How the Beetle Got Her Colors Vocab

When you have PLENTY of something, you have...

• only a little

• more than enough

• less than is needed

• just what is needed

Read the dictionary entry:

Verb: move fast

Noun: a short race

Which of the following words is defined above?

• creep

• dash

• hustle

• jog

Where would you most likely see a victory?

• at a picnic

• at a parade

• at a concert

• at a spelling bee

What does holler mean?

• breath

• shout

• speech

• whisper

What does boast mean?

• act

• brag

• cheer

• yell

Which word BEST completes the sentence?

The teacher uses her____ to guide the students.

• anger

• hope

• joy

• wisdom

What does the word similarities mean?

• things that are next to each other

• things that are different

• things that are alike

• things that are small

What is a simile?

• uses like or as to compare

• uses and be to compare

• a human quality to something

• the same sound in a sentence

Which of the following words means "feeling bad about something you have done"?

• ashamed

• discouraged

• forgetful

• satisfied

What is personification?

• a human quality to something

• comparing two things

• the same sound in a sentence

• a person