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.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.2.1

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.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

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

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

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4