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Vocabulary Completion Exercises for The Tortoise and the Hare

The Exercises
Complete the following story using the correct words.


It was a big bicycle
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


Diane was very nervous. She knew she was not the best competitor. In fact many of the girls ________ her old bike.


* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


She told them that it might look old but it was all she had. The girls lined up
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


It seemed like time ___________ before the starter's gun went off.
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


"Bam!" went the gun and the girls rode
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


for the
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


Diane never moved as quickly and
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


Her feet pedalled at an amazing
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


Before she knew it, she was in her bed ___________ at home.
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side


Oh, I must have been dreaming, because I never could have ____________ those girls on that big old bike I have.
* Select Answer *
crawled
steadily
race
comfortably
made fun of
directly
pace
beaten
finish line
side by side

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