Boom Town - Comp, Vocab, Grammar

A story that tells about something that could happen.

• realistic

• fantasy

• folk tale

• tall tale

A story that tells about something that could never happen.

• realistic

• fantasy

• folk tale

• tall tale

fetched

• got

• taken

• burned

• ripped

mending

• fixing

• making

• cleaning

• selling

laundry

• A place where clothes are washed and ironed.

• A place where clothes are made.

• A place where mail is delivered.

• A place where horses stay.

spell

• softly

• loudly

• for a while

• long time

Why did Amanda's father go to California?

• to find a new place to live.

• to look for gold.

• to open a bakery.

• to live in a log cabin.

Why did Amanda first decide to bake a pie?

• She was bored.

• She wanted to have a pie fight.

• Betsy wanted one.

• Everyone was very hungry.

Which of the following could not happen?

• Betsy learned to walk.

• The boys helped bake pies.

• Amanda's pies were considered to be magical.

• Billy built things for Amanda.

Why was Amanda's business important in the story?

• It gave food to the miners.

• It made her mom proud of her.

• It helped to give money to the family.

• It showed that cooking was in her bones.