The Keeping Quilt

Story Vocabulary

Gatheringa meetingfor areason

There was a gathering of people to watch the World Cup.

Artificialmade byhumansinstead ofnature

The government sinks old ships to make artificial reefs in the ocean.

Povertynot havingvery much money

The people in this town in South Africa are living in poverty.

Piecepart of a wholeobject

I had a piece of pecan pie for dessert.

TableclothA cloth spreadover a tableespecially for meals

We brought a checkered tablecloth with us to spread on the picnic table.

HaulingPulling ordragging witheffort

The truck was hauling the logs all the way to Chicago.

ThreadedKeepingthread in a needle

She threaded the needle before she started sewing on her button.

BabushkaA headscarf tied underthe chin, worn by Polish andRussian women

Nona tied her babushka under her chin before she headed out the door.

ChallahA loaf of bread that looks braided

The family baked challah bread to celebrate Sabbath.

BouquetA bunchof flowersarranged ina pretty way

The bride carried a bouquet of roses as she walked down the aisle.

OvercoatA long warmcoat worn over otherclothing

I pulled on my overcoat before I went outside in the snow.

ScrapsA small pieceof somethingleft over

I save scraps of clothing to use for projects like making headbands.

BorderThe edgeof something, can bedecorative

The letter was written on paper with a fancy border around the edges.

HuppaCanopy a brideand groom stand under when getting married

The groom waited nervously under the beautiful huppa.

SewnUse a needleand thread tojoin orrepair something

She had sewn her name onto her jeans using gold thread.

NightdressA light, loosegarmentworn to bed

It was chilly out so the girl wore her flannel nightdress to bed.

I saw all my cousins at the family ____________.

The garbage truck was ______________ a huge load of trash to the dump.

I wish that I had brought my ______________ when I saw how cold it was outside.

The little girl got a brand new ______________ with flowers to wear to bed.

gathering

hauling

overcoatnightdress

I am allergic to lilies so I always buy ______________ lilies to decorate the house.

The seamstress ______________ the needle with red thread.

A huge pile of ______________ waited in the basket for anyone to use.

I gave money so help families living in ______________.

artificial

threaded

scraps

poverty

The grandmother had a bright green ______________ tied on her head.

After dinner, I had my eye on a huge ______________ of chocolate cake.

There was a lacy ______________ around the edge of the pillow.

A beautiful quilt covered the wedding ______________ for decoration.

babushka

pieceborder

huppa

Mom picked up a loaf of ______________ to eat on Sabbath.

I received a huge ______________ of pink roses on Valentine’s Day.

Oh no! We forgot the ______________ for the picnic table!

I wanted a pocket ______________ into my pink dress.

challah

bouquet

tablecloth

sewn