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1. Rocks In His
Head
By: Carole Otis Hurst
Genre: Biography
Skill: Generalize
Author’s Purpose:

3. Say It!
stamps
spare
chores
attic
labeled
customer
board

4. stamps
small pieces of paper with glue on
the back for mailing letters and
packages

5. chores
small tasks or easy
jobs that you have
to do regularly

6. spare
extra

7. attic
the space in a house just
below the roof and above
the other rooms

8. labeled
put or wrote a label
on someting

9. customer
person who goes into a
store to buy goods or
services

10. board
a group of people
managing something

11. Did he put stamps on
his letters?

12. Did he put stamps
on his letters?

13. We couldn’t
find the spare
tire.

14. We couldn’t
find the spare
tire.

15. The boy had to finish
his chores before he
went to play.

16. The boy had to
finish his chores
before he went to
play.

17. The family cleaned
out the attic last
spring.

18. The family cleaned
out the attic last
spring.

19. Collin’s mom
carefully labeled the
boxes.

20. Collin’s mom
carefully labeled
the boxes.

21. The customer needed
helping finding an
item in the store.

22. The customer
needed helping
finding an item in
the store.

23. The board voted
for the new rules.

24. The board voted
for the new rules.

25. GREAT
JOB!