Question

descriptions in context 3
nicholas at the library

continue reading the story. then complete the descriptions of the words below, using words from the story.

nicholas went to the check-out counter. the man behind the counter was stamping his way through a great pile of books.
\guess what,\ said nicholas, \there is a chimpanzee behind the o section-just the small kind that could ride in a pencil case or bathe in a cereal bowl. but it wont come out.\

1. the check-out counter

where ________ went

1. a great pile of books

what the ______ behind the counter was ______ his way through

Explanation:

Analyze the first description

Using the Reading Comprehension and Textual Evidence Extraction knowledge points

• The target phrase is "the check-out counter".
• The prompt is: "where ____________ went".
• Looking at the first sentence of the story: "Nicholas went to the check-out counter."
• Therefore, the person who went to the check-out counter is "Nicholas".

Analyze the second description

Using the Context Clues and Syntactic Matching knowledge points

• The target phrase is "a great pile of books".
• The prompt is: "what the __________ behind the counter was __________ his way through".
• Looking at the second sentence of the story: "The man behind the counter was stamping his way through a great pile of books."
• Matching the sentence structure:
• "what the [man] behind the counter was [stamping] his way through"
• Therefore, the first blank is "man" and the second blank is "stamping".

Answer:

Question 1

1. the check-out counter

where <blank>Nicholas</blank> went

Question 2

1. a great pile of books

what the <blank>man</blank> behind the counter was <blank>stamping</blank> his way through