Name:___________________________ Date:_______________________ Class:_______________________ Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blank Directions: Read the entire story.

When you are nished reading, use your context clues to choose the best vocabulary word from the word bank to ll in the blank. Each word is only used ONCE. ***Put verbs in correct tense***
1. Able 2. According to 3. Absolutely 4. Claim 5. Contain 6. Discuss 7. Experience 8. Improve 9. Insist 10. Organize 11. Prove 12. Realize 13. Recommend 14. Release 15. Support 16. Temporary

Once upon a time, there was a brother and a sister who were

able(Adjective) to y. Very few people, even prove (Verb) this truth. If a person tries experience
(verb/noun) many

then, knew how to y! Today, people simply cannot y! I do not need to

to y from their desk, they simply fall and hurt themselves. It is an

people want to have so they skydive and go on airplane rides. Only the brother and sister long ago had the adventure everyone wants.

According to

(Preposition) legends, the two

did not know that it was strange to y. It took them a long time to

realize

(verb) it and know that they were special. They ew

from town to town, traveling all over the world. As more people saw them, they

claimed

(verb) wild things about the brother and

sister and many rumors started. A few said that the brother and sister were witches and others said they were aliens! People became very angry at the brother and sister. They were so angry about the brother and sister that they sat down and had a serious talk about what to do with them. The angry townspeople

discussed(verb) for

hours before a townswoman created a solution. The woman was very clever. She said,

Contain(verb) your

anger, my friends! Hold your anger inside until we have a chance to talk to the ying brother and sister! Everyone took a minute to think about it, and agreed completely with her.

Absolutely(Adverb) everyone at the organize

meeting agreed with the plan to talk to the ying brother and sister. With that rst step, the woman had a lot to plan! She began to (verb) a talk with the two. First, she needed the townspeople to

recommend what they

thought was a good solution. They nally agreed on the best one and sent the woman to nd the ying brother and sister. Upon nding the two, the woman said, Hello, I need to speak to you about your ying. Sister replied, Yes, we heard it s making everyone very angry! Our town was very angry, but it was only

temporary

(adjective). Our anger only

lasted a short time. It s bad to be angry and keep it locked in our hearts. We have decided to

release

(verb) our anger and let all of the

hate go. We want to help you build a home and have a safe place to y back t every night. The brother and sister were shocked! No one

supported

(verb) them or tried to

help them like this before! He happily replied, Thank you so much! A home in your town would

improve

(verb) our lives and make

everything so much better! To thank you, I

insist(verb) that you let us y

you back to town. I won t take no for answer! The woman agreed to a ride with the brother and sister. The three returned to town and lived happily ever after.