Vocabulary words week of 8/25
What word means to scold a person?
chide
What word means a loud noise?
din
What word means really hot?
glee, appoint, sweltering?
While all the young people boarded the train to reach the starting point of the Tour of Sweden, what did Gustaf have to do?
He had to bicycle 600 miles to reach the starting point.
What is the plot of Supergrandpa?
a. is a mystery with many clues and a surprising ending
b. is realistic and easily understood
c. leaves you handing at the end
d. is based on an old Swedish fairy tale
b. is realistic and easily understood
What word means to melt?
thaw
What word means something you wear?
garment
What word means nervous?
startle, jittery, vessel
jittery
What was the Tour of Sweden?
It was a bicycle race that was thousands of miles long.
As time wore on in the race . .
a. the crowd began to shower Gustaf with love and encouragement
b. Gustaf felt he couldn't continue
c. the other contestants were jealous
a. the crowd began to shower Gustaf with love and encouragement
trophy
What word means strange?
eerie
What word means a kind of ship?
vessel, romp, glee
vessel
Gustaf was not as fast as the young people, but
a. which is why he fell so far behind
b. he made up for his lack of speed by never resting.
c. they all slowed down to give him a chance.
b. he made up for his lack of speed by never resting.
What helps make the plot exciting in our story?
a. waiting to see if the king is cruel or kind
b wondering whether or not Gustaf's famly with love him even though he didn't listen to them and entered the race
c. watching to see whether Gustaf will give up or stay in the race.
c watching to see whether Gustaf will give up or stay in the race
What word means "great"?
vast
What word means worry?
fret
What word means to "choose'?
pledge, appoint, startle
appoint
When Gustaf said he wanted to enter the Tour of Sweeden how did his family react? Be specific.
His family laughed at the idea and told him it would be the end of him. They discouraged him from entering.
One theme of Supergrandpa is:
a. friendship is valuable
b. children and family are the only people you can count on
c. you are never too old to try something new
c. you are never too old to try something new
What word means to unfold something?
unfurl
What word means "quick"?
nimble
What word means delight?
grief, sweltering, glee
glee
What did Gustaf decide to do when the judges refused to allow him to enter?
He began training for the race on his own.
Another theme or Supergrandpa is:
a. slow and steady wins the race
b. early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
c. leave well enough alone
a. slow and steady wins the race