Peak
What did Peak do to get himself into trouble?
He climbed a skyscraper in New York
What's a word for two people saying the same things at the at the same time?
unison
A word for taking a look at a book to figure what it's like by reviewing the back description, table of contents, and maps, if any.
Preview
The sentence in a paragraph that tells us what that paragraph is going to be about (It's usually the first one)?
Topic Sentence
Words that describe things and often end in "ous", "ful" or "cal"
adjectives
Other than climbing, what is Peak's outstanding skill?
Writing
What's a word to describe something placed in a position in which it might fall; or something that's uncertain?
precarious
A way to remember the important details in a book by writing down who did what, what happened and what might happen next
Summarizing
The type of writing that is about real stuff
nonfiction
Words that are the names of things and often end in "tion, "sion", or "ity"
Nouns
How did Joshua Wood get Peak out of legal trouble?
He took him out of the country.
What's another word for sorrow?
Remorseful
The words we can learn from reading that might make it easier to read subsequent (or future) books.
Vocabulary
The places in a paragraph where we find the main idea
Topic sentence or concluding sentence
Action words
Verbs
What is GSS?
It's a special school for gifted children.
What's a word for boldly risky, or in your face?
audacious
A guess about what might happen next in a book based on what has happened so far.
Pediction
The part of a paragraph that wraps up the whole thing
concluding sentence
Words that describe an action and often end in "-ly"
adverbs
Where is Mount Everest?
Asia
Between Nepal and Tibet (China)
What's a word for getting use to something (like a new climate or altitude)?
Acclimate
The things you already know that help you understand a book
Background knowledge
The words ahead of a paragraph or passage that tell us what subject subject will be covered next
Headings
We can simplify a complex sentence by identifying these two things
Subject, and verb