Reading Practice
sock
/s/ /o/ /ck/
page 1
tumbled
to fall and roll end over end
When Alba got on the bus, who did she see out the back window?
Max
Why was Alba tumbling on the bus?
The bus rocked as it set off.
The bus started moving
sing
/s/ /ing/
What page does chapter 2 start on?
page 4
crumpled
wrinkled or crushed
Todd
Name three things that banged into Alba on the bus.
A plastic bottle, a bus ticket, a sock.
track
/t/ /r/ /a/ /ck/
what page does chapter 3 start on?
clung
held tightly
Todd was sitting on the bus with his chin in his hand. How was he feeling?
What did Alba run after to fetch?
The ring that Todd lost
quick
/qu/ /i/ /ck/
what page does chapter 3 start on?
page 11
glum
sad and gloomy
Todd had lost a ring, who was the ring for?
Todd's mom
What did Alba use the string for that was hanging out of Todd's pocket.
She swung on the end and climbed up the string onto Todd's lap.
/g/ /r/ /u/ /n/ /t/ /ed/
If I don't know the meaning of a word, where could I go look for the definition?
Glossary
Vocabulary Page
mumbled
spoke quietly, hard to hear
Alba hopped in Todd's pocket to rest. The author used a simile to describe the pocket. What did the author compare Todd's pocket to?
a nest
The jacket pocket was as soft as a nest
After Todd spotted the ring back in the box, what did he do next?
He grinned and began to sing