Vocabulary
Which word means "from one side to the other"?
across
Which word means "the land outside of a city"?
countryside
Read the sentence below, which word is the verb and is it present or past tense?
She helped the families.
helped is the verb and it is past tense
Spell this high frequency word.
often
What is the genre of this story?
narrative nonfiction
Where does the story take place? (setting of the story)
Columbia (the jungles and countryside)
What is another word for very small towns?
villages
What does the word insist mean?
demands
Read the sentence below, which word is the verb, and is it present or past tense?
Sarah and Tom plant flowers.
plant is the verb and it is present tense
Spell these high frequency word.
world
Who is the main character in this story?
Luis
What is Luis' problem at the beginning of the story?
Luis has too many books.
The answer to a problem is called the.....
solution
a synonym for idea is a.....
thought
Which word is a synonym for enjoy?
alike dislike
grow like
like
Spell this high frequency word.
great
How does Luis solve his problem of having way too many books?
He brings the Burro Library to faraway villages.
What problem does Luis face at the Stream?
Beto does not want to cross the stream
Which words means " take as a loan"?
borrow
If you are unhappy about being alone, you are....
lonely
Which word could be a synonym for space?
plants community
work room
room
What two words make up this contraction?
won't
will not
What lesson do you learn from this story?
1 person can make a difference.
How do you know that this story is narrative nonfiction?
Because it is a story about real-life people and events narrated as fiction.