How the Buffalo Were
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Reading lessons
General
100

The area surrounded by a fence, wall, or barrier, usually to keep animals inside

What is an enclosure?

100

The word that means to help or be helpful to; be useful to

What is benefit?

100

What is another word for master?

What is main?

100

The word to describe the governing body of a nation, state or community.

What is government?

100

a story that has been passed down orally through generations and has many retellings

What is a folktale?

200

A wild rush by a group of animals or people, often in fear

What is a stampede?

200

A state of being comfortable, without worry.

What is ease?

200

To cause feelings of fear, worry, or surprise

What is dismay?

200

The chief author of the U.S. Constitution and future president of the United States

Who is James Madison?

200

a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands

What is a fairy tale?

300

The word that means you did as you were told

What is compliant?

300

What is the word that means a sudden loss of courage because of fear or worry?

What is dismay?

300

What is the four letter word that means to be without?

What is lack?

300

The three levels of government

What are local, state, and federal?

300

a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated

What is a legend?

400

The word that means running over or crushing underfoot

What is trampling?

400

What is the word that means to become skilled at?

What is master?

400

What is the adjective that means enough to fill a need?

What is sufficient?

400

The system of shared powers in the U.S.

What is federalism?

400

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

What is a fable?

500

The word meaning to be scolded angrily

What is berated?

500

What is the ten letter word that means love of one's country?

What is patriotism?

500

What is the ten-letter adjective that means deserving of being noticed?

What is remarkable?

500

The word that describes the type of funds the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided to storm victims

What are relief funds?

500

an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe

What is a tall tale?