Question

the lightning thief, chapter 3
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directions: read each passage from chapter 3 of the lightning thief. using strategies for determining unfamiliar vocabulary, answer the question(s) below the passage.

1. “when she looks at me, it’s like she’s seeing all the good things about me, none of the bad. i’ve never heard her raise her voice or say an unkind word to anyone, not even me or gabe.”

prefix (part before the root word): un - means not
root word: kind means showing goodness or consideration
using the table above, write a definition of unkind in your own words.
“for her sake, i tried to sound upbeat about my last days at yancy academy. i told her i wasn’t too down about the expulsion. i’d lasted almost the whole year this time.”
root word: (expul) means to drive out
suffix (part after the root word): -ion means an action
using the table above, write a definition of expulsion in your own words.

Explanation:

For the word "unkind", the prefix "un -" means not and the root - word "kind" means showing goodness or consideration. So, "unkind" means not showing goodness or consideration. For the word "expulsion", the root - word "expul" means to drive out and the suffix "-ion" means an action. So, "expulsion" means the action of driving out.

Answer:

1. Unkind means not showing goodness or consideration.
2. Expulsion means the action of driving out.