LLETHALL d. LETHL

12. c

complex, advanced, complicated, subtle

a. SOPHISTYCATED b. SOPHISTIKATED c. SOPHISTICATED d. SOFISTICATED

13. a

profane, dishonour, defile, violate

a. DESECRATE b. DESECRATEE c. DSCRAT d. DISECRATE

14. a

sign, mark, indication, warning

a. SYMPTOM b. SXMPTOM c. SYMPTEM d. SIMPTOM

15. a

If you say that the plot of a play, film, or novel is ______, you mean that it is unlikely and unconvincing.

a. CONTRIVED b. CONTRRIVED c. CONTRIVVED d. CONTRIVD

16. c

unemotional, unmoved, emotionless, reserved

a. IMPASSIV b. EMPASSIVE c. IMPASSIVE d. IMPASIVE

17. c

alter, modify, change, vary

a. MUTATEE b. MURATE c. MUTATE d. MUTEAT

18. d

encourage, inspire, prompt, galvanize

a. STIMULAT b. STIMULATEE c. STIMULEAT d. STIMULATE

19. c

hateful, hated, offensive, disgusting

a. ABHERRENT b. ABHORENT c. ABHORRENT d. ABHORRANT

20. c

cut up or apart, dismember, lay open, anatomize

a. DISECT b. DISSSECT c. DISSECT d. DISSECTE

21. b

tell, report, detail, describe

a. RECONT b. RECOUNT c. RECCOUNT d. RACOUNT

Choose the best option the completes the sentences below:

22. e Modern, scientifically sophisticated autopsies require ______ chemical analysis.a. symptom b. abhorrent c. desecrate d. recount e. comprehensive

23. b Even the actions of real human beings like Davy Crockett were enhanced with carefully ______ tales of unbelievable strength and courage.a. repugnant b. contrived c. impair d. comprehensive e. abound



24. b Paul and Babe could not stand by ______ly while men went thirsty, so Paul tied a big tank on Babe's back and set out to get water from the Great Lakes.a. enhance b. impassive c. sophisticated d. contrived e. differentiate

25. e In nearly all cultures, to desecrate a dead body, even the body of an enemy, is ______.a. dissect b. impassive c. disparity d. stimulate e. abhorrent

26. d In the Middle Ages, many Western civilizations prohibited such human ______ion.a. addendum b. lethal c. proliferation d. dissect e. mutate

27. c It was around frontier campfires that boredom and a sense of competition combined to create a ______ of tall tales.a. desecrate b. mutate c. proliferation d. lethal e. stimulate

28. b There must be something about campfires that ______s the storyteller in us.a. contrived b. stimulate c. dissect d. differentiate e. symptom

29. a Modern, scientifically ______ autopsies require comprehensive chemical analysis.a. sophisticated b. impair c. proliferation d. impassive e. abound

30. a Before he had Babe, however, his work was ______ed because he had no way to carry away the trees he cut down.a. impair b. comprehensive c. sophisticated d. enhance e. repugnant

31. d The thought of cutting into the human body was deeply ______ to the early Chinese and Muslims.a. abhorrent b. addendum c. recount d. repugnant e. disparity

32. b The microscope made it possible to study the changes in the cells and link the way they ______ with disease and death.a. proliferation b. mutate c. differentiate d. contrived e. stimulate

33. a Only then was it possible to differentiate between the normal and abnormal appearances of human organs and to begin to link certain ______s of a disease with observable abnormalities.a. symptom b. comprehensive c. disparity d. enhance e. abound

34. a Only then was it possible to ______ between the normal and abnormal appearances of human organs and to begin to link certain symptoms of a disease with observable abnormalities.a. differentiate b. recount c. impassive d. lethal e. mutate

35. e Another story ______s how Paul created the Grand Canyon by dragging his ax behind him as he walked across the plains.a. desecrate b. repugnant c. symptom d. sophisticated e. recount

36. a Stories of Paul Bunyan's size ______. One story claims that at birth a huge boat served as Paul's cradle.a. abound b. addendum c. abhorrent d. impair e. dissect



37. e One ______ to the story concerns an accident that supposedly occurred midway through the journey.a. differentiate b. mutate c. lethal d. symptom e. addendum

