Wonders U2 Review

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

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

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

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.

Read the bridge passage. What happened first?

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?

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?

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

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?

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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