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Mummies Vocabulary
Chapter 9, part 1 Pages 51-54

Vocabulary
Read the sentences and think about the meaning of the words.

After the lights went out, the room was pitch

New Vocabulary
dark. It was impossible to see anything!
pitch dark
Before jumping from the high diving board,
impossible
Billy took a deep breath.
breath
Hey, did you notice that the sky is green
weird
budge
today? Yeah, its pretty weird.
eventually
The door was stuck. We pushed and pushed it,
squeeze
but it didnt budge. We eventually escaped,
breathe
though. We squeezed ourselves through the
small crack.
Theres so much smoke in this room! I cant breathe!

Vocabulary Definitions
Write the correct vocabulary word next to its definition.

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(n.) air that you take into your lungs

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(adj.) something you cant do

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(adj.) something strange or unusual

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(v.) move slightly

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(v.) to take in and push out air

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(adv.) finally, after a while

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(v.) to press something into a smaller

size
(adj.) not enough light to see anything

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Mummies Reading Comprehension

Chapter 9, part 1 Pages 51-54

Short Answer
Answer the questions in complete sentences!
pg. 51 What happened when Jack and Annie pushed against the door?

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pg. 52 Why was Jack panting?

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pg. 53 On page 53, Jack finds another door. Was this the door they had

started at?

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Fix the Sentences

These sentences are wrong. Circle the mistake and fix the sentence.

1. After running a really long distance, David Rudisha had to take a few
deep breathes.
2. He stepped out of his house. He walked down the sidewalk. He go to
the mailbox. The mailbox was empty.
3. Did you ever gone to Tokyo before?
4. Tomorrow I go to the pool! Im so excited!