38. b In nearly all cultures, to ______ a dead body, even the body of an enemy, is abhorrent.a. dissect b. desecrate c. addendum d. abound e. repugnant

39. c Even the actions of real human beings like Davy Crockett were ______d with carefully contrived tales of unbelievable strength and courage.a. proliferation b. impair c. enhance d. desecrate e. comprehensive

40. c The ______ between Paul and his surroundings occasionally caused some problems.a. enhance b. abhorrent c. disparity d. impassive e. recount

41. d The pathologist in such cases must be thorough and objective, listing all ______ and non______ facts uncovered during the examination of the body.a. sophisticated b. stimulate c. contrived d. lethal e. contrived



42. Find the hidden words. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, ordiagonally. When you locate a word, draw a circle around it.

G A L M G E N R Y E N H A N C E T I

E H V D N T A E T L K E E F C E V M

E G C T L A X C I E S Q H A V B F P

R D T E L T P O R T H Y O E V M O A

N E E N Y U M U A H Q I M Z V D A S

O X P S E M K N P A Y Q M P N Z F S

I A D U E R Y T S L R A I P T X M I

T E E M G C R U I X J O V X A O Q V

A D V B G N R O D S H G T L T I M E

R I I Q U P A A H J Q W K S F F R O

E S R J W D N N T B O C U A W B M O

F S T F A T W K T E A V R Y H M X K

I E N N D N U O B A I C N P K F D J

L C O M P R E H E N S I V E G O T Y

O T C T D E T A C I T S I H P O S D

R E T A L U M I T S M U D N E D D A

P F M T O D I F F E R E N T I A T E

S E F K J W A A X O G H W Y S Z G Z

dissect abound comprehensive disparitymutate proliferation stimulate repugnantimpair recount contrived addendumsymptom differentiate sophisticated enhanceimpassive abhorrent desecrate lethal



43. In each line of text below there is one word that has been misspelled. Circle themisspelled word and then write the correct spelling of the word on the line on the rightside of the page.

Peul Bunyan and the Tall Tale 1. Paul

There must be sometheng about campfires that stimulates the storyteller 2. somethingin us. It was around frontier campfires that beredom and a sense of 3. boredomcompetition combined to create a proliferation of tal tales. Here were 4. tallborn such characters as Pecos Bill and John Henry. Even the acsions of 5. actionsreal human beengs like Davy Crockett were enhanced with carefully 6. beingscontrived tales of unbelievable strengtth and courage. Perhaps the best- 7. strengthnown character is Paul Bunyan, the logger. 8. known

Stories of Paul Bunyan's size abound. One story clams that at birth a 9. claimshuge boat served as Paul's cradle. Th river gently rocked baby Paul to 10. Thesleep, but when hee rolled around in his bed, he created waves so large 11. hethat people had too climb on their roofs to escape them. Another story 12. torecounts how Paul created the Grand Canyon by draging his ax behind 13. dragginghim as he whalked across the plains. 14. walked

The disparity betweeen Paul and his surroundings occasionally caused 15. betweensome problems. He had to be constantly reminded not to step one houses 16. onor put his foot on a mountain to tie his sho. In most of the stories of Paul 17. shoeBunyan, he is accompanied by his famous bloo ox named Babe. Like Paul, 18. blueBabe was hug. Her size was a great advantage. Paul Bunyan could clear 19. hugean entire forest in one morning. Before he had Babe, however, his werk 20. workwas impaired because he had no way to carry awae the trees he cut down. 21. awayBab could carry all the trees in a forest on her back. 22. Babe

In one well-known tale, a serious water shortage occurred ath a logging 23. atcamp in Nerth Dakota. Paul and Babe could not stand by impassively 24. Northwhile men went thirsty, so Paul tied a big tank on Babe's back and cet out 25. setto get water from the Great Lakes. On their return trip, Babe's howfs 26. hoofsmade holes in the ground, and the water frome the tank spilled into them. 27. fromAccording to the story, this is how Minnesota cam to have so many 28. camelakes. One addendum too the story concerns an accident that supposedly 29. tooccurred midway throug the journey. Babe tripped, and all of the water 30. throughspilled out of the tank on her bock. This spill was the start of the 31. backMississippi Rivir. 32. River

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