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reading 6th grade
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| area between the goal line and the end line at each end of a football field | endzone |
| in football the team holding the ball is allowed four downs or attempt to carry the ball forward at least ten yards | fourth down |
| mental powers | faculties |
| causing great damage | devastating |
| promoting the growth of; nursing | nurtuting |
| unknown; unidentified | anonymous |
| something said or done to express praise | accolade |
| patient; accepting of others | tolerant |
| action or statement that can serve as an example | precedent |
| someone who insists that rules be followed strictly | purist |
| unlucky | hapless |
| easy job | cakewalk |
| to think over carefully | ponder |
| a passageway into which narrow rooms open | corridor |
| a closely packed group | huddle |
| in football, putting the ball into play | snap |
| a lively dance | jig |
| swarm | horde |
| like an umpire but in other sports | referee |
| the pattern of events in a story | plot |
| the problem ebing dealt with in the story | conflict |
| what the story reveals to us about life | theme |