A person who studies prehistoric life, such as dinosaurs

Meat from other animals!

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

giantin realitycompletely physically

museum

relativespeedy

hunter

climate

Near or Nearly

1. Nearly (or almost) is an adverb. In everyday conversation, we usually use almost.  Near can act as an adverb, adjective, verb, or preposition.

2. The girls were nearly finished with their homework as midnight approached. (nearly is an adverb modifying the verb finished)

3. The shadows drew near. (near is an adverb here, modifying the verb drew) (drew in that sentence means “to come closer”)

4. They wondered what the near future held for them. (near is an adjective describing the noun future)

5. The girls ran for their lives, and escaped through a door near the back of the old house. (In this sentence, near is a preposition. Near the back modifies the noun house)

6. We are nearing the end of the class. (nearing is a verb)

Pretty (Adverb) 1 fairly or more than a little: I'm pretty sure he'll say yes.She still looks pretty miserable.

2 very: Dinner at Luigi's sounds pretty good to me.

3 pretty well/much almost completely: He hit the ball pretty well exactly where he wanted it.The guard left us pretty much alone.They're all pretty much the same.

Pretty (Adjective) pretty comparative prettier, superlative prettiest1 a woman or child who is pretty has a nice,

attractive face:a pretty little girlMaria looks much prettier with short hair.

2 something that is pretty is pleasant to look at or listen to but is not impressive:a pretty dressThe tune is pretty.What a pretty little garden!

NAME: _____________________________ ENGLISH READING IV SAC WORKSHEET 1 THE CALL OF THE WILD 1. Read Chapter 1. Then answer these questions. 1 Where did Buck live until he was four years old? 2 Why did Manuel steal Buck from Mr. Miller? 3 How did the fat man make Buck obey him? 4 Who bought Buck? 5 How did Buck travel from Seattle to the north? 6 How many other dogs traveled with Buck? 7 What was the soft white thing that fell from the air?

2. Read Chapter 2. Choose the best question-word (How / What) for these questions and then answer them.

 … was Curly killed? … did Buck learn to work in a harness? … did Perrault have to take to Dawson City? … did the dogs sleep in the snow? … did Dave do to Buck when he pulled the wrong way? … did the dogs eat?

Read Chapter 3. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?Re-write the false ones with the correct information. 1 Spitz often tried to start a fight with Buck. _______________________________________________

2 The Indian dogs fought because they were angry. _______________________________________________