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There are some advantages to having a writer in your family. One of the best things about it is the stories my dad tells me at night.

What is the meaning of advantages?

• good things

• differences

• costs

The tiger, protecting her cub, snarled, spit, and bared her teeth at the zookeeper.

What does bared mean?

• licked

• showed

• hid

Octopuses have no bones which makes them very flexible. They sometimes squeeze their bodies into empty bottles, cans, and even coconut shells.

What does flexible mean?

• colorful and bright

• dangerous

• able to bend shape easily

Tornadoes can occur at any time of the year, but they are most common in summer.

• happen

• disappear

• grow

I looked at all the green trees and bushes in the rainforest. Everything looked so lush.

What is the meaning of the word lush?

• thick with green plants

• wet with rain

• odd or unusual

With thick layers of fat beneath their dense white fur, polar bears thrive even in the coldest weather.

What does the word thrive mean?

• shiver

• fight

• stay healthy

The women pulverized the corn kernels by rubbing them between stones. The result was called "cornmeal".

What does pulverized mean in the sentence below?

• ground

• cooked

• planted

The chili cook-off is held annually in May. Mother tries new recipes all year long, hoping to find one that could be a winner.

What does the word annually mean?

• every week

• every year

• every month

Evie and Greg had a silly dispute over who was a more loyal fan of the Houston Rockets.

What does dispute mean?

• poem

• talk

• argument

After Hurricane Harvey, people faced the arduous task of repairing their storm and flood damaged homes.

What does arduous mean?

• smelly

• easy

• difficult