IXL | Read fantasy with illustrations | 4th grade language arts

Read the first part of the story.

A Kingdom with Color

Gray sunshine shone through the palace window as Princess Violet sat down to lunch. She had only just taken her first bite of a gray apple when suddenly Clorinda, the magician, burst into the room.

"Princess! I've finally found a way to undo the ogre's spell!" she exclaimed. "I need certain things from the ogre's forest swamp. Then my spell will return color to our land."

Years before, an evil ogre had cast a spell to erase the kingdom's bright colors. Ever since, the kingdom had been gray and plain.

"But who dares sneak into the ogre's swamp?" asked the princess.

"For the spell to work, it must be someone from the royal family," said Clorinda, looking hopefully at Princess Violet.

The princess's eyes opened wide.

"I've brought the list of items and a bag for carrying them," Clorinda said. "A horse is waiting in the stables."

Princess Violet looked at the grayness all around her. Finally, she reached for the bag.

Based on the story, which is most likely to happen next?

Princess Violet will travel to the swamp to find the items.

Princess Violet will command the ogre to come to the castle.

Princess Violet will order the magician to gather the objects.

Princess Violet will decide that the world is better in gray.

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Read the first part of the story.

The Baking Contest

Nissa's wings fluttered with excitement. She was in the final round of the Fairyland Baking Contest! Whoever won would become Wizard Wendell's baking assistant for an entire year. The thought of winning made Nissa float two inches off the floor. It would make her godmother, Marigold, happy, too. Godmother Marigold was the one who'd taught Nissa to bake.

As she waited to start, Nissa peeked across the kitchen at her opponent, Flynn. He looked sure of himself. He even whistled as he set out his rolling pin and baking pans. Nissa thought he would be hard to beat. It would help if she could use her wand or fairy dust, but magic was against the rules, so she'd left them at home.

Finally, Wizard Wendell clapped his hands. "Attention, Nissa and Flynn," he announced. "For your final test, you must bake, put together, and decorate a gingerbread building. You have three hours. Ready, set, bake!"

Look at the word in

bold.

Who is Flynn? Use context clues in nearby text to help you figure out the meaning of the word

opponent.

someone who is watching the contest

the judge who will pick the winner in the contest

someone going up against Nissa in the contest

the timekeeper for the contest

key idea

If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can look for context

clues.

Context clues are nearby words and phrases that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word.

solution

The following context clues help you figure out the meaning of the word

opponent:

As she waited to start, Nissa peeked across the kitchen at her

opponent,

Flynn. He looked sure of himself. He even whistled as he set out his rolling pin and baking pans. Nissa thought he would be hard to

beat.

There is someone else setting out equipment in the kitchen as the contest is about to start. Nissa thinks he looks hard to beat.

Using these clues, you can guess that opponent means "someone going up against you in the contest." So, Flynn is someone who is trying to beat Nissa in the contest.

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