Reading Comprehension

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Narrowed

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Bumped

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Thoughtful

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Muffled

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What is the meaning of the phrase turned a little yellow?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Ceiling

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Pleasant

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Where did Tom sit on the bed?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Stiffened

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Position

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Flannel

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Frightened

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Finished

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Settled

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What did Tom expect dragon to do?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What is the meaning of the phrase stay still?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What did Tom say to Sarah when she went to touch the spider?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What is the meaning of the phrase point of view?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Edge

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What did tom say to the dragon, with regard to the spider?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Exactly

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What did dragon say to Tom?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

What did Tom and dragon see up?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Where did Tom want to put the spider?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the word from 1 - 4.

Underneath

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“Ugh.Look up there, Dragon.It’s a spider?
The dragon looked. “So it is.”
Tom didn’t want the dragon to get the wrong idea, so he said at once that he wasn’t frightened of spiders.
“Oh, no?” answered the dragon readily. “Neither am I.”
“But –“Tom sat down on the edge of his bed and looked up with narrowed eyes “- but I don’t exactly like them.”
“Some people don’t", replied the dragon in a pleasant voice. “Nothing to be ashmed of in not liking them. Lots of people don’t."
Tom became even more thoughtful. “If someone, someone who didn’t mind spiders, were to put one out of the windows that would make the whole room sort of feel better. Do you see?”
“I can certainly see your point of view. Who could you get to do it, though?”
“Well … I thought maybe you could do it for me, Dragon.”
The dragon stiffened slightly. “Me?”
“Well, you’re not frightened of a little spider, are you? I expect you could sleep in a whole room full of spiders and not give it a second thought. I wish I was a dragon.”
There was a short pause. “I‘m not frightened of spiders,” said the dragon, who had turned a little yellow at the mention of a roomful of them. “Not frightened, exactly. No dragon is frightened of spiders. However, some dragons like them and some dragons don’t. And I am one of the ones that don’t,” he finished firmly.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Tom, who could see the dragon’s position only too well. “I wish the spider would say still, that’s all.”
“Yes,” said the dragon from underneath the bed.
Tom was too busy keeping an eye on the ceiling even to notice his friend’s departure. “I think I’ll just go and ask Daddy to get rid of it for us. I wouldn’t like it to fall off the ceiling.”
“It might hurt itself,” agreed the dragon in a muffled voice. “I’ll just keep out of the way until the thing’s settled.”
Outside his bedroom door, Tom bumped into Sarah, who was on her way to the bathroom for a glass of water.
“You’re supposed to be asleep,” she pointed out.
Tom explained the problem.
“Oh, I’ll put it out for you,” Sarah said carelessly. “I don’t mind spiders. Where is it?”
Tom showed her. “And don’t touch it till I’ am out of the way.”