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Using context clues, what does the word Optometrist mean? How do you know?

and eye doctor

Why was Maya's dad worried? How do you know?

The branch looked weak.

Read the passage about climbing the tree. What is the theme? Bonus 5 for telling me why you think that.

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What clues told us that Elliot had a hard time seeing.

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Read Visual Aid. What do you think the theme of the story is? How do you know for a bonus 5 points?

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In The Bridge, what was Leo's point of view to planning? How do you know?

He was annoyed about it.

He was excited to get started.

He has a major crush on Maya.

He wanted to make the teacher proud.

Mason thought it wasn't fair that he couldn't have dessert. What is the homograph in this sentence? What is the other meaning for this homograph?

fair

dessert

have

thought

As the smell got worse, we moved with a sense of urgency away from the room. What is a possible synonym for the urgency? What tells you that?

importance

fright

anger

bravery

As I opened the door to my classroom, the mystery smell intensified. What is another word I could use for intensified?

escalated

decreased

dwindled

annoyed

Based on the odor, I could tell something wasn't right in the classroom. Did an animal die in there? Has Jari farted again without excusing himself? Hesitantly, I opened the door. What does Hesitantly mean? How do you know?

cautiously

quickly

loudly

playfully

If you take your Halloween candy to class, you may want to conceal it so others won't take it. What does conceal most likely mean?

hide

throw away

leave it at home

eat it

My dad changed the tire on his old car. Identify the homograph, and what the other meaning of that word is.

tire

car

his

old

After the play, the actors to a bow. - What does the homograph "bow" mean in this case?

bend at the waist

something you put in your hair

something on top of a gift

something you shoot arrows with

Read the bridge passage. What happened first?

They made plans for building a bridge.

toothpicks snapped

They worked on it over two days.

The bridge was successful.

According to the timeline, what was invented first: the ballpoint pen or the fortune cookie?

fortune cookie

When someone was rude to Tom, he responded quite abrasively. What does abrasively mean? How can you tell?

harsh

calm

polite

soft

The puppy was very reluctant to go with the stranger. What does reluctant mean and how do you know?

unwilling

curious

eager

brave

The lost campers sweltered under the heat of the desert sun. What does "swelter" mean?

burned

slept

ate

sunbathed

The Bridge: Read the text. Determine the theme. What passage supports your reasoning? + 5 bonus

Preparation and teamwork are the keys to success.

Explain Personification: The old house sighed, its wooden frame groaning in the storm's fury. Rain hammered against the windows like angry fists, and the wind howled, a mournful sound that seemed to come from the very depths of the night.

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