Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
1. oblivious / perish
All of the people in the movie will___________ if they remain___________ of the
monster.
2. roost/fond
When the owl wants to make a __________ , it is ___________ of using an empty
barn.
3. pit /rim
He grabbed the can by its__________ , then tossed it far down into the
4. flight / soars
The eagle___________ into the clouds when it goes on a long__________
5. moan / weep
Every time the sick woman would___________ in pain, her daughter would
6. immoral / typical
It is not___________for a
policeman to do
7. beak/except
Every part of the bird was beautiful,_____
8. trivial / disapprove
Because his assistant is teaching them__
__________ of the time wasted.
9. utterly / ivy
Because it__________ covered the fence, the gardener had to remove all of the
10. slippery / damp
The ground became dangerous and___________ because everyone placed their
__________ towels there.
things like stealing.
for its short, ugly
plays, the coach will
.
The
Tricky Fox
There was a fox that lived in the forest. Fox loved to play mean tricks on the other
animals. One day,
he used the sharp rim of a bottle to dig a
pit in the ground. He hid in a
tree until Rabbit came to the pit’s edge. Then, he jumped out and
pushed Rabbit into the
pit. Fox laughed and ran away. The angry Rabbit climbed out and told the other animals
what happened.
The others said, “That is
typical behavior for Fox. He does mean things all the time.
Sometimes, he is completely
immoral. We all
disapprove of his actions, so we should
teach him a lesson. Tomorrow, we’ll push Fox into that pit.”
The next day, all of the animals hid near the pit and waited for Fox.
Fox was oblivious
to the hidden animals. He walked up to the pit to see if Rabbit was still trapped. Just
then, the other animals ran up to Fox and pushed him in. All the animals laughed and
cheered,
except Fox, of course.
Fox couldn’t get out! The walls of the pit were covered in
damp ivy. It was too
slippery
for him to climb out. He was
utterly helpless. He
moaned and began to
weep.
At last, he saw Eagle watching him from her
roost. He yelled, “Eagle, please help me!
If I don’t get out of here, I will
perish!”
Eagle said, “You
may think your tricks are trivial, but you hurt others when you do
mean things. I’ll help you if you promise to be nice.”
Fox said, “I promise!”
Eagle began her
flight to the bottom of the pit. She picked up Fox with her
beak and
soared out of the pit. She dropped Fox safely on the ground.
Fox thanked Eagle and kept his promise. He was nice to the other animals. The