Vocabulary 1
Made a sudden, loud sound
What is Blasted?
Shaky or likely to fall apart
What is rickety?
Why does the truck driver hunk his horn at Jiichan?
What is...
To make Jiichan move out of the way.
Why did Jiichan stop telling stories so many years ago?
What is...
The children stopped coming to him.
What is the effect in the sentence?
Vince worked hard on his homework and made an A.
What is...
Vince made an A.
empty, not occupied
What is vacant?
What happens when Jiichan comes to the city?
What is...
He does not know where he is.
What happened when the poor boy was the only child to come to the park?
What is...
Jiichan told the boy his favorite story.
What is the cause in the sentence?
Lightening struck a tree, and the tree started to burn.
What is...
Lightening struck a tree.
impolite or having bad manners
What is rude?
unclear or smeared
What is blurry?
Why were the trees in the park chopped down?
What is...
to make room for the shops and restaurants
What happened to the poor boy that ran away?
What is...
He grew up.
What is the cause in the sentence?
Daisy did extra chores around the house and earned extra money to buy a purse.
What is...
Daisy did extra chores around the house.
Moving in sudden, uneven or awkward ways
What is jerky?
Define the word rickety
What is shaky or likely falling apart?
Which word BEST describes the feeling created by the illustration on page 327?
What is...
Loneliness
Why does Baachan turn off the television at the end of the story?
What is...
She is going to make candy for Jiichan.
What is the effect in the sentence?
We forgot to put gas in the car, and we ran out of gas.
What is...
We ran out of gas.
Known from being seen often.
What is familiar?
Applause
What is the putting of hands together to make a sound, clapping?
Why does Jiichan clap two wooden blocks together?
What is...
to tell the children he is there to tell stories
Which word BEST describes the feeling created by the illustration on page 340?
What is...
calmness
What is the effect in the sentence?
The cake burned in the oven because is was too hot.
What is...
The cake burned
Define the word vacant
What is empty or not occupied?
Define the word rude.
What is impolite or having bad manners?
Which of the following BEST describes what you learn from the illustration on page 333?
What is...
that the townspeople are very excited about the television, but Jiichan is less so
Why did the little girl shush Jiichan?
What is...
Jiichan clapped his clapper.
What is the cause in the sentence?
Amanda missed her bus, so she was late to school.
What is...
Amanda missed her bus.