William's House

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Lee did not want the food to spoil.

• run out

• go bad

• be dry

• get cold

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The barrels rolled off the truck.

• rubber tires

• straw baskets with handles

• hollow pipes

• containers

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We cleaned the cellar.

• outdoor fireplace

• underground room

• kitchen cabinet

• equipment closet

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Those stairs are steep.

• something that stays in place

• something that is made of rock

• something that goes almost straight up

• something that is hard to see

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Ben hangs his clothes on pegs.

• rods made of wood, metal, or plastic

• hangers made of wood metal or plastic

• hooks made of wood, metal, or plastic

• long pins made of wood, metal, or plastic

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Shawna saw a deer in the clearing.

• open field

• early light

• river

• thick fog

This story took place ___________.

• on a modern farm

• in England

• on a ship

• in New England

William set out to build a house that was ___________.

• wide and tall

• like his neighbor's house

• in a clearing

• like his father's house

What was the first change William made?

• He dug a cellar to store food.

• He put shingles on the roof.

• He built a new fireplace.

• He made the roof steeper.

William "scraped a piece of animal horn until it was translucent" because he wanted ____________.

• the horn to be smooth

• light to pass through the horn

• the horn to be clean

• food to fit inside the horn