Vocabulary
What is a metaphor?
Figurative language that compares one thing to another.
Using Context Clues tell me the definition of the word dispute in the sentence below: Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work.
What is an argument or disagreement?
The tow truck took the car into the mechanic's garage. The owner of the car followed. The mechanic used his equipment to lift the car. "What do you think happened to the tire?" the man asked. In response, the mechanic held up a nail. "Oh," the man said. "I see." How did the tire go flat?
What is The tire went flat because the man had driven over a nail.
Where are Delphine and Calinda from?
New Orleans, LA
State the Main Idea: Different rocks are used in different ways. The way a rock is used depends on its color, feel, shine and hardness. For example, some rocks, such as granite and marble, are both hard and beautiful. They are used for buildings and monuments. Another type of rocks, graphite is soft and dark. It is used in lead pencils.
What is different rocks are used in different ways.
What does impact mean?
Effect on something or someone
Using Context Clues, tell me the definition of the word saturated in the sentence below: The saturated, dripping dog ran in the house after swimming in the lake.
What is wet?
I can swim in the water Or jump in the air, No one can catch me, No one would dare I hop with webbed feet, To my very own beat, I eat flies from the sky, Whem my tongue swings up high, Who Am I?
What is a frog?
What dishes has Calinda prepared for the Pruitt family?
Jambalaya, salads, prailines
Give the main idea of the passage: The peanut is a humble plant with hundreds of functions. Most peanuts are roasted in their shells and lightly salted. About half the peanuts eaten in the United States are ground into a thick paste called peanut butter. The rich oil made from peanuts is good for frying foods and is used for oiling machines and making soaps and paint. Even peanut shells are used to make plastics and to fertilize soil.
What is the many uses of peanuts.
What does idle mean?
to not be active
Using Context Clues, tell the definition of the word sustain in the sentence below: Lakes occupy less the two percent of the Earth's surface , yet they help to sustain life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops and generate electrical power.
What is to prolong, To keep in existence; maintain
What are the people of Grand Tower calling the Pruitt family now?
Republicans
Give the Main Idea of the passage: Helen and Ann were best friends. They liked to do many activities together. In the summer, they both like to go swimming in the ocean and to build sandcastles. In the winter they went ice-skating on the pond by their school. Their favorite thing to do together was to ride horses in the meadow near their homes.
What is Helen and Ann like to do the same things.
What is a primary source?
A direct source from a person witnessing or experiencing an event. An example of a primary source is a diary.
Using Context Clues tell me the definition of the word pioneered in the sentence below: The ancient Greeks pioneered many kinds of writing we consider standard today. They wrote speeches , plays, poems, books about science and learning, long histories of things that happened then.
What is to originate or take part in the development of
As of lately, who has Cass formed a great friendship with?
Calinda
State the Main Idea of the passage: It takes more than food to make babies grow up to be healthy and happy. If babies are not patted and hugged, they grow more slowly and are less healthy. Also they will not be as smart or happy when they become adults. Many studies show that love is the most important thing in children's lives.
What is children need love to grow up healthy
What does immense mean?
huge, enormous, a great amount
Using Context Clues, tell me the definition of the word thrive in the sentence below: Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers. Without bats many important plants would not thrive.
What is to flourish, or grow
The shelves were piled high with boxes of every size and shape. Each group had a different picture and different bright colors. There were so many people - men and women, mothers with little children, teenagers putting more boxes on the shelves. Some of the people were talking together as they chose the boxes and cans that they wanted. Jeff was having a hard time remembering which one to buy. He knew that Tooli wouldn't be happy if he brought home the wrong brand! Where was Jeff?
What is the grocery store
Who is in the picture frame above Delphine's bed?
her father, Jules Duval
The people of ancient Egypt created an advanced civilization. More than 6,000 years ago, they developed a calendar with 360 days divided into 12 months. The people made paper and learned how to write. They also built huge monuments with machines they invented. The main idea of this passage is:
What is the creation of an advanced civilization in Egypt