K Vocabulary
K Problem Solving
4 Vocabulary
Stories
100
Look at the picture.
Name 1 thing that would make it difficult to hear.
-the tv being loud
-people talking/screaming at the TV
100
Ominous
"Was he dreaming or had those ominous sounds come from the attic?"
a. a curse
b. a sign something bad will happen
c. an adventure
b. a sign something bad will happen
100
What are they playing?
The score was tied with only seconds left. Kyle passed the ball to Kenny who dribbled it down the court. Instantly, three defenders swarmed around Kenny and started swiping at the ball.
The clock was winding down, 8...7...6. Kenny found an opening and passed to Tenley. She shot and easily made the basket just as the buzzer went off to end the game.
basketball
200
Stagger
" I staggered off the beach and through some grass, but driftwood logs jumbled at the back of the beach stopped me. "
a. to trip and fall
b. to move unsteadily from side to side. As if about to fall
c. to skip around
b. to move unsteadily from side to side. As if about to fall
200
Name 2 things in a kitchen that may make it harder to hear.
Name 1 thing you can do to hear better
Harder to hear:
-sound of cooking
-blender
-beeps of oven/microwave
to hear better:
-stand in front of the person your talking to
-move to a different room
-if possible, position yourself in front of a wall (so no noise is behind you)
200
nuzzled
"The kitten walked right up to Jason and nuzzled its head against his ankle."
a. to push or rub with the nose or head
b. to pet
c. to sleep next to
a. to push or rub with the nose or head
200
Who was Megan excited to meet?
She arrived at camp after days of driving across most of the United States. Megan was excited to meet the campers and counselors. She was greeted by counselors from over 30 different countries.
She was taken on a tour of the camp and saw where she would be working; even though the campers had not arrived yet, Megan knew that this would be a summer to remember.
Megan was excited to meet the campers and counselors.
300
Stumble
"She stumbled around in the dark"
a. to jump
b. to trip
c. to walk carefully
b. to trip
300
Name 3 things that make it harder to hear.
- the gym echo
- the players screaming
-the screeching of sneakers
-the cheers of the crowd
- noise from the surrounding stands
300
Amenities
"The building had cool amenities like a pool and a movie room."
a. something that makes life easier or more pleasant
b. a calendar
c. flowers and trees
something that makes life easier or more pleasant
300
Why were they nervous?
It took 2 & 1/2 hours of waiting in line to sit at the front of the fastest roller coaster in the country. Luke and Hollie were nervous. The roller coaster was reported to reach a top speed of 120 mph. They fastened their seat belts and watched the lights, Yellow... Yellow... Yellow... Green! The car shot forward. Luke and Hollie let out cheers of excitement, while their cheeks flapped in the wind.
"Woohoo!" they exclaimed after the car had come to a stop, "we should definitely do that again!"
The rollercoaster was fast
400
bizarre
"She wasn't going to break his bizarre rules on the first day"
a. a list of rules
b. average or normal
c. very strange or odd
c. very strange or odd
400
Name 3 things that make it harder to hear.
Name 1 way to hear better
Harder to hear:
-being far away
-surrounding kids screaming
- hats and scarfs (blocking our mouths when talking)
-echo
-sounds from cars passing by
How to hear better:
-stand in front of the person you are talking to
-move closer to the person you are talking to
-move away from noise
400
apprehensive
"He apprehensively followed her up the dark stairs"
a. excited about something that might happen
b. angry or upset
c. fearful about something that might happen
c. fearful about something that might happen
400
1. What did Conrad hear?
2. What did Conrad think happened?
While he was picking out his favorite vegetables, Conrad started to hear the loudest screaming. He wondered what happened. He walked over to the ice cream aisle and found what was causing the noise.
A little boy had dropped his ice cream cone on the floor and was very sad and upset. "Wow" thought Conrad, "dropping your ice cream isn't that big of a problem. I'm glad he isn't hurt."
1. Screaming
2. He thought the boy was hurt
500
immense
"He did not look so immense on this mighty stage."
a. very great in size or amount; huge
b. very small in size or amount; tiny
c. normal in size
a. very great in size or amount; huge
500
Name 2 things that can make it hard to hear.
Name 2 things you can do to hear better.
Hard to Hear
-noise from other google classrooms/ computers
-noise from other people in the room talking
-noise from TV/Tablet
To hear better:
- move to a different/quiet room
-everyone who can, wear headphones
500
cavern
"There wasn't much in that cavernous space. They'd built a fort out of old chairs and a sheet that the previous owners left behind."
a. a camp site
b. a wood table
c. a cave, or large area in a cave
c. a cave, or large area in a cave
500
What did Gracie do?
What went wrong?
When she got home from school Gracie wanted her favorite treat, chocolate chip cookies. She mixed all of the ingredients together, put the cookie dough on the sheet and put the sheet in the oven.
After they were finished baking she pulled them out of the oven. Even though they were still hot she put a whole cookie right in her mouth. She quickly spit it out because it tasted really salty. "I guess I read the recipe wrong," she said.
1. Baked cookies
2. She put salt in the cookies