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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
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What does dye mean in the sentence below? My aunt is going to dye her hair red next week.
change the color of
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What does the word sharpening mean in this sentence. The dull pencil needed sharpening.
making pointed
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Why does Glenmae dip the yarn in the dye over and over?
to make the yarn darker
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What happened to the plants that Glenmae collected on the walk?
Geraldine ate them.
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When you duplicate something what do you do?
copy
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A substance that is used to change the color of something.
dye
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Where did Glenmae get the dye she used for the rug?
the store
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Why does Glenmae comb the wool BEFORE she spins it?
to remove the twigs and burrs
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Give a synonym for strands.
pieces or strings
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What does the word strands mean? She swept the strands of hair off the floor.
pieces
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What does Geraldine mean when she says that Glenmae decided to weaver her into a rug?
Glenmae would use Geraldine's wool to weave a rug.
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Why did Glenmae and Geraldine go for a walk?
To look for plants
400
Give an antonym for delicious.
nasty, not good, horrible
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To make an item by crossing materials over one another
weave
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What does Glenmae have to do BEFORE she can use the loom?
She has to wrap yarn around two poles.
400
From what Geraldine says, what can you tell about mohair?
It is wool from a goat.
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Which vocabulary word is something you use to knit with?
yarn
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Which vocabulary word means to twist cotton or wool to make yarn or thread?
spinning
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What does Glenmae do to the wool BEFORE she spins it?
She cuts it, washes it, and combs it.
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What will a reader MOST LIKELY think AFTER reading this story?
That making a Navajo rug takes a lot of time and practice.