It is believed that the ORIGIN of dogs comes from a type of grey wolf that lived more than 20,000 years ago. I had no idea dogs have been around for so many years!

My mom asked me to CONFIRM the details of the party with Beth so that we knew when to arrive, what to bring, and when to be picked up.

The boys in the lunch room had a CONFLICT over who’s turn it was to pitch in softball first. Matt said it was his turn, but Ryan said it was his.

The teacher gave directions to the class, but no one knew what to do next. Finally, I raised my hand and asked the teacher to CLARIFY the directions so that everyone could understand.

The buzzer dinged at the end of the game, and our basketball team had won! The game CONCLUDED, and our team went out to lunch to celebrate.

After dinner, I sat down at the table with my mom to start my homework. I was stuck on number four, and told my mom, “I couldn’t COMPREHEND what the teacher was saying when she taught this lesson! I need help.”

Brenda was looking at my paper during the test, so the teacher ACCUSED her of cheating.

In science class, I have to COLLABORATE with my group in order to finish our project. We work together until it is finished.

The science experiment isn’t working! Let’s go back and ANALYZE each step, and hopefully we can solve the problem!

Julie and Mike were taking a bike ride when all of a sudden Mike hit a stone and flew off his bicycle seat. Julie quickly ran over to him to ASSESS if he was okay.