Vocabulary 1
What does timid mean?
A. defeated
B. frightened
C. grumpy
D. jealous
B. frightened
What does furiously mean?
A. angrily
B. heavily
C. lazily
D. noisily
A. angrily
What animal is claiming to be "King of the road?"
the snake
What does Desert Woman tell Roadrunner he needs to do to learn to dance?
A. practice
B. Read a book
C. take lessons
D. go to Sacred Mountain
A. practice
What does created mean?
A. made something multiply
B. made something repeat
C. made something exist
D. made something spin
C. made something exist
Fill in the Blank:
My teacher _____________ a game for us to play.
A. interfered
B. created
C. cooperated
D. furiously
B. created
What does Desert Woman do to try to solve the problem with snake first?
add a rattle to his tail
What happens first in the story?
A. Rattlesnake threatens the people.
B. Desert Woman creates Roadrunner.
C. Roadrunner challenges Rattlesnake
D. Rattlesnake threatens the other animals.
A. Rattlesnake threatens the people.
What does awkward mean?
A. angy
B. clumsy
C. helpless
D. uptight
B. clumsy
Read the dictionary entry below
Verb: try to do something
Noun: The act of trying to do something
Which of the following words is defined in the entry above
A. attempt B. created
C. interfere D. involve
A. attempt
All of the following are gifts the animals give to the guardian of the road EXCEPT
A. strength
B. good hearing
C. ability to dance
D. a tail to balance himself
B. good hearing
Why does Roadrunner not want to be king of the road?
A. Desert Woman told Roadrunner to use his gift to help others.
B. He did not think he was big enough or fast enough.
C. He did not have time to keep the roads safe.
D. The desert animals did not like him.
A. Desert Woman told Roadrunner to use his gift to help others.
Which one of these words means "to take part in an activity"?
A. attempted
B. interfered
C. created
D. involved
D. involved
Kylie was frightened to speak in front of the class. She practiced so she wouldn't be so ______________.
A. awkward
B. timid
C. created
B. timid
What is the MAIN problem in the story?
A. Roadrunner is being a bully.
B. Rattlesnake is being a bully.
C. Rattlesnake is biting everyone
D. Roadrunner does not know how to dance.
B. Rattlesnake is being a bully.
In the story, the family came upon the snake and it says, the children "froze with fright". Does that mean?
A. They were so cold they needed a blanket.
B. They stopped because they were afraid.
C. The children turned into block of ice.
B. They stopped because they were afraid
What does the word cooperation mean?
A. working together
B. playing quietly
C. singing loudly
D. running fast
A. working together
The mother shook her finger angrily at the misbehaving boy. "You will be punished, she said ______________".
A. attempt
B. furiously
C. lazily
B. furiously
Who is king of the road at the end of the story?
no one
What gift did Desert Woman give roadrunner?
the gift of dance