The One And Only Ivan Vocabulary

At the Big Top Mall, a creaky-music carousel spins all day, and monkeys and parrots live amid the merchants.
What does carousel mean?

• merry-go-round
• ball
• light
• swing

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

At the Big Top Mall, a creaky-music carousel spins all day, and monkeys and parrots live amid the merchants.
A merchant is:

• a person who owns a shop that buys and sells things
• a thief who steals from people's pockets
• a stray dog that eats food people drop
• an artist who paints funny pictures of people

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

They have grumbling lions with gleaming teeth and a snaking line of elephants, each clutching the limp tail in front of her.
clutching means______

• holding tight
• hitting with an open hand
• biting lightly
• hiding from

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

We are conveniently located off I-95, with shows at two, four, and seven, 365 days a year.
What does convenioently mean?

• easy to find or use
• difficult to find or use
• actually, contrary to what you would expect
• not really there

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

I too find it hard to believe there is a connection across time and space, linking me to a race of ill-mannered clowns.
Chimps. There's no excuse for them.
What does ill-mannered mean?

• having poor manners, rude
• scary, untrustworthy
• funny, good sense of humor
• friendly and eager to help

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Our circus doesn't migrate. We sit where we are, like an old beast too tired to push on.
What does migrate mean?

• to move from one region to another
• charge money to people to watch
• have shows once or twice a day
• attract visitors to see the show

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Anger is precious.  silverback uses anger to maintain order and warn his troop of danger.
What does precious mean?

• of great worth or value
• worthless, not valuable at all
• harmful to children
• annoying

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Beyond the lots is a freeway where cars stampede without end.
Stampede means:

• a sudden movement of a group of frightened animals
• a slow movement  of a frightened group of animals
• to sleep with a big group of animals
• to dance around a group of animals

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Mack says that when he answers the trilling telephone.
What does trilling mean?

• trembling or quivering sound
• annoying sound that doesn't stop
• broken into many small pieces
• small and unimportant

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

I never remember my dreams, although I sometimes awaken with my fists clenched and my heart hammering.
What does clench mean?

• to hold in a tight grip
• open flat to hold something
• relaxed grip that can't hurt
• hitting with an open hand

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4