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Travis wanted to be a basketball star. He was short, though, and the basket seemed very high up. Even so, he practiced hard to get better. He shot baskets on his driveway all summer. By September, he could sink more baskets than any of his friends. "Travis, you should play on a Park League team," his gym teacher said. "You are really good!" Wow, Travis thought, I guess all those hours of playing really paid off!
What is practicing makes one good at something
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A good parrot owner loves to talk. The owner likes to play games. The owner likes to stay at home. Marla Davis is a parrot owner. She is a perfect owner. She lives in the country. She spends her time in her house or in the garden. Her parrot loves to sit on her shoulder. The parrot talks while Marla pulls weeds. Some owners may get tired of a parrot. Parrots can be very loud. Parrots like people. They can stay very close to one person. They can do this for their entire lives. They need a lot of attention. They play games. They talk. But parrots can get very sad. This happens when they are left alone for a few days. What causes Marla to be a perfect parrot owner?
What is she is at home a lot
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Break a leg means
What is good luck
100
To give an idea
What is suggest
100
What does the prefix un- mean
What is not
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The Smart Math Kid Every day, Sam sat quietly at the back of the class. Then one day, Mr. Harold wrote a hard math problem on the board. One by one, the students went up and tried to solve it, but no one could. Then Sam went to the board! Everyone was quiet as he wrote his answer. The teacher nodded. Sam had figured it out! He was good at math!
What is sometimes people will surprise you
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A good parrot owner loves to talk. The owner likes to play games. The owner likes to stay at home. Marla Davis is a parrot owner. She is a perfect owner. She lives in the country. She spends her time in her house or in the garden. Her parrot loves to sit on her shoulder. The parrot talks while Marla pulls weeds. Some owners may get tired of a parrot. Parrots can be very loud. Parrots like people. They can stay very close to one person. They can do this for their entire lives. They need a lot of attention. They play games. They talk. But parrots can get very sad. This happens when they are left alone for a few days. What causes an owner to get tired of a parrot?
What is it is noisy
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It's raining cats and dogs means
What is it is raining very hard
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Making a loud noise
What is blaring
200
What does the prefix -re mean?
What is to do again
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The bell rang for recess and most kids ran outside. Marie noticed that the new girl, Lily, was limping. "What is wrong?" she asked. "One of my legs is shorter than the other," Lily said. "So I cannot move very fast. Go ahead and join your friends. I am fine." "I am not a fast runner either," Marie said. From that day on, the two girls spent their recesses together.
What is being kind is one way to make friends
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A good parrot owner loves to talk. The owner likes to play games. The owner likes to stay at home. Marla Davis is a parrot owner. She is a perfect owner. She lives in the country. She spends her time in her house or in the garden. Her parrot loves to sit on her shoulder. The parrot talks while Marla pulls weeds. Some owners may get tired of a parrot. Parrots can be very loud. Parrots like people. They can stay very close to one person. They can do this for their entire lives. They need a lot of attention. They play games. They talk. But parrots can get very sad. This happens when they are left alone for a few days. What is one effect of leaving a parrot alone for a few days?
What is it gets sad
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Up the creek without a paddle means
What is I am in trouble
300
To present something
What is introduce
300
what does the prefix il- mean?
What is not
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Kasey the dog loved digging holes. Each morning, Kasey looked outside his doghouse. "It's a great day for digging!" he thought as he found the place for another hole. Kasey's owner Dave wanted a nice yard. Each morning, Dave saw the holes outside his window and was sad. Then, Dave had an idea. "Kasey, you can dig holes only behind the doghouse," he said. They were both happy. Kasey dug holes that Dave never saw.
What is a good idea can make everyone happy
400
Leeches drink the blood of other animals. A leech has a sucker on each end of its body. It uses these suckers to hold onto the animal. Then, it uses its jaws to break the skin. The spit of the leech has a pain-killing drug. This drug makes the animal not notice the leech. Its spit also has a drug in it called "hirudin." This drug makes the blood very thin and easy to drink! Most leeches drink the blood of bugs, snails, and fish. Sometimes leeches can attach to people. A person can lose too much blood or catch germs from the leech. This can make a person very sick. A leech can drink a lot of blood! It will go to a dark hiding place to rest. It does this after it drinks. What can cause an animal to get sick?
What is it looses too much blood
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I was on pins and needles means
What is I was extremely nervous
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Mixture
What is combination
400
The word pregame means
What is before the game
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A dog found a bone. He growled at anyone who tried taking it. He went to the woods to bury it. When he crossed a bridge over a stream, he looked in the water. He thought his reflection was another dog with a bigger bone. He growled. His reflection growled back. The greedy dog wanted that bone. He snapped his teeth at the water. As he snapped his teeth, his bone fell in the water!
What is it does not pay to be greedy
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Leeches drink the blood of other animals. A leech has a sucker on each end of its body. It uses these suckers to hold onto the animal. Then, it uses its jaws to break the skin. The spit of the leech has a pain-killing drug. This drug makes the animal not notice the leech. Its spit also has a drug in it called "hirudin." This drug makes the blood very thin and easy to drink! Most leeches drink the blood of bugs, snails, and fish. Sometimes leeches can attach to people. A person can lose too much blood or catch germs from the leech. This can make a person very sick. A leech can drink a lot of blood! It will go to a dark hiding place to rest. It does this after it drinks. Why can the leech feed easily?
What is because the animal's blood is thin
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To disturb a calm situation
What is to rock the boat
500
Difficult actions
What is feats
500
What does the word hopeful mean
What is full of hope