Vocabulary 1
A ______ is a route that is dug underground or through a hill.
tunnel
_______ is the distance from the bottom to the top of something.
height
What word means the same as enormous?
a. small
b. huge
c. dirty
b. huge
How does Bear feel at the beginning of the story?
a. happy he has a new friend to talk to
b. proud he is better than the other animals
c. angry that the other animals think he is string
b. proud he is better than the other animals
Why is bear unhappy when the sun comes up?
a. he doesn't like being teased
b. he doesn't like being wrong
c. he doesn't like being hungry
b. he doesn't like being wrong
if an animal is _______ up, it has pulled its arms, legs, and head together in a circle
curled
_________ is the general way someone or something is moving
direction
What word means the same as autumn?
a. fall
b. month
c. spring
a. fall
Why does Brown Squirrel forget what his grandmother told him about teasing?
a. because he is so happy
b. because he is so scared
c. because he is so young
a. because he is so happy
"Hurry, Brown Squirrel," she called. "Hurry, hurry!"
Why does the author repeat the word hurry?
a. to show the speaker is happy
b. to show the speaker is scared
c. to show the speaker is running fast
b. to show the speaker is scared
If you move _______ something, you move in its direction
toward
healed
What word means the same as delighted?
a. quiet
b. tired
c. happy
c. happy
How are Bear and Rabbit alike?
a. they both like to brag
b. they both like to swim
c. they both have big families
a. they both like to brag
On page 304, why does the author repeat the sentences "The sun will not come up, hummph!" "The sun is going to rise, oooh!"?
a. to show that there is more than one sun
b. to show the characters cannot agree
c. to show that the characters are singing a beautiful song
b. to show the characters cannot agree
To _____ is to talk too proudly of something.
brag
When you ____ someone, you make fun of them in a joking way.
Tease
What word means the same as crumbs?
a. loaves
b. bits
c. slices
b. bits
What happens to Brown Squirrel during the winter?
a. he scratch on his back heals
b. Bear sneaks into his burrow and frightens him
c. his grandmother punishes him by keeping him underground
a. he scratch on his back heals
How can the reader tell little Brown Squirrel is clever?
a. because he tricks Bear into lifting his paw up
b. because he finds a way to make the sun come up
c. because he sleeps in his underground home all winter
a. because he tricks Bear into lifting his paw up
Define height
the distance between the top to the bottom of something
Define direction.
the general way something or someone is moving
Which word means the same as timid?
a. brave
b. shy
c. shaky
b. shy
Which sentence from the story shows that Bear is foolish?
a. "'No,' Bear answered. 'The sun will not come up!'"
b. "Bear stood up to his full height and spoke in a loud voice"
c. "Bear's big paws came down on little Brown Squirrel, pinning him to the ground"
a. "'No,' Bear answered. 'The sun will not come up!'"
How is Rabbit different from Brown Squirrel?
a. he gets lost
b. he teases Bear
c. he loses part of his tail
c. he loses part of his tail