World Knowledge
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Situation Examples
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Jaden saw his friend had no snack. He gave him half of his cookie. That showed kindness because he was being nice and sharing with someone. His friend smiled.

He gave him half of his cookie. 

Nice 

Sharing  

100

The students began to gather on the rug. They came together in one place. The teacher started reading a story. Everyone listened.

Came together

100

After playing outside, his shirt stuck to his skin and felt cool when the wind blew. When he touched it, it wasn’t dry anymore—it was damp. He noticed it had a little water in it from sweat and the grass. He went inside to change.

a little water in it

100

During recess, she noticed a classmate sitting alone and went over to sit with them. Later, she shared her snack and helped pick up dropped papers. These actions showed kindness.

Sit with them, shared her snack, helped
200

The bell rang for recess. The kids ran to the door QUICKLY. They moved very fast to get outside. Everyone was excited.

Moved very fast

200

The teacher asked Liam to assist her during the lesson when she had a stack of papers that needed to be handed out to everyone in the class. He helped her pass out papers by carefully walking around the room and making sure each student received one.

helped

200

The workers arrived early with tools and machines and began knocking down walls one by one. By the end of the day, almost nothing was left standing. They were starting to demolish the building.

Knocking down the walls

Nothing was left

200

On the long bus ride, max started to feel uncomfortable. He kept shifting in his seat, pulling at his shirt, and stretching his legs. Nothing seemed to help him feel better.

legs started to hurt, shifting in his seat

300

Mia cleaned her room and finished her homework. She worked hard to ACCOMPLISH her goals. She got everything done that she needed to do. She felt proud.

Got everything done

To do or completed

300

Mai tried on the sweater, but it scratched her arms and felt too tight around her neck. She started to feel uncomfortable, so she kept pulling at the sleeves. She quickly took it off and chose a softer shirt instead.

scratched, tight, quickly took it off

300

She looked at two backpacks on the table, noticing one had more pockets while the other was bigger but plain. As she studied them, she began to compare them.

looked at two backpacks,

noticing what is similar or different

300

During the basketball game, the coach separated the players. Some sat on the bench while others went to the court and played in the game. After a while, the players switched.

Some sat on the bench, and others went to the court

400

The cat jumped onto the chair and stayed there. It began to occupy the seat. It took up the space and would not move. No one else could sit there.

Took up space and did not move

400

After a long day filled with playing and eating, the baby began to feel drowsy. His eyelids kept getting heavier as he sat quietly in his crib. He rubbed his eyes and yawned several times while trying to stay awake, but his body was ready to rest.

rubbed his eyes, yawned, trying to stay awake, rest

400

A loud bang came from outside, and the dog jumped up, ran under the bed, and would not come out. His body shook and his ears stayed low. The noise seemed to frighten him.

dog jumped up, ran under the bed, and would not come out

400

During science, Mia kept leaning forward, watching closely to what the teacher was doing. She was curious and wanted to know why things worked the way they did.

wanted to know why things worked the way they did