Biblioburro: A True Story From Colombia—Selection Vocabulary

What does the word insists mean?

• asks

• suggests

• demands

• reminds

Which word means “the land outside of a city”? There are large fields and lots of space here.

• countryside

• state

• district

• capitol

What does the word villages mean?

• cars

• very small towns

• very small people

• large fields

Which word means “ to move from one side to the other”?

• behind

• across

• below

Which word means "to take something but agree to return it later"?

• buy

• return

• change

• borrow

Which word means "unhappy from being alone"?

• across

• lonely

• busy

• special

What does the word idea mean?

• thought

• game

• voice

• sound

Which word means "answer to a problem"?

• math

• question

• solution

May I ______ one of your pencils? I will return it to you!

• borrow

• across

• insists

We are brainstorming ______ for our writing assignment.

• countryside

• ideas

• across