Vocabulary
Vocabulary
The Challenge
Rachel the Clever
Contest of Riddles
100
To do something in order to become better at it.
Practice
100
a puzzle of a tricky question
riddle
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"He was lost in a dream, trying to figure out a way to make Estela notice him." In this sentence, lost in a dream means what?
Imagining himself in a different situation.
100
After the kings visit, the innkeeper is worried that
The king will take his inn away.
100
The King arranges the contest to do what?
Follow his daughter's wishes.
200
To feel nervous or clumsy
Awkward
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someone who uses intelligence to do something tricky
clever
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What does Jose do to get Estela's attention?
He studies for History quiz He falls off his bike He challenges Estela to raquetball
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What is the main reason the king chooses Rachel as his wife?
She is smart
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The princess uses his mind to do what?
Find her equal, a husband that is as good as riddles as her.
300
A heavy object
Weight
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to join together
marry
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In what way does Estela remind Jose of his father?
She eats a lot
300
"Go stand under the king's window with a fishing rod and pretend you're catching fish." Rachel gives these instructions to the peasant because she thinks what?
The king has made a bad decision.
300
The queen thinks the king is spoiling her daughter when he lets her do what?
By letting their daughter choose her own husband.
400
You give them hope that they can do something
Encourage
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to figure something out
interpret
400
How does Jose feel about Estela after the racquetball game?
He wants to get away from her.
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"Rachel didn't weep or wail." This sentence shows that Rachel IS worried or IS NOT worried about leaving the kingdom.
She is not worried.
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The princess knows that the servant is the true riddler because she sees him doing what?
Whispering the answers into the master's ear
500
something that belongs to someone else
possession
500
what you know
knowledge
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"She flattened the empty milk carton with her fist, and slapped her science book closed. Then she hurled the carton and her balled-up lunch bag at the plastic- lined garbage can" Based on these sentences, what inferences can be made about Estela's personality?
She is rough, athletic, tom boyish.
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What does the King learn at the end of the story?
The he is Rachel's greatest possession.
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"Seems like we made a a good choice for our daughter. Don't you think so, dear wife?" What does the king mean by this?
The king and queen let their daughter choose her husband and because she was able choose, she choose a good man that was actually a captured prince.
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