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Maple syrup comes from the sap (called xylum sap) of red, sugar, or black maple trees, often in the Canadian province of Quebec and the states of New York and Vermont. Maple trees store starch in their trunks and roots over the winter. The maple trees turn the starch into sugar which rises up through the sap when the temperatures become warmer in the spring. People harvest the maple syrup by boring holes into the trunks so they can remove and collect the sap. The sap is then heated so its water evaporates, leaving only the syrup behind to be eaten.
Maple syrup has been harvested for hundreds of years. Early explorers were taught how to harvest syrup from Native Americans who lived in Vermont and New York. Maple syrup is an important part of Vermont culture. The 2001 Vermont state quarter shows a scene of people harvesting syrup from a grove of maple trees. 
Which word means the same as "harvested" in the sentence below:
Maple syrup has been harvested for hundreds of years.

• gathered
• tasted
• stolen
• sold

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Based on the sentence, what does the blue word most likely mean?
In The Lion King, Simba led a covert life after being scared away from Pride Rock; even his family didn't know he was alive. 

• hidden
• helpful
• loud
• meaningful

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I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

• hungry
• thirsty
• sleepy

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She is walking on eggshells means...

• She is learning how to walk.
• She is in the chicken coop.
• She is trying not to upset anyone.

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I have a bad memory. I can't recall that mans name! Recall means...

• Forget
• Say 
• Remember

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Which sentence uses the red word in the same way as the sentence below?
There are five pigs in the pen.

• My teacher uses a red pen to correct our papers.
• The dogs ran back and forth in their pen.
• The pen dripped blue ink all over my new shirt.

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Which word fits in BOTH sentences?
I wish you wouldn't _____ your voice.
How much money did we _____ for our new club?

• lower
• raise
• spend
• collect

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^{Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:}
When the cat wants inside, he will paw at the door.

• An animal's foot
• To scratch or hit

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To act or be without help.

• spotless
• dreadful
• forceful
• helpless

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Piece of cake means:

• eating cake
• very easy
• part of a whole
• something that is mine

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