Sequence of Events
Story Elements
Idioms
Antonyms
Context Clues
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Mary goes to school every morning. Before she goes to school, she brushes her teeth. After she goes to school she plays outside. 

What does Mary do after she brushes her teeth?

She goes to school.
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These are the main people in the story.
The characters.
100
When they lost the game, he had to eat his words. What does "eat his words" mean?
Take back what he said.
100
black
white
100

What is the meaning of the word apprehensive?  

Mary was feeling apprehensive about the camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before and worried there might be bears. 

Nervous
200
Gabriella walks her dog in the park every Monday. First she puts on his leash, then she takes him outside, next she walks him around the block.

What does Gabriella do before she takes him outside?

She puts on his leash.
200
This is another word for the problem in the story.
Conflict.
200
When her sister got a new dress, she was green with envy.

What does "she was green with envy" mean?

She was jealous.
200
outside
inside
200

What is the meaning of the word ridiculous?  

She thought it was ridiculous to have to take the text the day after she got the study guide. She didn't have enough time to study.

absurd, impossible
300
Mr. Landers walks into Dina's Diner every morning. He sits on his favorite stool at the counter and starts to read the newspaper. When Alice, the waitress, comes to take his order, he always says, "The usual, please." A few minutes later, Alice brings him a blueberry muffin and a cup of coffee. 
What does Mr. Flanders do just before he reads the paper?
300
This is the answer to a problem.
Solution
300
Everyone was nervous, but then he told a joke to "break the ice."

What does "break the ice" mean?

To put people at ease, to make people more comfortable.
300
add
subtract
300

What is the meaning of the word accumulated?  

Over the years, Mrs. Reed has accumulated thousands of books. She was planning to donate many of them to the school library. 

collected, saved
400
Yesterday, my class went to the zoo on a field trip. We went to the monkey cages first. Then we watched an elephant eating its lunch. After that, we ate our own lunches in the picnic area. After lunch we saw the giraffe and the lions. At the end of the day, we stopped to look at the bus.

What did the class see right before they ate their lunch?

They watched the elephants eating lunch.
400
What is a key event?
The most important things that happen in the story.
400
He wanted to play video games but his sister kept getting on his back about helping her with her homework.

What does "getting on his back" this mean?

She was pestering him or nagging him to take out the trash.
400
silly
serious
400

What does the word "prominent" mean?

As the author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling is a prominent writer in the field of children's literature.

well-known
500
After Mandy went home, she took a shower then cleaned her room. Before Mandy went home she played basketball with her friends, then got some ice cream.
What did Mandy right before she got home?
500
What is the most intense part of the story where the conflict is resolved?
Climax
500
"Don't beat around the bush," her mother said, "just tell me what happened."

what does "beat around the bush" mean?

avoid saying what you mean; to tell a story and take forever to get to the point
500
giddy
serious
500

What is the meaning of the word jovial?  

Grandpa was in a jovial mood last weekend. He was making jokes and laughing at everything.

Happy
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