Gladiators Gilgamesh Whatever Reading Words Context Clues
100
Slaves; Criminals; Free People
What are 3 types of people who became gladiators?
100
4000 years old
How old is the story of Gilgamesh?
100
Burrs; Stickies; Spurs
What plant part inspired the creation of Velcro?
100
Recount; Sequence
This word means to retell in the correct order
100
Bad, awful, terrible
After cussing at the teacher and starting a fight in the lunchroom, Jackie was suspended for her ABHORRANT behavior
200
Ludi
What is the Roman word for Gladiator School?
200
Writing
This important life skill was first invented by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia
200
Pancakes
In one of his famous adventures, Paul Bunyan and his trusty Ox, Babe, were tasked to cook this popular food for a team of hungry lumberjacks.
200
Determine
This word means to figure out or find the meaning
200
enemy; opponent
Superman stood before his FOE after defeating him in battle.
300
Spartacus
What is the name of the Gladiator who escaped slavery, freed thousands of slaves, and created a rebel army strong enough to defeat the Roman army TWICE?
300
A Wall
What impressive structure did Gilgamesh order his people to build?
300
The Egyptians
This famous ancient country and its people invented the toothbrush, toothpaste, the first police-force, and many more things we still use today.
300
Theme; Central Message
This word refers to the Big Idea of a story or fiction text.
300
old book; book
The historian flipped through the pages of the old TOME carefully so she could read what it said.
400
Commodus
What is the name of the Roman Emperor who fought as a Gladiator and unfairly made his opponents fight with wooden swords?
400
Humbaba
What is the name of the terrible monster that Gilgamesh and Enkidu first set off to fight?
400
Sirens; Mermaids
This terrible group of sea-monsters, found in the epic story of the Odyssey, lure sailors with their sweet songs before tearing them apart.
400
Cause and Effect
This set of connection words refer to ideas that explain what happens and why it happens.
400
surprised; shocked
When the teacher told our class that she was quitting to join the circus, we were all FLABBERGASTED and could not believe it!
500
Plant Ashes; Burnt Plants
What is one key ingredient in the special drink Gladiators drank to recover from a fight?
500
A dark tunnel filled with monsters; a pair of scorpion men;
Name one terrible place or challenge Gilgamesh had to face on his quest for immortality
500
Soldiers; Warriors; Terracotta Soldiers
Before he died, Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, ordered the creation of thousands of clay, life-sized what?
500
Heading
This text feature, often found in science and history texts, tells the reader where information can be found.
500
tiring; exhausting; difficult
Today's P.E. class was GRUELLING. We had to do push-ups, sit-ups, run laps, jumping-jacks, and squats.






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