Vocabulary
Synonyms
Chipmunk
Bear
Squirrel
100

What does healed mean?

Got better

100

Synonyms are words that mean the SAME thing.  

What is a synonym for the word fall in the sentence below?

I love fall because the leaves change colors.  

A. autumn

B. month

C. spring

A. Autumn

100

How are the character Bear (How Chipmunk Got His Stripes) and the character Rabbit (Why Rabbits Have Short Tails) alike?

they both like to brag

100

How does Bear feel about himself at the beginning of the story?

He is very prideful.  He thinks he is better than other animals

100

Why does the author repeat the following?

"The sun will not come up, hummph!"

"The sun is going to rise, oooh!"


To express that the characters are arguing and cannot agree. 

200

What does the word height mean?

How tall something is

200

Synonyms are words that mean the SAME thing.  

What is a synonym for the word huge in the sentence below?

It took three huge men to lift the truck. 

A. tiny

B. enormous

C. dirty

B. enormous

200

Brown Squirrel was chased by bear and got scratched. 

Rabbit was chased by an animal and _____________.

lost part of his tail

200

Why was Bear unhappy when the sun rose?

Bear didn't like being wrong.  

200

Over the winter, what happens to little Brown Squirrel?

Over the winter, the scratches heal and grow white stripes.
300

What does the word toward mean?

Going to something

300

Synonyms are words that mean the SAME thing.  

What is a synonym for the word bits in the sentence below?

Little bits of popcorn landed in my lap.

A. slices

B. loaves

C. crumbs

C. crumbs

300

What is a synonym for happy?

glad

funny

glad

300

What makes us think that Bear is foolish at the beginning of the story?

Bear thinks that the sun will not come up. 

300

How can the reader tell that little Brown Squirrel is clever?

Squirrel is clever because he tricked Bear into letting him go by lifting his paw.

400

What does the word tease mean?

To make fun of something or someone

400

Synonyms are words that mean the SAME thing.  

What is a synonym for the word happy in the sentence below?

I was very happy to see my grandma.  

A. tired

B. quiet

C. delighted

C. Delighted

400

What is a synonym for pretty?

kind

beautiful

beautiful

400

Bear liked to ______ about himself all the time.  

brag

400

Why does the author repeat "Hurry, hurry" when grandma squirrel called for Brown Squirrel?

To show that the character is scared.

500

What does the word tunnel mean?

A long hole with (Walls all around)

500

Synonyms are words that mean the SAME thing.  

What is a synonym for the word shy in the sentence below?

The young girl never talked because she was very shy

A. brave

B. timid

C. sneaky

B. timid

500

What is a synonym for chilly?

cold 

windy

cold

500

What is a synonym for the word screamed?

yelled

whispered

yelled

500

Squirrel liked to _______ Bear

tease