Lesson 19: Two Bear Cubs Vocabulary and Comprehension

What does the word greedily mean in the sentence below?

After missing lunch, I ate my dinner greedily.

• sadly

• all alone

• very slowly

• with strong hunger

What does the word burden mean in the sentence below?

The man put down his burden and rubbed his sore arms.

• keys

• glasses

• heavy load

• musical instrument

What does the word console mean in the sentence below?

Anna wiped away her daughter’s tears and tried to console her.

• comfort

• help

• lift

• teach

What does the word drowsy mean in the sentence below?

When he rubbed his eyes, Sam realized he was feeling drowsy.

• confused

• sad

• sick

• sleepy

What does the word heroic mean in the sentence below?

The heroic firefighter ran into the burning building.

• brave

• fast

• foolish

• nervous

What does the word pretest mean in the sentence below?

I did very well on the pretest, so I knew I would probably do well on the test.

• important test

• unimportant test

• make-up test taken after a test

• practice test taken before a test

What does the word bicycle mean in the sentence below?

Mark rides his bicycle to school each day.

• a vehicle with two wheels

• a vehicle with three wheels

• a vehicle with two or three wheels

• a vehicle with one, two, or three wheels

What does the word reread mean in the sentence below?

Mrs. Wilson asked the class to reread the story.

• read

• read again

• read quickly

• read carefully

What does the word prepare mean in the sentence below?

Polly was happy to prepare for the party.

• get ready before

• clean up around

• get ready during

• go to the store during

What does the word return mean in the sentence below?

When will Sam return to the park?

• come

• go home

• come home

• come again