Robust Vocabulary
High Frequency Words
SURPRISE
Comprehension
Phonics
100
If you adorn a house, what might you do? a. decorate the house b. empty the house c. clean the house
decorate the house
100
I like ball games, _________________________ baseball.
especially
100
Are you _________________ that this is the one you like?
sure
100
How do you know “Jamaica Louise James” is realistic fiction? a. It has animals that act like people. b. It has maps and charts. c. Jamaica has feelings that real people have.
Jamaica has feelings that real people have.
100
chicken Did you see me _____ the fly ball? a. hit b. catch c. contest
catch
200
If you have an original painting from an artist, what do you have? a. a copy of the painting b. the first painting made c. the largest painting made
the first painting made
200
She will be ready in just a ___________________.
minute
200
The pictures Jamaica draws show a. the building where Grammy lives. b. the people Grammy sees when she works. c. the members of Grammy’s family.
the people Grammy sees when she works.
200
What does Jamaica like to do? a. dance b. tell stories c. paint
Paint
200
starfish Hop on the swing and I will _____ you. a. watch b. mistake c. push
watch
300
If you share a holiday dinner with kin, which people might be there? a. friends b. neighbors c. family
family
300
Dad __________________ lots of treats for the picnic.
bought
300
You can ___________________ great pictures!
draw
300
What is the MAIN problem in the story? a. Jamaica wants a different set of paints. b. Jamaica takes too long to tell her stories. c. The place Grammy works looks plain.
The place Grammy works looks plain.
300
thin We’re going to give the dog a _____! a. bath b. helmet c. treat
treat
400
If your clothes are filthy, what might you have done? a. rolled around in the dirt b. gone to a party c. shopped with a parent
rolled around in the dirt
400
May I ask you an important ____________________?
question
400
Dad will __________________ about me if I do not call.
Worry
400
What is Jamaica’s “big idea”? a. to write her name on the wall in gold b. to hang paintings in the subway station c. to pack a special lunch for Grammy
to hang paintings in the subway station
400
chop Do you have _____ homework to do? a. pencil b. much c. math
much
500
Where might you find an executive? a. at a playground b. in the grocery store c. in an office building
in an office building
500
The ___________________ that you drew is very beautiful.
picture
500
Which idea BEST shows that Jamaica is proud of her big idea? a. She wants to draw everything that she sees. b. She worries that her paint set cost a lot. c. She says, “That’s me. You better believe it!”
She says, “That’s me. You better believe it!”
500
How does Grammy feel when she sees Jamaica’s surprise? a. foolish b. puzzled c. happy
Happy
500
chin Will you_______for the Steelers? a. pencil b. cheer c. math
cheer
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