Using Clues 1
Monkeys do tricks and amuse people. Monkeys climb very fast. They dance and make funny noises. People laugh when they watch monkeys.
Amuse means:
A. make people laugh
B. make people cry
C. make people tired
A. Amuse means to make people laugh
It was a hot day. I went by a garbage truck. A foul smell came from the truck. I held my nose. The garbage was full of old food.
Foul means:
A. bad
B. good
C. smell
A. Foul means bad.
Choose the best definition:
locate: follow, pay, find
Follow
Chickens and ducks have __________. Birds have them too. Wings are made of them. Sometimes they have beautiful colors.
A. eggs
B. feet
C. feathers
C. feathers
Boast: happen, enjoy, brag
Brag
I learned to swim last year. At first I stayed in shallow water. Now I am a strong swimmer. I can swim in deep water too.
Shallow means:
A. not deep
B. deep
C. clean
We moved into a new house. It was hard to get our things inside. They did not fit in the doorway. The doorway was narrow. Our beds and tables were wide.
Narrow means:
A. not long
B. not painted
C. not wide
C. Narrow means not wide.
Clever: very tall, bunny, bright
Bright
The only things I do at night is sleep. I wonder why I wake up so ________________. I get up. I eat a big breakfast. Then I feel fine and am ready to start the day.
A. fresh
B. hungry
C. tired
B. hungry
Chest: bunch, box, office
Box
Sheep have woolly, white hair. Their hair grows during winter. The wool is sheared in the spring. Then the sheep have short hair for the summer.
Sheared means:
A. washed
B. petted
C. cut
C. Sheared means cut.
There are many people in the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell clothes. I the merchants who sell toys best.
Merchant means:
A. people who buy things
B. people who sell things
C. people who throw things away
B. Merchants are people who sell things.
Drowsy: careful, unwise, sleepy
Sleepy
There was snow on the ground. A ___________ wolf came out of the woods. He was thing and very weak. He hunted for food but could not find any.
A. large
B. gray
C. hungry
C. hungry
Area of land
The police officer held her hand out. The cars halted. The children crossed the street. Then the officer waved her hand and the cars started to move again.
Halted means:
A. started
B. stopped
C. moved quickly
B. Halted means stopped.
Kathy fell and hurt her foot. She could not walk. Her foot got so big that she could not put on her shoe. Her show was too small for her swollen foot.
Swollen means:
A. black and blue
B. weak
C. very big
C. Swollen means very big.
Mend: break, make, repair
Repair
I like to climb trees. It is hard to climb big trees. Sometimes I find a tree with low ____________. Then I can get right up.
A. leaves
B. branches
C. bark
B. Branches
Eager: hurting badly, wanting very much, hungry
Wanting very much
My grandmother is coming to my school. She will see me in a play. She will be happy to watch the program.
Program means:
A. teacher
B. show
C. room
B. Program means show.
The farm animals live in a big barn. Each cow and horse stands in a stall. Each one eats hay in the stall and sleeps their too.
Stall means:
A. part of a house
B. part of a field
C. part of a barn
C. A stall is a part of a barn
Delay
Ann was playing with me. Then we had a ___________. She told me to go away. I said, "I can stay here if I want to. You don't own the sidewalk.
A. party
B. game
C. fight