The Fun They Had

The television was barely audible in the noisy room. What does "audible" mean?

Lauren took her temperature with the thermometer. What does "thermometer" mean?

Cherl says she'll visit the American Museum of natural history while she is in New York City.

Victoria used a graph to chart progress of her recycling program. What does "progress" mean?

How is the old book that Tommy finds DIFFERENT from the books they usually read?

Why does the author give a date in the first paragraph of the passage?

How do the illustrations help show the the passage is science fiction?

Why does the author have Margie and Tommy talk about the old book?

Mr.Hill's student read a book about amphibians called Unusual Life Cycles, they really enjoyed it.

Which sentence below describes Margie's teacher?

What was the author's MAIN purpose for writing this passage?

Many of the countries landfills are filling up,so people are searching for other ways to get rid of trash.

"Actually, the over-all pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory"

Sepal wants to audition for the play. What does "audition" mean?

Quincy calculated how much it would cost to buy baseball cards. What does "calculated" mean?

Patrick went to a circus camp in Greensboro, Vermont, so he'd learn how to be a clown.

Graces mother is German, and her father is Italian, but they both speak English

Which sentence from the passage is the BEST example of informal speech?

Sometimes friends dispute, but they remain friends. What does "dispute" mean?

How many climbers have reached the peak of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world!

Have you ever seen Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, the Mona Lisa.

My little brother favorite movie is The Incredibles.

Which question does the author MOST likely want the reader to think about?

The inspector looked for clues at the crime scene. What does the word "inspector" mean?

How does the author MOST likely feel about the kind school described in the book Tommy finds?

The baby learned to insert the cube into the square hole. What does "inserted" thing mean?

The workers manufactured hundreds of computers each day. What does "manufactured" mean?

Tammy lowered the thermostat to 70 degrees. What does "thermostat" mean?