Vocabulary
Homonyms
"Bravo, Tavo!"
Topic Turner
Writing
100

What does discouraged mean?

The feeling of giving up; defeated

100

Name both definitions of bark


bark: on a tree

bark: from a dog

100

What does Tavo want more than anything?

To get new shoes

100

What is your favorite color?

My favorite color is _____.

100

Name one thing that every sentence needs.

Answers may vary.

200

What does the word frustrated mean?

Being upset because you can't change something. OR you want something and you can't have it.
200

Name the definitions of duck:

duck: to get out of the way

duck: an animal

200

Why do the villagers have an emergency meeting?

Talk about the drought

200

How do leaves fall off of trees? 

Leaves fall off of trees because ________.
200

Name another thing that every sentence needs. 

Answers may vary.

300

What does the word recycling mean? 

Using old items 

300

Name both definitions of can:


Can: Able to do it

can: Container

300

Why did Señora Rosa fix Tavo's shoes?

She wanted to thank him for helping her 

300

What is today?

Today is _________.

300

What goes at the beginning of every sentence?

Capital letter

400

What word matches this definition:


Looking at someone or something for a long time

gazed

400

Name both definitions of the ball:


ball: a dance

ball: a toy

400

Why couldn't Tavo play basketball?


His shoes were lost 

400

What did the kids make in "The New Hoop"?

The kids made a new basketball hoop in "The New Hoop".

400

What goes at the end of a sentence that tells you something?

A period.

500

What word matches the definition: 

Stayed behind

Remained 

500

Name both definitions of watch:





watch: a wrist watch, tells time

watch: to look at something 

500

What did you learn about Tavo's father when he connects  Senora Rosa's garden to the zanja?

He is kind.

500

What did Señora Rosa fix in "Bravo, Tavo!"? 

Señora Rosa fixed shoes in "Bravo, Tavo!"

500

What goes at the end of a sentence that asked a question?

A question mark