Theme Vocabulary
"Swimming to the Rock" Vocab
"The Black Mambas" Vocab
Reading
Grammar
100

you think something bad will happen

afraid

100

to get to a place

arrive

100

not worried about anything

calm

100

A row of words in a poem is a:

line

100

In, On, Next to

I put my glass of water __________ the table

On

200

when people do something difficult or scary

brave

200

to do something special for an important event

celebrate

200

stopping something and not letting it go

catch

200

A group of lines is a:

stanza

200

In, On, Next to

I put my notebook ___________ my backpack to take it home.

In

300

Racing cars around a fast track is a _____ sport.

dangerous

300

what you do when you are happy and encouraging

cheer

300

someone who does something brave

hero

300

To make pictures in your mind

visualize

300

In, On, Next to

After class, I go to the bus stop __________ the school.

Next to

400

nothing can hurt you

safe

400

The park is _____ because it is not close to our home.

far

400

Here you can find trees and flowers

nature

400

Which detail helps you visualize how people fight fires?

1.) Think about the words first responder. 

2.) These words have a lot of power. 

3.) A firefighter arrives first at a burning building.

4.) A police officer arrives quickly to an emergency call. 

5.) People sometimes forget about another first responder: a paramedic.

3.) A firefighter arrives first at a burning building.

400

Which sentence uses the words there is correctly?
a.) There is rocks. 

b.) There is waves. 

c.) There is shells. 

d.) There is a beach.

d.) There is a beach.

500

An animal that lives free

wild

500

to move something into the air

lift

500

To keep something safe

protect

500

What is the name for the person in a poem who talks to the reader?

The speaker

500

Which sentence uses the words there are correctly? 

a.) There are one big elephant. 

b.) There are snakes at the zoo.

c.) There are a small, gray wolf. 

d.) There are a bird called an eagle.

b.) There are snakes at the zoo.