And, Or, But
The girl was happy and cheerful.
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What does cheerful mean?
Happy
The puppy was tiny. It was so small that it could fit inside a shoe.
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Which phrase helps you understand tiny?
a. inside a shoe
b. so small
b. so small
When the fire alarm rang, everyone left the building immediately. Nobody waited or stopped to get their belongings.
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What does immediately mean?
a. right away
b. after a long time
a. right away
Leo forgot his jacket on a freezing morning. He was shivering while waiting for the bus. His whole body was shaking from the cold.
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What does shivering mean? Which phrase proves it?
a. shaking
b. running
a. shaking
"his whole body was shaking"
The water was freezing, but the soup was hot.
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What does freezing mean?
very cold
The sidewalk was slippery after the rain. People had to walk carefully because their shoes kept sliding.
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Which phrase helps you understand slippery?
a. their shoes kept sliding
b. after the rain
a. their shoes kept sliding
The classroom was silent during the test. Nobody talked, and the only sound was pencils moving on paper.
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What does silent mean?
a. very busy
b. very quiet
b. very quiet
The instructions were confusing. Many students did not understand what to do, so they asked the teacher to explain them again.
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What does confusing mean? Which phrase proves it?
a. easy
b. hard to understand
b. hard to understand
"Many students did not understand what to do"
The boy was exhausted, or extremely tired, after playing soccer.
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What does exhausted mean?
extremely tired
Jamal was reluctant to sing in front of the class. He loved music, but he wasn't sure he wanted everyone to hear him.
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Which phrase helps you understand reluctant?
a. he loved music
b. wasn't sure he wanted everyone to hear him
b. wasn't sure he wanted everyone to hear him
Nora was astonished when her friends surprised her with a birthday party. She opened her eyes wide and said, "I can't believe you did this!"
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What does astonished mean?
a. very surprised
b. very disappointed
a. very surprised
Aaliyah was determined to finish her project. She stayed up all night working on it because she refused to give up.
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What does determined mean? Which phrase proves it?
a. ready to quit
b. not giving up
b. not giving up
"refused to give up"
The classroom was chaotic, but the library was peaceful and quiet.
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What does chaotic mean?
loud, busy
After the power went out, the hallway was dim. Students could barely see the doors because there was very little light.
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Which phrase helps you understand dim?
a. very little light
b. power went out
a. very little light
The coach told the team to conserve their energy before the soccer game. The players sat down and rested so they would not get tired.
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What does conserve mean?
a. use quickly
b. save and protect
b. save and protect
The old bridge was unstable. It moved from side to side when people walked across it.
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What does unstable mean? Which phrase proves it?
a. not steady
b. very old
a. not steady
"moved from side to side"