Vocab Definitions
Vocab Sentences
Simple Present and Simple Past
The Forgotten Treasure
100

The word ________________ means, “to find something.”

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The word locate means, “to find something.”

100

I was able to ___________ the building with my GPS.

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

I was able to locate the building with my GPS.

100

When I ________ five years old, I took violin lessons. 

A) am

B) was

C) were

When I ________ five years old, I took violin lessons. 

B) was

100

Which of these is a treasure to the hunter?

A) home

B) family


Which of these is a treasure to the hunter?

B) family

200

The word ________________ means, “the feeling that you no longer have something important."

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The word loss means, “the feeling that you no longer have something important."

200

The family in the story experiences a ___________ when the father never returned home.

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The family in the story experiences a loss when the father never returned home.

200

My family ________ very musical. We love singing and playing instruments.

A) is 

B) was

C) were

My family ________ very musical. We love singing and playing instruments.

A) is 

200

Why does the youngest brother refuse to play? 

A) He wants his father.

B) He wants other toys.


Why does the youngest brother refuse to play? 

A) He wants his father.

300

150 points per answer

The word ________________ means, “something that is very special and important.” 

The word ________________ means, “to think of something again later.”

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The word treasure means, “something that is very special and important.” 

The word remember means, “to think of something again later.”

300

150 points per answer

The father in the story wanted his family to know that they were the most important things to him. In other words, they were his ___________. He also wanted them to always ___________ him. In other words, to always keep him in mind.

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The father in the story wanted his family to know that they were the most important things to him. In other words, they were his treasure. He also wanted them to always remember him. In other words, to always keep him in mind.

300

My youngest cousin ________ a new watch, and he is learning to tell the time.

A) had

B) have

C) has

My youngest cousin ________ a new watch, and he is learning to tell the time.

C) has

300

Why do the four older brothers go into the forest?

A) to hunt for food

B) to gather arrows

C) to search for their father


Why do the four older brothers go into the forest?

C) to search for their father

400

200 points per answer

The word ________________ means, “to stop thinking about something.” 

The word ________________ means, "a place that has lots of trees.”

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

200 points per answer

The word forget means, “to stop thinking about something.” 

The word forest means, "a place that has lots of trees.”

400

200 points per answer

The father in the story did not want his family to ___________, or stop thinking about him. Unfortunately, they did when the father went into the ___________, or place with trees.

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The father in the story did not want his family to forget, or stop thinking about him. Unfortunately, they did when the father went into the forest, or place with trees.

400

Her dogs are big now, but they ________smaller last year.

A) are

B) was

C) were

Her dogs are big now, but they ________smaller last year.

C) were

400

Which word describes the four older brothers and their mother at the end of the selection?

A) shy

B) lazy

C) proud

D) selfish

Which word describes the four older brothers and their mother at the end of the selection?

D) selfish

500

250 points per answer

The word ________________ means, “very pretty.” 

The word ________________ means, “the set of bones in an animal or a person.”

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The word beautiful means, “very pretty.” 

The word skeleton means, “the set of bones in an animal or a person.”

500

250 points per answer

The father in the story carved a ___________, or very pretty, wooden sculpture. Before this, his ___________, or bones, were put back together.

beautiful, forest, locate, loss, remember, forget, treasure, skeleton

The father in the story carved a beautiful, or very pretty, wooden sculpture. Before this, his skeleton, or bones, were put back together.

500

250 points per answer

My favorite magazine ________ on the table.

A) is

B) be

C) were

Last year, the carnival ________ better rides.

A) have

B) had

C) has

My favorite magazine ________ on the table.

A) is

Last year, the carnival ________ better rides.

B) had

500

What is the main theme (message) of the story The Forgotten Treasure? Answer the question and use a quote from the story. 

The main theme of the story The Forgotten Treasure is to appreciate your loved ones and not forget them. “As long as a person is remembered and treasured by someone, he is not really lost.” - Page 306

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