Where I'm From - Vocabulary

What' s this?

• Forsythia Bush - a flowering plant

• Dutch Elm - type of tree

• A bright yellow vegetable

• A covering in front of a house

What are these?

• They are red flowers, a type of vegetable.

• They are beets, a type of fruit.

• They are beets, a type of vegetable.

• They are vegetables, a type of beet.

What is carbon-tetrachloride?

• a chemical that makes things dirtier.

• A chemical that can be used to clean things.

• A chemical that is safe to drink.

• A chemical that is harmful to humans when smelled.

What are these?

• Wooden Clothespins to hang up clothes

• Plastic clothespins to hang up clothes

• Things used to pinch my sister

What's this?

• Leading brand of liquid clorox bleach.

• A wooden or plastic clip for securing clothes to a clothesline.

• A bright red root vegetable

• A chemical that can be used to make things more dirty.

What's this?

• A flower

• A small plant

• A Forsythia Bush

• A Dutch Elm

Who are the two women that lived in the author's neighborhood?

• Sisa and Clarah

• Artemus and Billie Branch

• Imogene & Alafair

• Lisa and Maggie

What is Artemus and Billie Branch?

• The two main characters in the story

• A small town and river in Kentucky (Where the story takes place)

• The author and her brother

• A small town and river in New York (where the story takes place)

What's this?

• Where the story takes place

• Something used to hang up clothing

• An Auger - drilling device used to make holes in the ground.

• A big car - used to make holes in the ground.