Vowel Teams
dream
fleet
feasts
sleeve
beachfront
Great Job!
lifetime
turnpike
warlike
overrode
peephole
Awesome!
disagreement
uncomfortable
misunderstanding
replaying
instructions
Amazing!
displaying the raincoat
floating by the boathouse
Great!
Virtual reality headsets allow players to feel like they are actually inside a different world. When Chloe put the heavy plastic goggles over her eyes, the real living room completely disappeared. Instead, she found herself standing on a sunny beach surrounded by friendly dancing penguins. She reached her hands out to pat one, moving her wireless controllers through the empty air. Her dog barked loudly at her from the rug, but Chloe did not hear a single thing.
1. What did Chloe see around her when she put on the virtual reality headset?
2. Why didn't Chloe notice her dog barking at her?
1) A sunny beach and friendly dancing penguins.
2) The headset and its audio completely blocked out her real surroundings, trapping her attention in the game.
boat
soap
boot
swoon
stockroom
Great Job!
overseen
oversized
gardener
performer
apartment
Awesome!
mistrustful
impulsive
disappearing
replacement
replanting
Amazing!
forget the morning performer
disturbing the apartment downstairs
Game developers spend many months planning and writing code to create fun experiences for players. First, artists draw colorful sketches to decide what the heroes and villains will look like. Next, musicians compose exciting background music to match the mood of the action. Finally, testers play the early versions of the game repeatedly to search for any confusing software glitches. If the testers find a bug, the programmers must fix the code before the public can buy it.
1. What is the job of the musicians when making a video game?
2. Why is the testers' job so important before a game goes on sale in stores?
1) To compose exciting background music that matches the mood.
2) They ensure the game works properly so that customers don't buy a broken or glitchy product.
joust
noun
plowing
scowling
mounted
Great Job!
disturbing
dreamlike
limelight
timepiece
sidearm
Amazing!
previewing
empowered
misspelling
consenting
anticlimax
Awesome!
disagreeing with the team
unlocked the heavy door
Amazing!
Cheetahs are famous for being the fastest land animals on the entire planet. Their sleek bodies and long, powerful legs help them accelerate rapidly across the grassy African savanna. They use their long tails like a rudder on a boat to keep their balance during sharp turns. Because running at top speed takes up an enormous amount of energy, a cheetah can only sprint for short distances before needing a long rest. After a chase, they will often pant heavily under the shade of a tree.
1. What body part does a cheetah use to keep its balance during sharp turns?
2. Why don't cheetahs chase their prey across miles and miles of land?
1) Its long tail.
2) They run out of energy too quickly because sprinting at top speed is exhausting.
keystroke
turkey
crewmen
newsroom
overthrew
Great Job!
forearm
beanpole
porthole
lifeguard
stargaze
Amazing!
likeable
returnable
agreeable
watchful
fearful
Amazing!
replanting the backyard garden
distrustful of the sketchy deal
Amazing!
Deep beneath the ocean waves, a mother sea otter floats calmly on her back. She wraps long strands of green kelp seaweed around her body so she does not drift away in the strong waves. Her small pup rests safely on her warm stomach while she grooms his thick fur. Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal, which keeps them warm since they do not have blubber. Soon, the mother dives down to the ocean floor to hunt for tasty clams and crabs.
1. Where does the sea otter pup rest while the mother grooms him?
2. Why is it important for the mother otter to wrap herself in kelp before taking a rest?
1) On the mother's stomach.
2) To stay in one safe spot so the ocean currents don't pull her out to sea while she isn't watching.
August
pause
haunting
sprawled
pawnshop
Great job!
shortcake
comfortable
framework
furthermore
gingerbread
Amazing!
transported
undisturbed
compartment
uncrushable
complaining
Amazing!
unexpected replacement parts
uncomfortable disappearing act
Awesome!
Chameleons are remarkable lizards that are uniquely built for living high up in the treetops. Their feet are shaped like little tongs, which allows them to grip tightly to narrow branches. Each of their eyes can move completely on its own, meaning they can look in two different directions at the exact same time. This helpful trait allows them to watch for dangerous predators while simultaneously hunting for insects. When a tasty fly zips past, the chameleon launches its sticky tongue out faster than a human can blink.
1. What shape are a chameleon's feet?
2. Why would looking in two directions at once be hard for a human, but life-saving for a chameleon?
1) Like tongs.
2) Humans only look ahead, but a chameleon needs to constantly check for danger behind or above it while it looks for food.