Lon Po Po Vocabulary

"At dusk, disguised as an old woman, he came up to the house of the children and knocked on the door twice." What does disguised mean?

• tricky

• hugging someone

• happy about something

• wearing something that keeps people from knowing who you are

The author calls the wolf "cunning." What does cunning mean?

• Using smart and tricky ways to get what he or she wants

• Hugging someone

• Something stiff and hard

• Very happy about something

The author tells us that the wolf "embraced" Paotze. What does embraced mean?

• stiff and hard

• hugging someone

• tricking someone by doing something clever

• making a lot of noise

"Gingko is soft and tender, like the skin of a baby" what does tender mean?

• pleasing people

• soft and easy to chew or cut

• making a lot of noise

• something very clever or imaginative

The wolf gave a sigh, "Oh, dear, Po Po is old her bones have become brittle. No longer can she climb trees." What does brittle mean in this sentence?

• stiff and hard that they break easily

• very happy

• soft and easy to chew or cut

• smart and tricky

Which word means "very happy about something"

• delighted

• cunning

• outwit

• racket

Which word means, if you trick someone by doing something clever?

• cunning

• ingenious

• charming

• outwit

What does ingenious mean?

• make a lot of noise

• tricky

• if you do something very clever and imaginative

• a way of pleasing people with what you say and how you say it

What does racket mean?

• to make a lot of noise

• a way of pleasing people with what you say and how you act

• wearing something that keeps people from knowing who you are

• doing something clever

Which word means "a way of pleasing people with what you say and how you act?"

• disguised

• brittle

• charming

• racket