The delicious smell of roasting chicken __________ down the tunnel and made everyone's mouth water.
wafted
The children could barely contain their __________ when they heard they were going on a surprise trip.
excitement
Who did Mr. Fox tell his son to invite to the feast?
The Badgers, Moles, Rabbits and Weasels
The __________ darted through the undergrowth so fast that nobody could follow where it had gone.
badger
weasel
fox
mole
to look at something quickly and secretly through a small gap (verb); a small quick look (noun)
peep
qeeq
peap
piip
Moved gently through the air, usually referring to a smell.
Vafted
Wafted
Waftde
Waftd
A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
Eksitement
Exsitement
Excitement
Excitedment
A bright vivid shade of red.
Scarlet
Skarlett
Sacrelt
Skarlet
a small furry animal that lives underground and digs tunnels
mole
mool
moel
moal
Despite three days without food or water the fox family remained __________, refusing to give up.
undefeated
a small, slim, fast-moving animal with a long body and short legs
weazel
weasal
weasel
weasly
Where was Mrs. Fox when the Small Fox came bursting in with the chickens?
She was lying down, very weak from lack of food
The ability to do something frightening or difficult without giving up
Curage
Courage
Cureage
Cuorage
a very short amount of time; in a moment
giffy
jiiffy
jiffyy
jiffy
The tiny puppy was such a __________ that it could fit comfortably inside a coat pocket.
midget
A smell, especially one left behind by an animal or person.
Sent
Scant
Scent
SKent
What animals did Badger say were also trapped on the hill and starving?
Mole, Rabbit, Weasel and all their families
He smiled and you could see more __________ than teeth — bright pink and wide as anything.
gums
He took a quick __________ through the curtains to see if his friends had arrived yet.
jiffy
peep
wearily
mole
The horses all gathered around the __________ and drank thirstily after a long day in the hot sun.
drinking-trough
in a tired and exhausted way, as if all energy has been used up
werely
wearily
wearly
werily
It took enormous __________ to stand up in front of the whole school and admit that he had made a mistake.
courage
She was absolutely __________ after missing every single meal that day — her stomach wouldn't stop growling.
starving
Not having lost or been beaten despite facing great challenges.
Undefaeted
Undrefeated
Underfeated
Undefeated
The firm pink flesh inside the mouth that surrounds the base of the teeth.
Gum
Gums
Gumes
Gumz
The tall stack of books __________ off the shelf and crashed loudly onto the floor below.
toppled
In a gentle, caring and loving way.
tenderly
trenderly
tenerly
tenterly
Very unhappy, uncomfortable or unpleasant.
Misserable
Mizerable
Miserable
Misrable
Why was Badger angry with Mr. Fox when they first met in the tunnel?
He felt the whole mess was entirely Mr. Fox's fault
"I'll be back in a __________!" shouted Dad as he ran back into the house to grab his keys.
wearily
peep
jiffy
mole
Suffering greatly from hunger; or informally, very hungry
Stavring
Startving
Straving
Starving
He made all the __________ for the trip well in advance, booking the tickets and packing the bags days before they left.
arrangements
The gardener dug deep into the dark __________ and planted a row of seeds along the edge of the path.
soil
She __________ climbed into bed after the longest and most exhausting day she had ever had in her life.
wearily
jiffy
peep
mole
What did Mrs. Fox think was happening when she first opened her eyes and saw the chickens?
She thought she was dreaming
What did Mr. Fox give to the biggest Small Fox to carry back to Mrs. Fox?
Three plump hens
In a way that shows great urgency or need
Desprately
Desparitly
Desperetly
Desperately
She __________ searched through every single drawer in the house looking for her missing homework.
desperately
The gardener was furious when he discovered that a __________ had dug tunnels all across his perfectly neat lawn.
armadillo
peep
weasel
mole
A very small person or creature.
miidget
Midget
Migdet
Miget
The dog followed the __________ of the rabbit all the way across the field and into the woods.
scent
Fell over suddenly, or caused something to fall.
Toppled
Toppeled
Toppeled
Topplled
The top layer of earth in which plants grow.
Soile
Coil
Soil
Siol
The mother __________ stroked her child's hair as he fell asleep, being as gentle as possible.
tenderly
Who suddenly appeared through a hole in the roof of the tunnel in Chapter 12?
Badger
She felt completely __________ when she found out her best friend was moving to another city.
miserable
A long open container filled with water for animals to drink from.
Drinking-trough
Drinking-through
Drinking-trouhg
Drinkin-trough
His face turned __________ with embarrassment when he walked into the wrong classroom in front of everyone.
scarlet
To be all around something or someone on every side.
Sureround
Suround
Surround
Surruond
The police decided to completely __________ the building so that nobody could get in or out.
surround