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The Ske|eton Keg

by Ke||y Hoshwoy
Erik rcng hi: grcncpcrenI: cccrLe|| cnc :i|enI|y wi:hec
Ihe nexI fcur hcur: wcu|c gc Ly uick|y. He cicnI wcnI Ic give
up hi: enIire ScIurccy cfIernccn cI hi: grcncpcrenI: hcu:e
where Ihere were nc kic: in Ihe neighLcrhccc.
Ycure righI cn Iime," Grcncmc 8eIhcny :cic, cpening
Ihe cccr. Ihere: Iec cnc ccke in Ihe cining rccm."
Ccke At |ec:t tne |||:t ten n|nute: wcu|c gc cy qu|ck|y. Erik hung hi: cccI cn Ihe rcck Ly
Ihe cccr cnc :cw c :Ircnge |ccking key hcnging cn c hcck. Grcncpc 8i||, whcI: Ihi: funny key
fcr"
IhcI: c :ke|eIcn key. lI cpen: Ihe Le:I rccm in Ihi: hcu:e," Grcncpc 8i|| whi:perec :c nc
cne e|:e ccu|c hecr. lI: Ihe rccm l gc Ic when ycur grcncmcIher Irie: Ic mcke me he|p wiIh Ihe
ci:he:."
WhcI: :c :pecic| cLcuI Ihe rccm" Erik c:kec.
lI: c gcme rccm," Grcncpc 8i|| :cic. Icke Ihe key cnc :ee if ycu ccn finc Ihe rccm Ly
Ihe Iime l fini:h my Iec."
Erik grcLLec Ihe key cnc :Icrec cI iI. / :ke|eIcn key lI |cck: c|c." Erik cecicec Ihe c|ce:I
Ihing: in Ihe hcu:e were prcLcL|y up:Icir: in Ihe wc|k-up cIIic. He heccec pc:I Ihe cining rccm
cnc Ic Ihe :Icir:.
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Grcncpc 8i|| :ippec hi: Iec cnc :hcck hi: hecc.
Erik knew IhcI mecnI he wc: gcing Ihe wrcng wcy. He heccec Lcck Ic Ihe frcnI
cccr where hec fcunc Ihe key.
Erik IhcughI cLcuI Ihe c|ce:I pcrI cf c hcu:e. Ihe Lc:emenIl lI: Ihe fir:I pcrI IhcI:
Lui|I." He ru:hec Ic Ihe Lc:emenI cccr cnc |cckec cI Ihe |cck. lI wc: cifferenI frcm c
ncrmc| |cck. He :|ic Ihe key in:ice cnc Iurnec iI. WiIh c c|ick, Ihe cccr cpenec.
Erik :wiIchec cn Ihe |ighI cnc wc|kec ccwn Ihe :Icir:. Ihe Lc:emenI wc: cne gicnI
rccm wiIh c pcc| IcL|e in Ihe micc|e cnc c ccrILccrc cn Ihe fcr wc||.
/we:cmel" Erik :cic.
Ever |ecrn Ic p|cy pcc|" Grcncpc 8i||
c:kec, ccming ccwn Ihe :Icir:.
Nc," Erik :cic.
We|| Ihen, grcL c cue frcm Ihe rcck cnc l||
Iecch ycu."
Erik :mi|ec. Ihe nexI fcur hcur: were gcing Ic
f|y Ly.
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The Ske|eton Keg
by Ke||y Hoshwoy
1. WhcI i: Ihe :eIIing cf Ihi: :Icry
{Ie|| where cnc when Ihe :Icry Icke: p|cce.)
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2. Why cicn'I Erik wcnI Ic vi:iI hi: grcncpcrenI:' hcu:e cI Ihe Leginning cf Ihe :Icry
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3. Grcncpc Ic|c Erik IhcI Ihe :ke|eIcn key cpenec...
o. c Irunk wiIh :ecreI:
b. Ihe Lc:emenI cccr
c. Ihe cIIic cccr
d. c gcme rccm
4. Why cic Erik Ihink Ihe key wcu|c cpen Ihe cIIic cccr
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Now try th|s: Cn c :heeI cf |inec pcper, wriIe c ccnIinucIicn cf Ihi: :Icry. Ie|| whcI
hcppen: frcm Ihe Iime Erik :IcrI: p|cying pcc| Ic Ihe Iime he
|ecve:.
