Inference
I sat on the bench while Mother and Punch went into the room. I was a little worried about Punch, but I knew that he would get good care. As I waited I watched a tiny puppy wander toward the lady with a cat in a crate. The lady at the desk talked to the man who was buying medicine. Where are they?
The room was dark and quiet. We heard Carl and his mother come to the front door talking. I heard two girls in the corner giggle nervously. Another girl told them to be quiet. I hid behind the table where the cake and presents were set out. The tension in the room grew as we waited for them to open the door. Where were they?
a surprise party
Every night I have to do such COMPLEX math homework. It makes me tired!
Something that is very difficult to do
My soccer team ACCOMPLISHED our goal for the season and won the tournament.
What food has to be broken before you can use it?
eggs!
I had finally gotten used to being weightless. It became a comfortable feeling. I especially liked floating by the window to see the planet Earth below. Who am I?
an astronaut
I often work in the early morning when the light is best. The canvas has had time to dry over night. When I start, I make sure all of my brushes are clean. Who am I?
a painter
After I turned in my test, my teacher had to EVALUATE my performance on it.
Assess; see how you did
My parents want me to be better at INITIATING my chores myself at home.
beginning or starting
The more of this there is, the less you see.
Darkness
Alice was carrying a large clothes basket from the bedroom down the stairs to the laundry room. She struggled under the weight of the basket. She wished her younger brothers would help her. Instead, they were playing. She had heard them throwing a baseball in the house earlier. She had told them to go outside. They had gone to the backyard, but they had left the baseball on the stairs. What happened next?
She slipped on the baseball and tripped down the stairs.
It had been a beautiful sunny day. Now George saw the clouds begin to roll in. The gentle breeze of the day started blowing steadily. In the distance the blue sky was now a dark, angry purple. Far away, but coming closer, George saw something that scared him. He ran to the house to tell his mother that they needed to get into the storm cellar right away. What happened next?
a tornado hit their town.
When writing a paper for my ELA class, the teacher always wants me to INCORPORATE text evidence to support my claims.
to add or include
I told my friend a story and they were really confused, so I had to ELABORATE for them to understand.
explain more or tell more about it
I sometimes run but never walk. You find me on your face. What am I?
your nose!
Teddy got home from school and ran up to his room, slamming the door shut. Teddy's mother tried to open his door but it was locked. When she called out to Teddy to unlock the door and talk to her, he didn't answer. Teddy's mom walked back to the kitchen to continue making dinner. What was Teddy's mom feeling? Why did she walk back to the kitchen?
She was worried and frustrated he would not speak with her, but she went back to the kitchen to give Teddy some time to himself to calm down and talk to her when he is ready.
I am so allergic to any animal with fur. I will sneeze, cough, and my eyes will be super itchy. I went to my friends house last week and I greeted her hairless cat and waved to her dog that was outside; everything was fine. Then an hour or so later my allergies were going crazy! I couldn't figure out what was going on. What do you think caused my allergies?
the dog!
A lot of times people ASSOCIATE winter with Christmas.
Today I have to INFORM my teacher that the reason I did not do the homework was because I got sick last night.
tell someone the facts about a situation.
What belongs to you, but your friends use it more.
your name!
All the electricity in our house went out. Why?
A storm, powerlines went down, didn't pay your bills, etc.
My teacher emailed my parents and then the next day I got grounded. Why?
My teacher emailed my parents bad information about me.
There were no names on two homework assignments, so the teacher had to DISCRIMINATE who's they were.
find a difference between
It is supposed to be freezing cold next week so I ANTICIPATE it will snow.
to guess or predict
What comes down but never goes up?
rain or snow!