What does the context of the sentence tell you about the meaning of the bold word?
A hammock must be something you can swing in.
A hammock might be a small ham.
The context here doesn't tell you anything about hammock.
Anansi like to sing.
What does the context of the sentence tell you about the meaning of the bold word?
It is something quiet.
It is something that happens when it rains.
The context doesn't tell you anything.
Why was Anansi carrying a scythe?
He probably wanted to trade it for Chameleon's land.
He wanted to return to Chameleon.
He needed a scythe to plant crops in Chameleon's fields.
He planned to use it to cut down Chameleon's crops.
Why couldn't Chameleon prove he owned his lands?
Anansi had stolen Chameleon's papers.
The lands had belonged to his father and grandfather.
He had no written proof, and he had left no footprints.
Why did the chief give Anansi Chameleon's lands?
Anansi tricked the chief by leaving footprints on the fields.
Anansi took the chief to visit Chameleon's fields.
Anansi tricked the chief by taking him to the wrong fields.
Anansi proved that Chameleon hade never worked in the fields.
Why do you think Anansi give chief the coat?
The coat probably didn't fit him.
He wanted to please the chief.
He was a kind spider.
A coat of flies is an ugly thing,
Why couldn't Anansi fill the hole?
The hole was much bigger than it seemed.
He was a lazy spider and couldn't do hard work.
He couldn't find anything to put in the hole.
He knew Chameleon would feel sorry for him.
Choose the sentence that best summarizes this paragraph.
One year Chameleon's fields got rain, but Anansi's didn't.
Anansi's lands were as dry as bones.
The weather changes sometimes.
The rain made the lands lush and green.
Choose the sentence that best summarizes this paragraph.
The fields belong to Chameleon's father and grandfather.
They say when Chameleons walk, they leave no tracks.
Spiders leave many tracks when they walk on their eight legs.
The land was Chameleon's but he couldn't prove it to the chief.
Choose the conjunction that correctly completes this sentence.
run
softly
and
that
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Anansi's song got on my nerves.
Anansi was rich.
Chameleon worked hard, but he was poor.
Chameleon and Anansi were neighbors.
What word doesn't belong with sung in the ung family?
bunt
clung
stung
hung
What word doesn't belong with sunk in the unk family?
dunk
chunk
skunk
sung
Match the phrase "has not" to its contraction.
has'nt
wasn't
hasn't
hassnot
Match this phrase "you would " to its contraction.
you'll
you'ld
you'd
yo'ud