l: A iiQ Choose the right word for the given definition.
c. alarm
d. garage
1. a place to put a car
a. stable
b. bucket
2. to prove someone did a bad thing
a. somewhat
b. repair
3. not close together
a. apart
b. arrest
4. a type of animal
a. tissue
5. a news writer
a. pup
b. breed
b. journalist
c. convict
c. slip
c. yard
c. award
d. resume
d. qualify
d. contest
d. qualify
Check (V ) the sentence with the bolded word that makes better
sense.
1. ___ a. Be careful not to slip on the ice.
b. I hope my yard is ready to eat.
2. ___ a. I made a cake with my stable.
b. The man robbed the store of over 200 dollars.
3. ___ a. The boy carried sand in his bucket.
b. He used the contest to clean the floor.
4. ___ a. The award for winning the game is a new toy.
b. The boy pulled the car apart by washing it.
5. ___ a. The mother arrested dinner for her family.
b. An alarm sounds to warn us of a fire.
6. ___ a. The stable tree did not fall in the wind.
b. She slipped the table after dinner.
7. ___ a. My dog likes to play in the yard.
b. The man was upset after he robbed himself.
8. ___ a. I fell down and got hurt as an award.
b. I won the contest because I was the fastest runner.
9. ___ a. China and Mexico are far apart.
b. The alarm washed away the dirt.
10.
a. The bucket wrote down every word.
b. If you steal, the police will arrest you.
I
The Farm Festival
Once there was a farm. Many animals lived there. One day, they had a contest
in the yard. They were going to race from the barn to the farmer’s garage. The
barn and the garage were far apart. It would be a long race. The winner qualified
to win a bag full of apples as an award.
But the race did not start well. The cart with all the apples was not stable,
and the animals had to repair it. Then the pup knocked over the apples. The pig
yelled, “ We are going to slip! We must clean up this mess.” The pup felt bad,
and she began to cry. The dog gave her a tissue to wipe her tears.
Then the race resumed. But the duck tried to rob them and take all the
apples. The cat said, “ I will have you arrested!” The duck said, “You can’t convict
me! You can’t prove I took it.” The race stopped yet again.
The animals tried to race one more time. Then they heard an alarm coming
from the barn. There was a fire! They got buckets of water to put out the fire. A
journalist came to write a story about the festival and the race. The horse told
her, “ I am a special breed of horse. I would have won the race easily.” The pig
said, “ It was somewhat hard to have the race. But we had fun. That is what’s
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