Word Study, 02/08

One evening, the ship passed a dark hump in the water. “Funny,” said the captain, “that island wasn’t there before.” Then the “island” started to move! Two enormous yellow eyes rose from the water and glared at the ship before disappearing below the surface. Then, in the blink of an eye, the ship was gripped by a tangle of huge, snake-like arms.

• in the blink of a eye

• two enormous yellow eyes

• huge, snake-like arms

• "island" started to move

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4.3B

Father began to meet strangers passing through on the new road. In Ohio, they said, you could buy a farm for one hundred fifty dollars. Father was tired of woodworking, so we packed up and headed west towards the Allegheny Mountains.

Read the dictionary entry for the word head.

head /hed/ verb

1. to be in the leading position

2. to be the director of

3. to move in a certain direction

4. to pass the ball with the head

Which definition most closely fits the way the word headed is used in the text?

​ (a)  

• Definition 3
• Definition 1
• Definition 2
• Definition 4

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4.3C

Father began to meet strangers passing through on the new road. In Ohio, they said, you could buy a farm for one hundred fifty dollars. Father was tired of woodworking, so we packed up and headed west towards the Allegheny Mountains.

Read the dictionary entry for the word tired.

tired /ˈtī(ə)rd/ adjective

1.     needing sleep or rest

2.     bored with

3.     no longer fresh

4.     uninteresting idea

Which definition most closely fits the way the word tired is used in the text?

(a)  

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4.3C

Two nights ago, Mother heard a bear rustling around outside the wagon. It poked its nose inside, but Mother banged some pans together. It ran off through the forest undergrowth. Later, a wolf howled. I never heard a colder sound in my life. We were glad when Father and Tom came back with the axle.

Read the dictionary entry for the word cold.

cold /kōld/ adjective

1.     without heat or warmth

2.     not kind or friendly

3.     chilled by a refrigerator

4.     no longer fresh

Which definition most closely fits the way the word colder is used in the text?

​ (a)  

• Definition 2
• Definition 1
• Definition 3
• Definition 4

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4.3C

Over the top heroes are ​ ​ (a)   to read about​ (b)   ​ ​ ​ (c)   are the most ​ (d)  

• more fun
• .
• They
• interesting.
• funner
• ,
• interestingest

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4.11D.iv

4.11D.i

My grandpa ​ (a)   telling ​ (b)   about ​ (c)   adventures and exciting ​ (d)   .

• loves
• stories
• wild
• journeys
• love
• story
• wilder
• journey

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4.11D.iv

4.11D.ii

4.11D.iii