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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension 1
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What does the word seep mean?
flow
100
What does the word brief mean?
short
100
True or False: Francis, Lottie, and Billy were in danger because of the Comancheros.
True
100
What kind of language is the phrase "breath of wind"? A. an adage B. alliteration C. personification D. simile
C. personification
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What does the word evident mean?
easily understood
200
What does the word hasten mean?
quicken
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What does the phrase "They'll be on us like dogs" mean?
They will attack us immediately.
200
What happens before Lottie finds water?
Francis tells her to dig.
300
What does the word salvation mean?
the state of being saved from harm
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What does the word impoliteness mean?
disrespect
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How would Mrs. O be feeling if her students "drove her over the edge"?
greatly irritated
300
Why do Francis and the children take cover under a ledge?
A bolt of lightning hit close to them
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What does the word undoubtedly mean?
certainly
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What does the word stalked mean?
followed
400
How do you think Francis felt when he had to carry Billy piggyback mile after mile, yard after yard, and finally step by step.
Tired; the task of carrying Billy was getting harder and harder
400
Why is Francis relieved after the heavy rainfall?
Their footprints were gone then.
500
What does the word pace mean?
walk
500
What does the word dismantle mean?
take apart
500
When did Billy fall asleep in the story?
While Francis was carrying him
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What is personification?
Giving human characteristics or qualities to something that is non-human