Name _______________________
Class _______________________
Date __________
Score _________
Moxon’s Machine
Words! Words! Words!
Nine words from the story Moxon’s Machine are hidden in this puzzle. They
appear forward, down and diagonally. Use the word bank below the puzzle to
help you.
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dark
opponent
laboratory
creature
shiver
candle
storm
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machine
obviously
Name _______________________
Class _______________________
Date __________
Score _________
Moxon’s Machine
Words! Words! Words!
Many words in the story are used to create a feeling of mystery in Moxon’s
Machine. Match each meaning with the correct word.
dark


very bad weather, heavy rain, strong
wind, thunder, lightning
storm


the place where a scientist works
(tests or invents things)
creature


clearly
machine


without light
laboratory


something that works with some kind
of power, e.g., a car engine
opponent


a living thing (sometimes strange or
unknown)
obviously


a wax stick that gives light
candle


shake, as if from cold
shiver


a person one plays or fights against
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