Vocabulary 1
I _____ on my mom's shirt because I wanted to leave when she kept talking to a friend.
tugged
Why does Donavan want to visit Grandma?
He thinks she can help him solve his problem.
Donavan visits his grandfather by............. a. walking to his house b. calling him on the phone c. looking at his pictures on Grandma's picture wall
Looking at his pictures on Grandma's picture wall.
This part of the word holds the meaning of the word. a. suffix b. root c. prefix
root
What is leisure?
Rest; free time
This is a worried or anxious feeling.
Uneasy
What is Donavan's problem?
Donavan is running out of space in his word collection jar.
The word from Donavan's word jar that means to cheat or trick.
Bamboozle
True or False? The suffix comes before the root word.
False - The suffix comes at the end of the root word. The prefix comes before (pre means before) the root word.
The definition of synonym.
A word that means the same or almost the same.
This word means to reach an agreement after each side gives up part of its demands.
Compromise
What does it mean for there to be a "steady drizzle"?
Light rain
At first, Donavan doesn't want to trade his words for something else because he.................. a. has been cheated before b. thinks Grandma doesn't like the idea c. thinks nothing else is worth as much
Nothing else is worth as much.
Define the word WORDGATHERER.
Someone who collects (gathers) words.
Donavan first discovers that his words can help others when.......................a. he makes Grandma laugh about Mr. Bill Gut. b. Miz Marylou and Mr. Bill Gut come to an agreement. c. Miss Millie and Mr. Foote start talking together
Miz Marylou and Mr. Bill Gut come to an agreement.
What word means to feel let down?
Disappointment
The best thing about Grandma's new apartment is...
He can see Grandma anytime he wants.
After Donavan decides to add a word to his collection, he............... a. uses the word in conversation b. adds the word to the jar c. checks the word's meaning and spelling
He checks the word's meaning and spelling.
Define the following words; reteach, retell, redo.
Reteach (teach again), retell (tell again), redo (do again)
At the end of the story, Donavan feels like a magician because............. a. his words change the people in Grandma's apartment building. b. he has a magician's costume c. he plays tricks on the people in Grandma's apartment building.
His words change the people in Grandma's apartment building.
To keep going even when the task is hard. (Just keep swimming....Just keep swimming)
Perseverance
Grandma's apartment reminded Donavan of a...
Patchwork quilt.
The reason Donavan feels disappointed with his grandma.
She seems unable to solve his problem for him.
Define the following words; hopeful, thoughtless, collector.
Hopeful (full of hope), thoughtless (without thought), collector (one who collects).
Donavan's words do this for the people in Grandma's apartment building.
Get them to laugh and talk with one another. They are interested in what is happening around them again.