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Vocabulary Day 1
Vocabulary Day 2
Vocabulary Day 3
Reading
Comprehension
100
mean, disgusting
What is nasty?
100
a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest
What is wood?
100
a stupid, foolish, or awkward person
What is goon?
100
Boggis was a chicken farmer. He kept thousands of chickens. He was -------. a) enormously fat b) pot-bellied dwarf c) thin as a pencil
a) enormously fat
100
What idea did Mr. Fox have when the farmers' shovels got close to his family? a) to dig his family to safety b) to ask the beavers for help c) to sneak out the back hole d) to run to the mine shaft
a) to dig his family to safety
200
not nice, nasty
What is mean?
200
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent
What is huge?
200
to emit a strong offensive smell
What is stink?
200
Bunce was a duck-and-goose farmer. He kept thousands of ducks and geese. He was -------. a) enormously fat b) a pot-bellied dwarf c) thin as a pencil
b) a pot-bellied dwarf
200
“It will never grow again,” said Mr. Fox. “I shall be tail-less for the rest of my life.” He looked very glum. What does the word glum mean? a) excited b) shocked c) quietly happy d) gloomy and depressed
d) gloomy and depressed
300
covered thickly
What is smothered?
300
an opening through something; gap; aperture
What is hole?
300
"decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or  bad-smelling"
What is rotten?
300
Bean was a turkey-and-apple farmer. He kept thousands of turkeys in an orchard full of apple trees. He was -------. a) enormously fat b) pot-bellied dwarf c) thin as a pencil
c) thin as a pencil
300
“Your father is a fantastic fox.” What part of speech is fantastic? a) verb b) noun c) adjective
c) adjective
400
huge, very big
What is to enormous?
400
well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat
What is plump?
400
to smell strongly and unpleasantly
What is reek?
400
The three farmers were ------. a) friendly b) mean c) poor d) generous
b) mean
400
15. What was the main idea of Chapter 4, “The Terrible Shovels”? a) Mr. Fox must save his family from the shovels. b) The farmers plan to poison the foxes’ den. c) The farmers use shovels to bury the foxes in their den.
a) Mr. Fox must save his family from the shovels.
500
stomach that is round and heavy like a pot
What is pot-bellied?
500
"to move slowly with the body close to the ground,  as a reptile or an insect, or aperson on hands and knees."
What is creep?
500
"any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or  substances,especially of an odorous or harmful nature"
What is fumes?
500
Every evening Mr. Fox asked Mrs. Fox ----------. a) "Well, my darling, what shall it be tonight?" b) "Hello, love, are the children doing well tonight?" c) "Sweetie pie, do you wish to go for a stroll tonight?"
a) "Well, my darling, what shall it be tonight?"
500
16. What is the setting of the story? a) in the tunnels of a big city b) underground at the local zoo c) at the beach d) in a rural area and underground
d) in a rural area and underground