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Water poured into the ship, hissing as it vaporized into steam. Vaporized means ______.
What is turned into vapor?
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In the middle of the day students are seen filing out of the school quietly in straight lines. Everyone gathers around the playground fence facing forward. One can infer...
What is there is a fire drill?
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A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.
What is entertain?
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The silly salamander swam to shore in a summer storm. This is an example of...
What is alliteration?
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This author is known for his books for preschoolers and young elementary children. His illustrations are very colorful. His titles include The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
Who is Eric Carle?
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Windows shattered and shards of glass shot through the air like missiles. Shards means ____.
What is broken pieces, bits, or fragments with sharp edges?
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A woman walks into a store soaking wet during a rain storm. One can infer....
What is she doesn't have an umbrella.
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A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary.
What is persuade?
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My brother was boiling mad when a careless kid stepped on his science project. Boiling mad is an example of...
What is metaphor?
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Beverly Cleary is one of the most beloved childrens authors of all time. She is most known for a little girl character who gets into frequent trouble for being mischievous at home and at school. She has a sister she calls Beezus.
Who is Ramona Quimby?
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John Shaffer invents new ice cream flavors for Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. His job title is "flavor guru." Guru means ___.
What is an expert?
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Adriana is seen playing a computer game with Marley. If Marley is her partner, one may infer...
What is David is absent? :D
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A cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts
What is inform?
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The wind whispered through the dry grass is an example of...
What is personification?
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Laura Ingalls Wilder was a pioneer woman who is most known for her beloved autobiographical novels about her childhood on the American frontier with her sisters Mary and Carrie and her Ma and Pa. These books are known as...
What is The Little House series?
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Many people who immigrated to this country brought the culture and food of their homelands to the United States. Immigrated means ____.
What is came to a new country from another country?
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A classroom is so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Students are bent over their papers with pencils in hand. One can infer...
What is the students are taking a test?
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A poem about a “packrat,” a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage
What is entertain?
400
It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped, And whirr when it stood still. I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will. Zip, bop, and whirr are examples of...
What is onomatopoeia?
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Even though she's one of the most famous people on the planet, the beloved Harry Potter author routinely has her last name mispronounced. Some pronounce it like it rhymes with bowling--Rowling. Some pronounce it like it rhymes with cow-ling--Rowling. The correct pronunciation is...
What is Rowling, like a bowling ball.
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The interval between recess and lunch is when we have math and science. Interval means ____.
What is a space or time between two other things?
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An old porpoise was known for swimming ahead of ships to guide them through a dangerous passage near New Zealand. One day a passenger on The Penguin shot at the porpoise. He recovered and returned to guiding ships, but from then on he hid any time The Penguin appeared. One can infer...
What is porpoises are intelligent animals and can tell one ship from another?
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A website describing a local dog leash ordinance, detailing its history and the penalties for walking around with one’s dog unleashed
What is inform?
500
In Amelia Bedelia, Amelia dusts the furniture by sprinkling dust on top of everything. When she's asked to draw the drapes she sketches a picture of the curtains. These are examples of...
What are idioms?
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Who is the beloved author who writes the Magic School Bus series of books?
Who is Joanna Cole?