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The Ske|eton Keg
Vocobu|ory
Choose the best de||n|t|on |or the under||ned word |n eoch
sentence.
1. Erik cnc hi: grcncfcIher p|cyec c gcme cf poo|.
o. c hc|e in Ihe grcunc fi||ec wiIh wcIer
b. c gcme where c |crge Lc|| i: :hcI inIc c gcc|
c. c gcme where c :Iick i: u:ec Ic :hccI Lc||: ccrc:: c IcL|e
2. Grcncpc 8i|| grcLLec c cue frcm Ihe rcck.
o. c Lc|| u:ec Ic p|cy pcc|
b. c :Iick u:ec Ic p|cy pcc|
c. c :Icrcge ccnIciner fcr pcc| euipmenI
3. Erik ncIicec c dortboord cn Ihe wc|| in Grcncpc 8i||': gcme rccm.
o. c :ucre Lcx where ccrI: cre kepI
b. c piece cf wccc u:e Ic keep :ccre whi|e p|cying ccrI:
c. c IcrgeI mcce cf ccrk IhcI i: u:ec in c gcme cf ccrI:
In the spoce be|ow, drow o penc|| sketch o| Er|k ond Grondpo 8||| p|oy|ng poo|. Lobe| the
poo| tob|e ond cue. Drow o p|cture o| o dortboord |n the bockground ond |obe| |t too.
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ANSWEk KEY
The Ske|eton Keg
by Ke||y Hoshwoy
1. WhcI i: Ihe :eIIing cf Ihi: :Icry
{Ie|| where cnc when Ihe :Icry Icke: p|cce.)
Ih|s story tokes p|oce ot Er|k's grondporents' house on o Soturdoy o|ternoon.
2. Why cicn'I Erik wcnI Ic vi:iI hi: grcncpcrenI:' hcu:e cI Ihe Leginning cf Ihe :Icry
Ihere were no k|ds |n the ne|ghborhood ond he thought he wou|d be bored.
3. Grcncpc Ic|c Erik IhcI Ihe :ke|eIcn key cpenec... d
o. c Irunk wiIh :ecreI:
b. Ihe Lc:emenI cccr
c. Ihe cIIic cccr
d. o gome room
4. Why cic Erik Ihink Ihe key wcu|c cpen Ihe cIIic cccr
Ihe key |ooked o|d ond he thought the ott|c conto|ned the o|dest th|ngs |n the
house.
Now try th|s: Cn c :heeI cf |inec pcper, wriIe c ccnIinucIicn cf Ihi: :Icry. Ie|| whcI
hcppen: frcm Ihe Iime Erik :IcrI: p|cying pcc| Ic Ihe Iime he
|ecve:.
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The Ske|eton Keg
Vocobu|ory
Choose the best de||n|t|on |or the under||ned word |n eoch
sentence.
1. Erik cnc hi: grcncfcIher p|cyec c gcme cf poo|. c
o. c hc|e in Ihe grcunc fi||ec wiIh wcIer
b. c gcme where c |crge Lc|| i: :hcI inIc c gcc|
c. o gome where o st|ck |s used to shoot bo||s ocross o tob|e
2. Grcncpc 8i|| grcLLec c cue frcm Ihe rcck. b
o. c Lc|| u:ec Ic p|cy pcc|
b. o st|ck used to p|oy poo|
c. c :Icrcge ccnIciner fcr pcc| euipmenI
3. Erik ncIicec c dortboord cn Ihe wc|| in Grcncpc 8i||': gcme rccm.
o. c :ucre Lcx where ccrI: cre kepI
b. c piece cf wccc u:e Ic keep :ccre whi|e p|cying ccrI:
c. o torget mode o| cork thot |s used |n o gome o| dorts
In the spoce be|ow, drow o penc|| sketch o| Er|k ond Grondpo 8||| p|oy|ng poo|. Lobe| the
poo| tob|e ond cue. Drow o p|cture o| o dortboord |n the bockground ond |obe| |t too.
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