Vocabulary 1
Something that covers or protects from the weather.
A true story of a real person's life, written by someone else.
Biography
In which story does a mean older girl at school trick the main character into giving away a precious green, shiny birthday gift from her mother?
Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
What needs to be fixed in this sentence?
My soccer game is this friday.
"Friday" should be capitalized.
What does "examine" mean?
To look at something very carefully.
What does "immigrated" mean?
To have come to a new country to live.
Stories featuring characters, settings, and events that could happen in real life.
Realistic Fiction
In which story does a clever grandmother give the advice to spill hot coffee on a suitor’s shoes to find out if they have a good temper?
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
What is the correct plural spelling of the word "box" when you are talking about more than one.
Boxes
What does "competition" mean?
A contest or situation where people try to be more successful than others.
What does "achievement" mean?
Something successfully done or gained.
Stories with made-up elements, magic, or talking animals that do not exist in the real world.
Fantasy or Fairy Tale
In which story does a third-grade girl panic because she thinks she has absolutely no skills for the school talent show, until she glues shiny pennies to the bottom of her shoes?
The Talented Clementine
What are the two places where commas need to be added to fix this sentence:
We need to buy milk eggs and apples.
After "milk" and "eggs"
What does "waver" mean?
To not be sure about a choice
What does "confidence" mean?
A belief in your own abilities.
Verse written with rhythm, imagery, and sometimes rhyming patterns to express feelings and ideas.
Poetry
In which story does a boy try to deliver a giant, delicious birthday gift to a princess, only to have birds, a troll, and a forest fire destroy it along the way?
Clever Jack Takes the Cake
What is the correct past-tense form of the verb "run" to fix this sentence:
"Yesterday, we runned all the way to the playground."
"ran"
What does "prefer" mean?
To like one thing better than another.
What does "valuable" mean?
Worth a lot of money or meaning a lot to someone.
Made-up stories set in a real time period in the past.
Historical Fiction
In which story does a brave woman fight for women's right to vote, speaking out at big meetings during a time when only men were allowed to make the laws?
Elizabeth Leads the Way
Where does the apostrophe go to show that the toy belongs to the puppy: "The puppys toy was under the couch."
After the y (puppy's)
What does "barter" mean?
Trading goods or services without using money.