THE THE CHALLENGECHALLENGE

BY: GARY SOTOBY: GARY SOTO

ATTENTIONATTENTION

Close or careful Close or careful observing or observing or listening.listening.

I need your I need your attentionattention while I while I explain your explain your homework.homework.

AWKWARDAWKWARD

UncomfortableUncomfortable

It was an It was an awkwardawkward moment when the moment when the teacher tripped.teacher tripped.

BRAGGEDBRAGGED

BoastedBoasted

The boy The boy braggedbragged about getting a about getting a new Play Station 3.new Play Station 3.

BRISKLYBRISKLY

Quick, Quick, energeticallyenergetically

She walked She walked brisklybriskly through the park.through the park.

CONVERSATIONCONVERSATION

A talk that two or A talk that two or more people have.more people have.

They had a They had a conversationconversation about about the Academic fair.the Academic fair.

ENCOURAGEENCOURAGE

To give support or To give support or confidence.confidence.

The father will The father will encourageencourage his son his son to do a good job at to do a good job at school.school.

MANAGEDMANAGED

Succeeded in Succeeded in doing something doing something with difficulty.with difficulty.

She She managedmanaged to to complete the complete the difficult task in difficult task in only a few days.only a few days.

NOTICENOTICE

To become aware To become aware ofof

Please take Please take noticenotice to the children to the children crossing the street.crossing the street.