Reading for Comprehension Thinking about the Story…..

What do you think Lee plans to do?
Who is safe now?
Do you think that everyone will escape safely? Why or why not?
What do you think Lee plans to do?
Who is safe now?
Do you think that everyone will escape safely? Why or why not?
Fill in the blanks with the four new words from these chapters.
vegetation | groaning | grass | crawled |
1. Golf courses have a lot of ___________ on them. They are green.
2. There are many kinds of ___________ in the rainforest. There are trees, grass, and many flowers.
3. I was ___________ after I fell down the stairs. It really hurt!
4. The gate was locked, so we ___________ under it to get into the yard.
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Read chapter 7 of the story “An Exciting Adventure” and predict what will happen next in chapter 8.
1. What does Lee plan to do?
2. Why is it important for the writer to get the camera back?
3. What would you do if you were one of the group members?
Fill in the blanks with the new words. Use each word only one time.
bodyguards | silly | coughed |
grabbed | harm |
In addition to “scream” and “groan,” there are many other verbs in English that are used to explain a sound made by a person. Which ones do you know?
Try to match the word with the sentence it works with – you may be able to use more than one on some of them. Use all the words that will work for each sentence.
Read chapter 9 of the story “An Exciting Adventure”. Then answer the True or False questions.
Read chapter 7 and 8 of the story “An Exciting Adventure” and answer the questions.
Use your scanning skills to find the words in chapters 7 and 8 that match the meanings below.
Read chapter 6 of the story “An Exciting Adventure” before answering the True or False questions.
Fill in the blanks below using vocabulary you have learned. Do not look back at the story!