Name:_______________

Presidential Pooches

1.(pg.5) What does obedience mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _______________________________
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2.(pg.7) What does threatened mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _______________________________
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3.(pg.7) What does rejected mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? ________________________________
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4.(pg.8) What does menagerie mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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5.(pg.9) What does canine mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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6.(pg.8) What does menagerie mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
7.(pg.10) What does spoiled mean as it is used in the passage?
a. to get everything you want b. something that is rotten
What information from the story did you use to help you figure out the meaning?
_____________________________________________________________________________
8.(pg.15) What does yelped mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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9.(pg.18) What does companion mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? ______________________________
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Name: ________________
Canine Companions
1.(pg.2) What does companionship mean? ________________________ What information from
the story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2.(pg.3) What does patient mean as it is used in the passage?
a. to wait calmly b. a resident in a hospital or nursing home
What information in the story helped you to figure out the meaning of the word?
______________________________________________________________________________
3.(pg.4) What does raiser mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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4.(pg.5) What does specialized mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
5.(pg.6) What does trait mean? ________________________ What information from the story did
you use to help you figure out the meaning? ______________________________________
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6.(pg.7) What does situation mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
7.(pg.9) What does alert mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
8.(pg.14) What does accompany mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

Name: _____________
Uncle Bob and Nurse Turtle
1.(pg.188) What does required mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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2.(pg.192) What does sprang mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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4.(pg.194) What does disturb mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? __________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5.(pg.194) What does enormous mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
6.(pg.196) What does hurdle mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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Name: ____________________
Hollywood Hounds
1.(pg.2) What does talented mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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2.(pg.3) What does purebred mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3.(pg.7) What does method mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
4.(pg.9) What does salary mean? ________________________ What information from the story
did you use to help you figure out the meaning? ______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
5.(pg.9) What does role mean? ________________________ What information from the story did
you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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6.(pg.10) What does popular mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
7.(pg.11) What does original mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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8.(pg.12) What does animated mean? ________________________ What information from the
story did you use to help you figure out the meaning? _________________________________
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