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We bought fruit today. It is too hard to eat. Mother said, "Do not bite into it. Wait a day of two. Then the fruit will be ripe. It will be soft and sweet."
The word ripe means:
Hard
ready to eat
green
Ray and Lettie like to run fast. They also play ball together. They like lots of action. They move around a lot. Their bodies will grow strong.
The word action means:
holding hands
standing still
moving around
I work hard. I play too. Then I have a big appetite. I get so hungry. I eat a lot of food.
The word appetite means:
a need for fresh air
a need for sleep
a need for food
Some days I eat a lot of food. On other days I am only slightly hungry. That is when I don't eat much.
a lot
a little
enough
I love to see a ballet. The people in the show dance for hours. They jump and kick and turn. They move in may pretty ways.
The word ballet means:
a show with singing
a show with tricks
a show with dancing
Trudy was the star of the show. Her mother and father watched. Their faces were beaming. I could tell they were pleased.
The word beaming means:
happy
sad
clean
It was a hot day. I went by a garbage truck. A foul smell came from the truck. I held my nose. The garbage was full of old food.
The word foul means:
bad
good
fresh
Some things are hard to express. I want to tell you how I feel. Sometimes I cannot find the right words. It is hard to talk about feelings.
The word express means:
say
write
give
My friends and I sing together. Sometimes we sing happy tunes. Sometimes the tunes are sad. I sing when I am alone too. I make up my own tunes.
The word tunes means:
games
songs
jokes
My grandparents took me hiking last summer. We had to wear strong shoes. The ground was covered with stones. We had to climb over them. We climbed to the top of the hill.
The word hiking means:
climbing
swimming
hunting
Do you read a lot? Do you listen to the news? You will know may things about the world around you if you do. Reading and listening informs people. It lets them know what is new.
The word informs means:
Brings
Sends
Tells
Sometimes dogs bite people that they do not know. I see signs that say, "Beware." That is when I do not go near the dog. I stay away.
The word beware means:
pet
watch out for
catch
Sometimes I am stubborn. My mother says, "Do it this way." I will not. My father says, "Do it this way." I will not. I have to do it my way, no matter what!
The word stubborn means:
a person who wants his way
a person who asks for help
a person who smiles
My mother and I washed the car this morning. Mother put soap on it. I splashed the water on. The car was glossy when we got done.
sticky
shiny
strong
It began to get hot. We could see into the hole in the hill where the dragon lived. The dragon was green and smoke was coming from his nose.
The word dragon means:
an animal that flies
an animal that likes people
an animal that blows fire
The whole class put on a play. Each of us had a part. We all said our lines. We concluded by signing a song together. Then the play was over.
The word concluded means:
began
ended
planned
Look up at the sky at night. You will see many things that are bright. The stars shine. The moon gleams. The moon and stars fill the dark sky with light.
The word gleams means:
shines
smiles
sleeps
Sara and Jeff were building a doghouse. They drove the nails into the boards. They nailed the boards together. This is the way they made the walls and the floor.
The word drove means:
blew
put
banged
There is an odor coming from the kitchen. It smells so good. It makes me want to eat right away. I know it is pie.
a smell
a noise
a person
I like to make up new games. My friends play them with me. My teacher saw what I was doing. He smiled and said, "You are a very creative person."
The word creative means:
a person who is tall
a person who makes up things
a person no one likes
Last night there was a fire near my house. I did not go near the blaze. It was hot.
The word means
house
fire
water
One summer I stayed on grandfather's farm. He fixed things that broke. He patched a fence. He also patched a hole in one of grandmother's pots.
The word patched means:
made
threw away
fixed
Here comes Harry. He is running. His coat is open. His hair is flying. His shoes are not tied. Nothing looks right when he rushes.
The word rushes means:
walks
tries
hurries
I looked out the window. All I could see was white. The ground was white. the sky was white. My mother said, "That is a blizzard. The schools will be closed today."
The word blizzard means:
heavy snow storm
lots of sunshine
heavy rain storm
The word narrow means:
not long
not wide
not painted