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Creep, Stroll, Dash: Sunrise on Thistle Hill

Tell apart verbs and adjectives that mean almost the same thing.

Read the story

Read the story. Look at the words that tell how each animal moves and feels.

Sunrise on Thistle Hill

1Every summer morning, four animal friends meet at the top of Thistle Hill to watch the sun come up. The path to the top is long and steep.

2Shelly the snail always leaves first. She creeps up the path, inch by inch, while the sky is dark. Next comes Bram the bear cub. He strolls along, humming a song and sniffing the flowers.

3Then Mira the mouse scurries up the path with quick little steps. Last of all comes Rory the rabbit, who woke up late. He dashes up the hill as fast as he can and leaps over a fallen branch.

4At the top, Rory flops down on the grass. He is not just tired. He is exhausted! Bram's tummy growls. He is starving, so he gobbles a big pile of berries. Mira is only a little hungry, so she nibbles one seed.

5Then the friends grow quiet. The sun peeks over the trees, and the sky turns pink and gold. Shelly gazes at it for a long, long time. "It was worth the trip," she whispers.

Ways to move

Some words for moving are slow, and some are fast.

1.
In paragraph 2, Shelly creeps up the path. What does creep mean?
Question 1 options
2.
Which word fits best in this sentence?
A hawk flew over the field, so the chipmunk ____ into its hole as fast as it could.
Question 2 options
3.
Sort the words. Is each one a slow way or a fast way to move?
4.
Write the three words from the box in order from slowest to fastest.

Slowest:
Faster:
Fastest:

Gentle and strong words

Some words are stronger than others, even when they mean almost the same thing.

5.
In paragraph 4, Bram is starving. What does starving mean in this story?
Question 5 options
6.
Write the word from paragraph 4 that means very, very tired.

Rory is .

7.
Match each word to a word that means almost the same thing, only stronger.
8.
Write the word from the box that fits each sentence best. Use each word once.

The hungry goat the whole pile of hay in a few minutes.
The baby rabbit one tiny bite of clover.
Ana at the bright stars for a long, long time.
The fox kit out of its den for just a second.

9.
In paragraph 5, Shelly gazes at the sunrise. To glance means to take a quick look. Why is gazes a better word here than glances? Use the story to explain.