Ruby the copycat

1. RUBY THE COPYCAT
BY PEGGY RATHMANN
Robust Vocabulary, Day 1
Created by Roberta Jacobs

2. TRUDGED
If you walked slowly as
though your feet were stuck
in mud, you trudged.
Which would you trudge
through: a pool or a swamp?

3. GUSHED
When you
were excited
about
something
and talked a
lot about it,
you gushed.
When would you
gush over a
puppy: when it
obeyed you, or
when it chewed
your shoe?

4. FRUSTRATED
When you try and try to
do something and
cannot, then you might
feel frustrated.
Would you feel
frustrated if you
couldn’t open a jar, or if
someone opened it for
you?

5. IMITATED
If you
copied what
someone did
or said, you
imitated
him or her.
Would you
imitate a dog by
taking it for a
walk or by
making a
barking sound?

6. PLEASANT
Something that
is pleasant is
enjoyable and
makes you
happy.
What would the
weather be like
on a pleasant
day?

7. COINCIDENCE
A coincidence is
when two things
happen that seem
to fit together but
are not connected.
If you and a
friend wore the
same clothes on
the same day,
would that be a
coincidence?
Explain.

8. MODELED
If you modeled
something, you showed
it so that other people
could see it.
Why would you see a
costume being
modeled?

9. LOYAL
Someone who is loyal
stands by you in good
times and bad.
How would a loyal friend
behave?

10. RECITED
If you recited
something, you
memorized it and
then spoke it out
loud.
When have you
recited something
in front of other
people?

11. MURMUR
When people
murmur, they
speak so softly that
they can hardly be
heard.
Is it hard to hear
something that is