Escape from Fire Mountain Ch. 5-7 Pre-read vocabulary

How should the following sentence be changed?

As she was not a fan of spinach Mina hesitated to eat Grandma's spinach casserole.

• As she was not a fan of spinach Mina hesitated to eat, Grandma's spinach casserole.

• As she was not a fan of spinach Mina hesitated, to eat Grandma's spinach casserole.

• As she was not a fan of spinach, Mina hesitated to eat Grandma's spinach casserole.

The grouch cat gave a threatening look as the dog approached.

What is the meaning of the word threatening in the sentence above?

• expressing or suggesting playfulness.

• expressing or suggesting harm, danger, etc.

• expressing or suggesting worry.

What is the best way to combine these two sentences?

The garden is overgrown. The garden is at the back of the house.

• The garden is overgrown, and the garden is at the back of the house.

• The garden at the back of the house is overgrown.

• The garden is overgrown at the back of the house.

Look at the definitions for the word sheepish.

1. resembling a sheep

2. showing embarrassment

Which sentence uses definition 2 of the word sheepish?

• Her sheepish features made the children laugh.

• He felt a little sheepish when the teacher called on him, and he didn't know the answer.

• He played the part of the lamb in the play because he looked sheepish.

Which definition of churn is being used in the following sentence?

The birds always scatter as the boats churn across the harbor

• a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butter

• to stir or agitate violently

• to proceed by or as if by means of rotating members (such as wheels or propellers)

During the midnight storm, the thunder cracked with a loud, or deafening, clap.

What is the meaning of deafening?

• loud

• soft

• bright

Look at the definition and example sentence for the word hesitated.

To hold back in doubt or indecision.

He hesitated and waited for her to say something.

Use the word hesitated in a sentence below.