Vocabulary

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The Pine Park Mystery

• Vocabulary

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About the Book
Author Tracy West
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
The ________ writes the stories.
author
illustrator
The __________ draws the pictures.
Summary It is a sunny day in Pine Park and
the people of the town are out enjoying it.
Suddenly things begin disappearing. They soon
find out why!
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Genre It is a play.

• A play is a story that can be acted out.

Look for Words that tell the characters
actions and feelings. A plot divided into
scenes.
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Tracy West

• As a child, Tracey West loved reading so much
  that she decided she wanted to be a writer when
  she grew up. Tracey West studied journalism at
  college. She has been a newspaper reporter and a
  book editor.
• She likes to collect comic books, grow herbs, and
  walk in the woods.
• Now she lives outside of New York City with her
  husband, her dog, Tisha, and her cat, Elvira.
• "Reading has been one of my favorite things to do
  since second grade."

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Vocabulary
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caused

• - made something happen

The rain caused puddles.
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clasp

• is a small hook that holds parts together.

The clasp on this bracelet is broken.
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confused

• - to be uncertain or unclear about something

Bob was very confused when he tried to teach
himself to speak German.
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cornered

• - to get a person or an animal into a situation
  or position that is a trap

Max
Sam had Max cornered behind the door.
Sam
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objects

• - things that you can see and touch but are not
  alive

The objects in this picture are very old Indian
weapons.
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removes

• - takes away

Lorie removes the dirt from Daisy with the water
hose.
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typical

• - normal or usual for a kind of thing

Alligators are NOT typical pets to have.
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Vocabulary Review

• Say the words.
• Read the sentence.
• Fill in the blank.

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It is _______ for Dad to watch football on Sunday
afternoons.

• confused
• cornered
• objects
• typical
• clasp
• caused
• removes

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Simba was ________ by the mean hyenas.

• cornered
• removes
• caused
• confused
• objects
• typical
• clasp

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The smart bird could lift the _____ on his cage
and fly free.

• confused
• cornered
• clasp
• objects
• removes
• typical
• caused

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The glue _________ the pictures to stick to the
paper.
clasp objects
caused confused
typical cornered
removes
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The monkey was __________ when the wind blew his
cap away.

• caused
• confused
• typical
• clasp
• objects
• cornered
• removes

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My teacher _________ children from the classroom
who refuse to do their work.

• objects
• confused
• caused
• cornered
• clasp
• typical
• removes

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How many _________ do you see in this picture?

• typical
• clasp
• caused
• cornered
• confused
• objects
• removes

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Match the Meaning to the Word.

• caused ___
• confused ___
• typical__
• clasp ___
• objects ___
• cornered___
• removes ___

• - a small hook that holds parts together
• -to be uncertain or unclear about something
• -to get a person or an animal into situation or
  position that is a trap
• -things that you can see and touch but are not
  alive
• - takes away
• - normal or usual for a kind of thing
• - made something happen

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WEBSITES

• Building Background
• Reading Skills
• Test Tutor
• Other Activities
• Backyard Birds
• All About Birds
• Bird Printouts (click link to printouts)
• Video  Mynah Bird
• Kid's Mysteries
• Online Quiz
• Bird's Nests
• Edible Bird's Nests
• Helping Birds Build A Nest
• Matching Words 

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More Websites

• Prefixes games!
• Game 1 Prefix Builder
• Game 2 Prefix Catch
• Game 3 Constructing Prefixes (matching)
• Game 4 Prefix and Suffix Machine!
• Prefixes at Work
• The Pine Park Mystery Kids' Page

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The End
Tweaked by Anne Miller