Vocab/ Shades of Meaning
Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves
🥳 WILD
Complex Sentences
Prefixes
100

What does the word bay mean in the sentence below?

Hundreds of fish swim in the bay.

  1. large tank
  2. body of water
  3. shore of a lake
  4. secret fishing spot

2 body of water

100

How can the reader tell that the five brothers are brave?

  1. They explore a lagoon.
  2. They eat foods they have never eaten before.
  3. They find a new star that is always pointing north.
  4. They travel to a place they have never been to before.

4

100

Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?

They have 6 children. Each daughter has the same brother. There are 5 daughters and 1 son.

100

Lucy was late to school ______ she couldn't find her book bag.

  1. because
  2. that
  3. unless
  4. while

1

100

What does the word biplane mean in the sentence below?

At the airplane show, Randy saw a biplane.

  1. to fly a plane again
  2. before getting a plane
  3. the opposite of a plane
  4. a plane with two wings

4

200

What does the word voyage mean in the sentence below?

Isaac packed his suitcase for the long voyage.

  1. airport
  2. chase
  3. journey
  4. sleep

3. journey

200

Which of the following events takes place FIRST in the story?

  1. The brothers help an injured seal.
  2. Manu and Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves swim together.
  3. Manu makes up a silly chant for Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves.
  4. The brothers leave Manu to get ready for their voyage home.

1

200

What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?

Answer: Lunch and dinner.

200

I was angry with my brother ______ he said he was sorry.

  1. because
  2. once
  3. until
  4. whenever

3

200

What does the word reread mean in the sentence below?

Martin wanted to reread the story many times.

  1. read twice
  2. read again
  3. before reading
  4. the opposite of read

2

300

What does the word arrival mean in the sentence below?

The parade will start after the mayor's arrival.

  1. getting well
  2. having an idea
  3. making a speech
  4. getting to a place

4. getting to a place

300

Why did the illustrator MOST LIKELY create all outdoor scenes for

the book?

  1. because he didn't know how to create indoor scenes
  2. because he thought the reader would like outdoor scenes better
  3. because outdoor scenes are the only thing he knows how to draw
  4. because he wanted the reader to see scenes showing the nature and
    beauty of Hawaii

4

300

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

The word “wrong.” It’s the only word that’s spelled W-R-O-N-G.

300

______ you finish your homework, you may watch TV.

  1. That
  2. After
  3. Unless
  4. In order to

2

300

What does the word unlucky mean in the sentence below?

Denny felt unlucky when he lost his favorite toy.


  1. not lucky
  2. lucky again
  3. already lucky
  4. twice as lucky

1

400

Which of the following is the BEST replacement for the verb gobbled in the sentence below?

We gobbled our food in the twenty minutes we had for lunch.

  1. sipped
  2. nibbled
  3. quickly ate
  4. made a turkey noise

3. quickly ate

400

Why does the author compare the sea near the volcano to a monster?

  1. to show that the sea was ugly
  2. to show that the sea was dangerous
  3. to show that there were no waves in the sea
  4. to show that there was a large animal in the sea

2

400

It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?

Answer: Your name

400

I set the table. Dad cooked supper.

  1. I set the table while Dad cooked supper.
  2. I set the table wherever Dad cooked supper.
  3. I set the table as long as Dad cooked supper.
  4. I set the table rather than Dad cooked supper.

1

400

What does the word repaid mean in the sentence below?

Anna repaid the dollar I loaned to her.

  1. paid back
  2. paid twice
  3. paid ahead of time
  4. the opposite of paid

1

500

Which of the following is the BEST replacement for the verb sowed in the sentence below?

The farmer sowed the wheat.

  1. threw
  2. dug up
  3. planted
  4. collected

3. planted

500

How does Manu change by the END of the story?


  1. He learns how to take care of animals.
  2. He feels better about living in Hawaii.
  3. He finds out that his brothers care about him.
  4. He discovers that Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves is a seal

2

500

How many months of the year have 28 days?

All of them! Every month has *at least* 28 days.

500

I was not watching. The kettle boiled over.

  1. While I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.
  2. If only I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.
  3. Whereas I was not watching, the kettle boiled over.
  4. Wherever I was not watching, the kettle boiled over

1

500

What does the word unusual mean in the sentence below?

Mom thought the ring was very unusual.

  1. usual again
  2. usual already
  3. twice as usual
  4. the opposite of usual
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