Vocabulary

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The author writes the stories.
Author Kathi Apelt Illustrator Dale Gottlieb
The illustrator draws the pictures.
Vocabulary
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Genre- Realistic Fiction

• Realistic fiction tells about characters that are
  like people in real life.
• Look for
• Characters that have
• feelings that real people
• have.
• A setting that could be
• a real place

3
beneath

• Beneath - under

• The watermelon is beneath the rooster.

4
knelt

• Knelt - got down on knees.

Mr. Smith knelt down to pass the food.
5
relay race

• Relay race - a running contest in which team
  members take turns.

• Jim is in the relay race with Sally.

6
shimmered

• Shimmered - shone

• The bubble shimmered as it floated across the
  water.

7
snug

• Snug - tight or cozy

The watermelon was snug in the watermelon patch.
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wrinkled

• Wrinkled- had many small folds

• This dog has a very wrinkled body.

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The polar bear swam _______ the waves.

• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

10
The icicles _________ in the sun.

• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

11
The shirt was so ________ that I had to iron it.

• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

12
The elephant __________ so the man could get off.

• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

13
Bear decided the cat door was a bit too
__________.

• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

14
A _______ _______ is an exciting Olympic event.

• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

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VOCABULARY CHECK
A. under B. got down on knees C. a running
contest in which team members take turns
running D. tight or cozy E. had many small
folds F. shone

• Knelt ___
• Snug ___
• Beneath__
• wrinkled __
• Shimmered_
• relay race__

• B

• D

• A

• E

• F

• C

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• The End

Modified by A. Miller