1. The Iditarod Dream/ Me
Mop and the Moondance Kid
Key Vocabulary
Houghton Mifflin Reading
Theme 2 – Overview/Wrap up
P. HOLT February 2013

2. See if you can
correctly define
the following
vocabulary
words.

3. If necessary, use
the context clues
from the sample
sentences to help
you.

4. obstacles

5. obstacles
Sample Sentence:
There were many
obstacles in the
young mushers path
on race day.

6. obstacles
Definition:
n. Things that block
progress

7. spectators

8. spectators
Sample Sentence:
The spectators lined
the race course for 50
km.

9. spectators
Definition:
n. People who watch
an event

10. pace

11. pace
Sample Sentence:
The pace of the sleds
during the race can
vary from fast to
slow.

12. pace
Definition:
n. speed

13. mushers

14. mushers
Sample Sentence:
Young mushers start
of racing in the
Iditarod Jnr.

15. mushers
Definition:
n. drivers of teams of
dogsleds

16. checkpoint

17. checkpoint
Sample Sentence:
The rules state a
musher must stop for
ten hours at the
overnight checkpoint.

18. checkpoint
Definition:
n. a place where
vehicles are inspected

19. cargo

20. cargo
Sample Sentence:
The sled’s cargo
contains wilderness
survival equipment.

21. cargo
Definition:
n. things carried by a
ship or vehicle

22. inning

23. inning
Sample Sentence:
The ninth inning of a
baseball game can be
very exciting!

24. inning
Definition:
n. a part of a baseball
game during which
each team bats

25. foul

26. foul
Sample Sentence:
The batter cannot
strike out on a foul
ball.

27. foul
Definition:
n. Outside the field of
play in baseball

28. play-offs

29. play-offs
Sample Sentence:
The ninth inning of
the play-off game was
intense!

30. play-offs
Definition:
n. a series of games
played to decide a
championship in
sports

31. respectable

32. respectable
Sample Sentence:
There were a
respectable amount
of spectators at the
ball game.

33. respectable
Definition:
n. pretty good