Vocabulary
What does the word insects mean in the sentence below?
The spider catches insects in its web.
a. balls
b. birds
c. bugs
c. bugs
Mom used a sharp needle to sew the button on my shirt.
Which word in the sentence helps the reader know what the word needle means?
a. sharp
b. shirt
c. used
a. sharp
Why does Grampa say that spiders are DIFFERENT from insects?
a. because spiders do not have six legs
b. because spiders do not eat butterflies
c. because spiders are taking over the world
a. because spiders do not have six legs
Why is Spider afraid of Daddy Longlegs?
a. Daddy Longlegs is very big.
b. Daddy Longlegs has a vacuum
c. Daddy Longlegs made fun of Fly
a. Daddy Longlegs is very big
Which word is a noun that names a PERSON in the sentence below.
The worker wore boots and a hard hat.
a. worker
b. boots
c. hat
a. worker
What does the word rotten mean in the sentence below?
Mom threw away the potato because it was rotten.
a. small and dry
b. old and smelly
c. fresh and tasty
b. old and smelly
Andy crawled under the warm covers and put his head on his pillow.
Which words in the sentence help the reader know what the word pillow means?
a. crawled under
b. the warm covers
c. put his head on his
b. the warm covers
Why does Spider make flash cards?
a. to teach his sister how to spin a web
b. to learn the steps for catching the wind
c. to show Grampa what he learned in school
b. to learn the steps for catching the wind
Why do Spider and Fly have to play at her house after July 2?
a. Fly hurt her wing and can no longer fly.
b. Her mother doesn't think she is safe at Spider's house
c. Grampa is afraid that Fly will get caught in the web again
b. her mother doesn't think she is safe at Spider's house
Which word is a nouns that names a THING in the sentence below?
Angie gave her sister a single red rose.
a. Angie
b. sister
c. rose
c. rose
What does the word scare mean in the sentence below?
Loud noises scare my baby brother.
a. make laugh
b. make afraid
c. make hungry
b. make afraid
Read the sentence.
Sam told a joke that made everyone in the room chuckle.
Which word in the sentence helps the reader know what the word chuckle means?
a. everyone
b. joke
c. room
b. joke
Why does the Spider learn to stop, drop, and run?
a. so that he will be safe in a fire
b. so that he won't get vacuumed up
c. so that he will not be eaten by Daddy Longlegs
b. so that he won't get vacuumed up
What is one way the author makes Grampa seem like a person?
a. Grampa has a home
b. Grampa sends a postcard
c. Grampa blows in the wind
b. Grampa sends a postcard
Which word is a noun that names a PLACE in the sentence below?
Our park has a climbing wall for kids.
a. park
b. wall
c. kids
a. park
What does the word breeze mean in the sentence below?
When I am hot, a cool breeze feels good.
a. soft wind
b. bright light
c. splash of water
a. soft wind
What does the word canoe mean in the sentence below?
The girls listened to the calls of birds as they paddled their canoe down the river.
a. a kind of boat
b. a kind of bird
c. a kind of river
a. a kind of boat
Why does Spider molt on May 7?
a. He has grown too big for his skin
b. It is time for him to change color
c. He wants a skin to take to show and tell
a. he has grown too big for his skin
What is one way the author makes Spider seem like a person?
a. Spider spins a web
b. Spider has eight legs
c. Spider keeps a diary
c. Spider keeps a diary
Which word is a noun that names an ANIMAL in the sentence below?
A brightly colored fish swam in the tank.
a. colored
b. fish
c. tank
b. fish
What does the word dangerous mean in the sentence below?
It can be dangerous to ride a bike at night.
a. not fun
b. not safe
c. not important
b. not safe
What does the word gnaw mean in the sentence below?
My dog loves to gnaw on a bone for hours and then bury it.
a. chew
b. dig
c. sleep
a. chew
On June 5, why does Fly go into her tree house?
a. her feelings are hurt
b. she is afraid of Daddy Longlegs
c. She does not want to play with Spider
a. her feelings are hurt
Which is NOT a way Spider seems like a person?
a. Spider makes flash cards
b. Spider goes to show and tell
c. Spider grows out of his old skin
c. Spider grows out of his old skin
Which word is a nouns that names a THING in the sentence below?
My uncle drives his car very slowly.
a. uncle
b. drives
c. car
c. car