1. Maggie Rugg Herold Illustrated by Catherine Stock
“A very important day”
Vocabulary Words
And characters
Maggie Rugg Herold
Illustrated by
Catherine Stock

2. spaces for walking between row of seats
aisles
spaces for walking between row of seats

3. Loyalty to one’s country or a person
Allegiance
Loyalty to one’s country or a person

4. apologized
Asked forgiveness

5. certificate
An official document that gives information to prove an event or fact

6. chamber
A meeting room used by lawmakers

7. chorused
called out together

8. citizens
Official members of a country

9. citizenship
The status of a citizen with accompanying rights, duties, and privileges

10. congratulations
Good wishes to someone at a happy event or for a job well done

11. courthouse
A building that contains courts of law

12. defeat
To win victory over

13. enrich
To improve the quality of

14. examiner
An official who inspects or asks questions

15. ferry
A boat that carries passengers and, often, their vehicles from one point to another

16. harbor
A sheltered place along a coast where ships can safely anchor or dock

17. highlands
A high or hilly area

18. lobbed
Tossed up in the air

19. oath
A pledge or promise to act a certain way

20. obliged
Forced to act in a certain way

21. outstretched
Extended; reached out

22. petitioners
People who ask for something in writing

23. skidded
Slid or slipped

24. stooped
Bent down

25. Important Words
1. My uncle from Peru applied for citizenship last year, and I helped him learn “The Pledge of Allegiance.”
a. marriage c. law
B. loyalty d. employment

26. 2
I myself learned that the citizens of this country have many basic rights.
a. offspring c. residents
B. suburbs d. laws

27. 3 My family watched as my uncle said the oath and became an American.
a. poem c. word
b. prayer d. pledge

28. 4
The judge shook my uncle’s hand and went back to his chamber to meet with lawyers.
a. room c. automobile
b. material d. home

29. 5
Sharing important events with your relatives and friends can enrich your life.
a. spoil c. cost
b. improve d. save

30. DJ
Disc jockey; someone who plays music on a radio station

31. Families and places they come from
Country
Family name
Dominican Republic
China
Egypt
Greece
El Salvador
India
Mexico
Philippines
Russia
Scotland
Vietnam
Baez & Jimenez
Zeng
Idris
Soutsos
The Castros
Patel
Huerta
Batungbakal
Leonovs
Robert Mac Taggart
Hao

32. Families who need to allow extra time to get Downtown
Batungbakal
Huerta
Patel

33. Families with two children
Huerta

34. Nelia Batungbakal From Philippines
She would need to awaken them early, to allow extra time for the trip downtown.

35. The Huerta’s Family from Mexico
Miguel - child
Rosa- child
Father
Mother
Need to allow extra time to get downtown.

36. Patel Family From India
Veena- wife
Mohandas- husband
Daughter and her family
Need to allow extra time to get downtown.

37. The pitambers
Veena and Mohandas’ neighbors.

38. The leonovs From russia
Eugenia- child
Lev-child
grandfather
grandmother
mother
father

39. Mr. dionetti
Corner grocery store owner.

40. The soutsos From Greece Where it snows maybe once every ten years
Kostas- child
Nikos- child
Mother
father
Kiki- baby sister
Owned a family restaurant

41. From Vietnam
Duong Hao- child, boy
Trinh-child, girl
mother

42. The driver of the bus

43. Pedro Jimenez – cousin Pedro’s father
Jorge Baez Jorge’s father jorge’s sister Jorge’s mother jorge’s aunt from dominican republic
Pedro Jimenez – cousin
Pedro’s father

44. The Zeng family from china
Yujin Zeng
Yujin’s friend Bailong

45. Jihan Idris child
Her parents came
from Egypt.

46. Kwame akuffo from ghana
His wife, Efua

47. Robert mactaggart from scotland
His friends; Elizabeth and Alan

48. the castros from el salvador
Alvaro Castro
His wife, Romelia
Alvaro’s children; Marta, Jose, and Oscar

49. The examiner

50. The judge

51. Correct!

52. Correct!

53. Correct!

54. Correct!

55. Correct!

56. Incorrect!

57. Incorrect!

58. Incorrect!

59. Incorrect!

60. Incorrect!