Dictionary/Word SKills

What is the meaning of bore as used in the sentence below?

I don't like doing homework, I know that it will bore me.

• calm

• tire

• excite

• help

What is the meaning of greets as used in the sentence below?

He greets me at the doorway each day when I come home from school.

• barks

• catches

• welcomes

• surprises

What is the meaning of pronounce as used in the sentence below?

Dr. Seuss used rhyming words because he thought it helped kids pronounce words correctly.

• to define

• to spell

• to say

• to learn to write

The baby rabbits were in a heap or pile.

What is the meaning of heap?

• a pile

• a tree

• a bed

• a nest

What is the meaning of echo as used in the sentence below?

Have you ever heard an echo? It is rather spooky the first time you hear an echo.

• disappointing

• interesting

• exciting

• scary

Jeorge (Hor-hay) is a student at middle school.

Why did the author put (Hor-hay) in parenthesis?

• to tell you the character's name

• to tell you he is a student at the middle school

• to tell you he is a nice boy

• to tell you how to pronounce his name

Grrr...grrr.. the mean bear said at the mouse.

Why did the author use grrr... grrr... in this sentence?

• to show what a bear sounds like

• to show what a bear looks like

• to show what a bear acts like

• to show how a bear eats food

Which word is a clue word that shows sequencing events?

• plan

• also

• including

• after

What is an opinion?

• Harriett Tubman was born in Maryland

• She was a leader of Freedom Rights

• She was a brave woman

• She was African American

Snake is in my sneaker, snoozing by the snail. Which word means the same as snoozing?

• lying

• waiting

• moving

• napping