Story vocabulary 1
What does precious mean?
Hint: The necklace from my grandma is very precious to me.
Something very special and valuable.
Define: Strong
Hint: The man at the gym is very strong
Having power and not weak.
Define curious & use it in a sentence.
Wanting to know or learn something.
I was curious about what was inside the box.
Define imagine & use it in a sentence
To make a picture in your mind.
I will imagine the characters of the story I'm reading.
What was the boy's perspective of love being a fish?
It was disgusting, creepy eyes
Define: Tender
Hint:
🔹 The kitten gave me a tender lick on my hand.
Gentle & Kind
Define: Delicate
The new plate I bought from Amazon is very delicate.
Easily broken or hurt; fragile.
Define wonder & put it in a sentence.
To think about something with amazement or questions.
I wonder what love really means.
Define different & identify the antonym
Not the same as something else.
What did grandma say when the boy asked him "what is love?" Why?
She said "I can't answer that" because love doesn't have one official answer.
Define: Fisherman
Hint: My grandfather is a very good fisherman.
A person who catches fish.
Define: Perspective
The boy in the story has a different perspective on love at the end.
The way someone sees or understands something.
Define search & put it in a sentence
To look carefully for something.
I search for my backpack in the morning.
Define compare & provide an antonym
To see how things are the same or different.
Contrast
What was the boy's perspective on love being applause?
"The crowd goes home."
Define: Wise
Hint: The math teacher is very wise.
Smart from learning and experience.
Define: Adore
I adore my new puppy.
To love and care for someone or something very much.
Use the word "discover" in a sentence.
To find something new.
Provide the definition & a synonym for the word understand
To know what something means, to know
What was the carpenter's perspective on love?
The house
Define: Carpenter
The carpenter built all of the houses on Staten Island.
Someone who builds with wood
Define: Discover
She discovered her love for social studies after reading a new book about it.
To find or learn something that was not known before.
To tell something so it is easier to understand.
Tell me something that is special to you and provide me with a synonym
One of a kind, sentimental,
My family is special to me.
How did the boy's perspective on "what is love" change from beginning to end?
At first he thought there was only one answer, but at the end he realized that love has no official answer and that love for him was right in front of him all along! (it was his grandma)