Baby Turtle and Coyote (Word Parts)

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12 questions
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Choose a word to correctly finish the sentence explaining how Baby Turtle changes throughout the story.

Beginning: Baby Turtle is __________ when he goes swimming by himself.

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Choose a word to correctly finish the sentence explaining how Baby Turtle changes throughout the story.

Middle: Baby Turtle is __________ when he becomes lost.

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Choose a word to correctly finish the sentence explaining how Baby Turtle changes throughout the story.

End: Baby Turtle is __________ when he finds his family again.

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Which phrase from the passage shows that Coyote is untrustworthy?

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Which other phrase shows that Coyote is untrustworthy?

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Read this sentence from paragraph 8.

"He knew he could not outrun Coyote, but maybe he could outwit him."

What does the prefix out- mean as used in the words outrun and outwit?

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Based on the prefix, what does the word outwit mean?

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Read this sentence from paragraph 9.

"I might be young, but my shell is nearly indestructible!"

What does indestructible mean in this sentence?

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The prefix auto- means “on one’s own,” and the root graph means “to write.” What does autograph mean?

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What other word in the paragraph contains one of the roots in autograph?

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What is the meaning of the word livable as it is used in the paragraph?

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Word darkness is made of the root word dark and the suffix -ness meaning 'state of, quality of'. Based on the meaning of these words, what would be the most accurate meaning of the word darkness?