Meaning of the Word as Used in the Sentence

Tonight Jane plans to pen answer to Maria's invitation. 

• to write
• something used for writing
• to put a fence around
• a type of a cage

Amy used  pencil to write in her log.

• a cut length of wood
• a written record
• to cut down trees

The baby swans came gliding across the pond, led by their mother, a beautiful white pen. 

• writing instrument
• female swan
• fenced area for keeping animals
• to write

A thief tried to pick Shawn's pocket, but Shawn suddenly moved away.

• to choose or select
• to pull apart into small pieces
• a tool used to chop ice
• to steal the contents of

March 19 will be the first day of spring this year.

• to walk in a stiff, military way
• the third month of the year
• the border of a country or an area

Which word best fits into BOTH sentences?
She used a _____ to sign her name.
The pigs were kept in a pig ____.

• pencil
• pin
• pen
• farm

Which word best fits into BOTH sentences?
After dinner we had to pay the _____.
A duck has a ______.

• check
• bill
• feet
• food

Which word best fits into BOTH sentences?
She wrote a _______ to pay the bill.
We need to _______ our homework.

• check
• bill
• money
• fix

Which word best fits into BOTH sentences?
My favorite season is ______.
Don't ______ out of your chair!

• fall
• winter
• drop
• fix

Read this sentence from the passage: The emperor scooped up his daughter and hugged her tight.
Read this dictionary entry.
scoop verb 1. to use a dipper to remove something 2. to pick up something quickly 3. to make something hollow 4. to find out something before someone else
Based on the dictionary entry above, which meaning of the word scoop is used in the sentence from the passage?

• to use a dipper to remove something
• to pick up something quickly
• to make something hollow
• to find out something before someone else