Vocabulary
Kate was with her _______.
(family, five, fly)
family
I can do it all by _________, said Missy.
(many, maybe, myself)
myself
Who was the narrator of this story?
a young boy
Where did Makoto live BEFORE he came to the house?
Japan
My new pet is a black and white ______.
(flour, hound, grow)
hound
They were at a birthday _______ for Grandmother.
(baby, carry, party)
party
Which word means almost the SAME as the word new in the sentence below?
There is new milk in the fridge.
(fresh, kind, small)
fresh
What is the name of the narrator?
The story does not tell.
Why do Makoto's mother and father give the boys cookies?
to show they are glad for the boys' help
Now my new pet lives in my_________.
(dawn, house, soil)
house
Grandmother, will you _____ open my gift first?
(places, please, pretty)
please
Which word means almost the SAME as the word light in the sentence below?
Mom grows light pink roses in the garden.
(bit, pale, young)
pale
Which word does the narrator use to talk about himself?
I
Why are the boys glad that Makoto will go to their school?
They will have a new friend.
Her ______ had dirt on them and mom was upset.
(cause, loud, paws)
paws
“It is a bowl that I made in ______,” said Kate.
(door, food, school)
school
Which word means almost the SAME as the word nice in the sentence below?
There is a nice boy in the house next door.
(fresh, kind, small)
kind
How do the kids know a new family will soon live in the house?
The truck comes with boxes.
Who moves into the house?
Makoto and his family
My friend is a ______ named Paul.
(boy, claw, foil)
boy
“I did not ______ the bowl,” Kate said.
(both, boy, buy)
buy
Which word means almost the SAME as the word little in the sentence below?
I would like to eat a little snack.
(small, sweet, white)
small
How do you know that Makoto is good at soccer?
He could keep running and running.
How do you know the boys like each other?
They play together all day long.
Paul ______ at the flower in his hand.
(crawled, pointed, spoiled)
pointed