Question

bii 8b
continue reading the story. then write words from the story to match the descriptions.

\grandpa, my arms are worn out!\ i complained.
\if your arms feel heavy, that shows you need more practice, ming da.\
although he spoke english perfectly well with dad, grandpa always talked to me in chinese.
\my name is vinson, grandpa.\
\your chinese name is ming da. you are chinese as well as american,\ he said firmly.

1. what the boy needed more of

1. the language grandpa always talked to the boy in

kumon
bii 9a
descriptions in context 1
crouching tiger
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date:
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1 continue reading the story. then complete the descriptions of the words below, using words from the story.

on monday morning, mom announced that grandpa would take the bus with me to school.
\but mom...\

o buts, ming da. it will give you a chance to spend more time with grandpa-and its on his way to chinatown.\
to avoid talking to him, i read on the bus.

1. moms announcement

that grandpa would ____ the ____ with the boy

1. read

what the boy did to ______ to grandpa

Explanation:

Analyze page BII 8b

Using Reading Comprehension and Textual Evidence Extraction, we find the answers for the first page.

• Question 1 asks for "what the boy needed more of". The text states: "If your arms feel heavy, that shows you need more practice, Ming Da." The word is "practice" (8 letters, matching the 8 boxes).
• Question 2 asks for "the language Grandpa always talked to the boy in". The text states: "Grandpa always talked to me in Chinese." The word is "Chinese" (7 letters, matching the 7 boxes).

Analyze page BII 9a

Using Context Clues and Reading Comprehension, we complete the descriptions for the second page.

• Question 1 asks to complete: "Mom's announcement that Grandpa would ____ the ____ with the boy". The text states: "Mom announced that Grandpa would take the bus with me to school." The missing words are "take" and "bus".
• Question 2 asks to complete: "what the boy did to ______ to Grandpa". The text states: "To avoid talking to him, I read on the bus." The missing words are "avoid talking".

Answer:

Page BII 8b

1. what the boy needed more of

<blank>practice</blank>

1. the language Grandpa always talked to the boy in

<blank>Chinese</blank>

Page BII 9a

1. Mom's announcement

that Grandpa would <blank>take</blank> the <blank>bus</blank> with the boy

1. read

what the boy did to <blank>avoid talking</blank> to Grandpa