Vocabulary
Read this sentence from “Pecos Bill.
”“Hey, fellar,” he said, holding up the dazed snake.
What does the word dazed mean in this sentence?
sad
joyful
confused
frightened
Confused
Which is a synonym for Dazed?
unsure
Which word is an antonym for dignity?
worry
shame
inability
strength
Shame
What word would you add to shoe to describe something that protects a hoof?
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Horseshoe
What type of sentence uses words "like" and "as"
Simile
Read this sentence from “Pecos Bill.
”But after a lovely ceremony, a terrible catastrophe occurred.
What does the word catastrophe mean in this sentence?
activity
situation
gathering
disaster
disaster
Instead of being normal, the house was EERIE.
Ugly
Strange
dark
usual
strange
Some people live in POVERTY, but others live in a rich house.
Poor
Normal
Wealthy
Wealthy
Add a word to earth to mean “ground shakes.”
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Earthquake
Which word in the sentence is a clue to the meaning of the word catastrophe?
lovely
ceremony
terrible
occurred
terrible
Sally had AMPLE time to get to the store, but she had only a few minutes to get to the post office.
Not enough
Little
Plenty
Plenty
What is the antonym of the word below?
Abandon (verb)
Call off
End
Continue
Continue
Add a word to country to describe a location outside of cities
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Countryside
Read this sentence from “John Henry.”
He saw men robbed of their dignity and robbed of their families.
What does the word dignity mean in this sentence?
pride
talent
wisdom
comfort
pride
What id a Synonym for the word "Insert" (verb)
Exit
Extract
Include
Include
What is the antonym of the word below?
Interior (noun)
Core
Heart
Exterior
Exterior
Kin means “related.” What word would you add to kin to mean “people related to you”
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Kinfolk
Read this sentence from “John Henry.”
In the dim light, John Henry was the most powerful-looking baby folks had ever seen.
What is the author referring to when calling John Henry the most powerful-looking baby?
his charm from the earliest of ages
his wisdom from the earliest of ages
his strength from the earliest of ages
his intensity from the earliest of ages
His Strength from the earliest of ages
Her job was TERMINATED so she had to go find a new job.
Ended
Started
Learned
Ended
My grandmother’s house is located in a RURAL area where there are a lot of trees and few neighbors.
City
Country
Small
Tall
City
Add a word to rattle to generate the name of a specific kind of reptile
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Rattlesnake