Waiting for Biblioburro Vocabulary
Waiting for Biblioburro
Rain School
Academic Vocabulary Unlimited
Affixes
100

Burro is a 

Donkey

100
What is the main character’s name in “Waiting for the Biblioburro”
Ana
100

What country is Thomas from?

Thomas is from Chad, Africa!

100

What is a predicate?

A predicate shows the action in a sentence 

100

What does the prefix  un mean

Not

200

Biblioburro

Walking Library 

200
What is the Spanish word for "Book"?
Libro
200

How many months was the school year?

9 months 

200

What does gist mean?

The gist of the story is what the story is mostly about!

200

What does the suffix -ed mean?

action already happened 

300

Bibliotecario

Librarian 

300
How did the main character overcome her obstacle?
She made her own book.
300

What was the first lesson that Thomas Learned?

Thomas learned how to build a school 

300

What does it mean to have integrity?

Integrity means doing the right thing even if it’s difficult!

300

What is the root word of uncomfortable 

Comfort

400

Sabado

Saturday 

400
How did Ana’s setting affect her access to resources?
Because she lived in a small village, she did not have books
400

What materials were used to build the school?

The materials used to build the school were mud, grass, and sapling!

400

What does explicitly mean?

Explicitly means to state something clearly!

400

Is con a prefix or suffix

Prefix

500

Biblioteca

Collection of books

500
What are three ways that students all over the world can get books?
Elephant Truck Boat
500

What was the gist of Rain School?

Working together you can overcome challenges and learn new things!

500

Constructed 

Build, put together 

500

What’s the suffix in the word reading?

Ing

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