Very, very angry.

(a)  

To try to do something.

(a)  

To stay on top of water or air without sinking.

(a)  

Someone who is sneaky or tricky, often in a clever way.

(a)  

Something you learn, either in school or from experience.

(a)  

Working together with others to get something done.

(a)  

To ruin something or make it worse; or to treat someone with too many gifts or attention.

(a)  

Fill in the blanks to complete the summary.

Anansi was eating his lunch when Turtle came and asked (a)   .

Anansi tricked Turtle and ate all the bananas. This made Turtle angry. Turtle (a)   Anansi.

Turtle asked Fish (a)   .

Fish told Anansi to (a)   so he could sink down to Turtle’s house.

But when Anansi wanted to eat, he let go of the stones (a)   the top of the lake.

He could not eat! Turtle and Fish worked together and taught Anansi (a)   .

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

In folktales, it is a bad idea to trust characters who have a (a)   smile.

Mom was (a)   when the dirty dog got mud on the clean floor.

Maya (a)   to kick another goal before the game finished.

I should have known the milk would (a)   if I left it out all night.

Coach said that he needed our (a)   if we wanted to win the game.

The glasses didn’t (a)   , but they sank to the bottom of the pool.

The whole class was (a)   in decorating the classroom.

I learned a (a)   from the accident that I will never forget.