Keywords
Academic Words
Phonics
Elephant Shepherd
Grammar
100

A _____is covered with grass for sheep or cattle to eat.

pasture

100

My house is very ______to yours.

similar

100

Say a word with the vowel pair "ea" that has a long -e sound

meat

100

What did Ousmane`s family need to survive?

The cattle

100

Rewrite the sentence using quotations

It`s my job to tend the cattle he replied.

"It`s my job to tend the cattle," he replied

200

All animals need water and food to ___

survive

200
Seeing elephants in a zoo might _____ you to learn more about them.

motivate

200

Say two words with the vowel pair "ea" 

1 with the long -e- sound

1 with the short -e_ sound

tea

ahead

200

Why did Amadou scare the elephants away?

because they need the grass for their cattle

200

He said Africa is a wonderful place to visit.

He said, "Africa is a wonderful place to visit"

300

The mother and her daughter are____.

related

300

A dog is _____ to a wolf, but wolves are bigger and more dangerous.

similar

300

Are these vowel sounds short or long?

meant

heal

health

meant----short

heal-----long

health----short

300

Why were Amadou and Ousmane shocked after seeing an elephant?

because they saw that the elephant`s tusks had been sawed off.

300

Are you related she asked?

"Are you related?" she asked.

400

It is a  word we use to refer to a group of animals

herd

400

When you know something it means you are ____of it.

aware

400

Mention 4 words with the vowel pair "ea" that have the long -e- sound

eat

sea

teach

speak

400

What did Amadou and his classmates do to protect the elephants?

They told villagers why it was important to protect the elephants from pouchers.

400

I`m not aware of any problem he said.

"I`m not aware of any problem," he said

500

There were many animals on the farm, including horses and_____

cattle

500

A shepherd _____sheep or cattle

tends

500

Mention 5 words with the vowel pair "ea" that have the short -e- sound

bread

head

sweat

death

spread

500

What motivated Ousmane to protect the elephants?

That his father told him that elephants had families just like they had.

500

Why she asked are the poachers taking the tusks

"Why," she asked, "are poacher taking the tusks?"

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