Reading Crunch Time: The Bullies

1. PART A

What is the meaning of the word soaring as it is used in the text?

• a) growing

• b) flying

• c) rising into the air

• d) very old

1. 1. PART B

2. What is one thing the text says that helps you understand the meaning of

   the word soaring?

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2. What are TWO synonyms for the word sway as it is used in the text?

• a) wobble

• b) blow

• c) jump

• d) grow

• e) waver

3. Why is this passage titled, “The Bullies”?

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4. PART A

What can you infer happens NEXT in the story?

• a) Fudge runs away and hides.

• b) The other boys come back.

• c) Greggory swims across the river.

• d) Fudge tries to rescue Greggory.

• e) The wind knocks Fudge out of the tree.

4. 4. PART B

5. What does the text say that helps you make this inference?

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5. 5. What are THREE similes used in this passage?

• “branch to branch like a monkey”

• ”treed like a raccoon”

• "rapidly

  moving water of the river."

• ”scurried away like cockroaches”

• "moved as quickly as he could down the tree."

6. 6. Which word from the end of the text most clearly indicates that Greggory was in danger in the water?

• sinking
• floating
• flailing
• swimming