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What does the word representatives mean in the sentence below? There are representatives from each state at the conference.
What is people who serve as agents
100
How is the word broad used in the sentence below? The students wrote a broad outline to use when studying for their test.
What is general
100
Why did the new American send John Adams to France
What is in hopes of Adams of convincing France to help the Americans
100
What did Johnny and his father assume was the cause of the flash of light?
What is enemy fire
200
What does the word cramped mean?
What is crowded
200
How is the word hurdle used in the sentence below? The biggest hurdle Naomi faced was learning to feel comfortable in front of an audience.
What is a difficult problem
200
What word best describes the impression given by the illustration of Captain Tucker's frigate?
What is intimidating
200
How did four crew members get hurt?
What is the ship was hit by lightning
300
What does the word distracted mean?
What is has one's attention drawn away
300
Erase: cancel, kill, root, rub Using the thesaurus entry above, what word could be be used in place of the word erase below. Jacob had to erase the order for a new bike.
What is cancel
300
What was the primary source did John Adams use to narrate?
What is his diary
300
What punctuation marks are used when writing a primary source?
What is quotation marks "The Wind blowing against the current....produced a tumbling Sea."
400
What does the word viewpoint mean in the sentence below? The scientist had a good viewpoint to observe the eagle's nest.
What is a place where something can easily be seen
400
trace: copy, map, show, track Using the thesaurus entry above, what word could be be used in place of the word trace below. Joanna likes to trace pictures in her notebook.
What is copy
400
What was the cause of Johnny's illness?
What is a virus
400
How does the illustration of Johnny looking at the Portuguese man-of-war add to the description in the passage?
What is it shows a moment of shared excitement between Johnny and the sailor
500
What does the word shattered mean?
What is to break into pieces
500
What do you call a person who teaches?
What is professor or teacher
500
"Our Powder and balls were placed by the Guns," his father noted in his diary, "and every thing ready to begin the action." Why did the author use this in the passage?
What is to give the reader a firsthand account of what it was like to prepare for war
500
What does the illustration of Johnny and his father looking at the coast of Europe suggest?
What is John was more reserved about their arrival than Johnny was