When you read the headline of the book, The Same Stars , what do you think the book will be about?
Find 10 words from the book and try to find synonyms. When you change a word – how does that change the meaning of the sentence?
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nevergiveup1516 
When i read the headline i thought the book was going to be about some famous persons or some people who’ve done something good.
plenty – ”.., and we had plenty of food.” hatful, enough
pretty – ” i was a pretty good boxer,..” reasonably, moderately
small – ”.. and trained at a small gym.” little, minor
stumble – ”One bumped into me as he ran, making me stumble.” lurch, stagger
hurried – ”He hurried over to me,..” rush, hasten
childish – ”They looked like toys, such childish things.” infantile
carefully – ”.. zip it up carefully in the secret pocket.” cautiously
shy – ”.., was three years old and as shy as a wild animal..” diffident, timid
spinning – ”My head was spinning.” whirl, reel
visit – ”.. once to visit them when i was eleven.” travel to, see
GillaGilla
When I first read the head line I thought that the book was about some famous people.
terrible – ”You will see and hear terrible things, …” awful, dreadful
deliver – ”… you are a package that someone has paid them to deliver” hand over, give away
exploded – ”And then the world exploded.” unconnected
stained – ”His clothes were stained with blood” painted, varnished
cold – ”In the winter it was very cold, …” chilly, frozen
frightened – ”Her eyes were big and frightened” scared, afraid
still – ”… with his schoulders slumped and his hands still.” inactive, unmoving
disappeared – ”I slung my backpack over one shoulder and watched as the car disappeared in a cloud of dust” pass away, vanish
happy – ”He gave me a hug, but he did not look very happy.” lucky, cheerful
little – ”My mother had wrapped up a little food for me.” small, less
GillaGilla
When i read the headline i thought that the book was going to be about peoples equality. Because no matter where you are in the world, if your rich or if you poor, we all see the same stars.
Finally – ‘’ Finally I decided that it was time.’’ eventually, lastly, after all
Pick – ‘’.., a car came to pick me up.’’ choice, select
Small – ‘’ The house was small.’’ tiny, little
Difficult – ‘’Well, it is not so difficult,..’’ hard, challenging
Smart – ‘’He is a very smart boy,’’ clever, genius
Terrible – ‘’This is a terrible city,’’ awful, horrifying
Foolish – ‘’I have done something foolish.’’ stupid, insane
Worry – ‘’Do not worry about me,’’ doubt, bother
Control – ‘’Without any control over your own life’’ charge, oversight
Belong – ‘’We did not belong here.’’ fit, suit
GillaGilla
When I first read the headline I thought the book would be about two persons with the same interests and when they meet one day they would fight to the top together.
”with people crammed in on all sides…” chock up, wad
”you will certainly not forget…” sure enough, for sure
”weigh you down with invisible chains.” count, consider
”but I did not want to lose my companion…” fellow, familiar, associate
”driven by a surly man…” ugly, angry, mad
”I was clutching my old backpack…” seize, prehend, hold close
”I slung my backpack over one shoulder…” threw, catapult
”making me stumble.” lurch, stagger, misstep
”eyes looked infinitely sad.” boundlessly, endlessly, immeasurably
”I felt numb inside.” asleep, dull, dead
GillaGilla
When I first read the head line I thought the book will be about camping under the stars or some think like that.
The synonyms of beautiful are: beautiful, admirable
The synonyms of happy are:happy,glad,joyful
The synonyms of careful are: accurate,leery
The synonyms of irritated are:angry,troubled
The synonyms of icy are:chilly,freezing
The synonyms of complicated are:hard,difficult
The synonyms of responsible are:answerable
The synonyms of quickly are;speedily
The synonyms of private are: special
GillaGilla
When I first read the headline I thought that the book was about some people that was going to move and the people need to respect that because you have the same stars.
Rushing- ”Everyone rushing around doing last-minute things…” Hurry, haste
Glow- ”..the glow from the city lights began to fade behind us.” gleam, light
Uncomfortable- ”I was stiff and uncomfortable.” awkward, difficult
Crying- ”But when she turned away from me I could see that she was Crying.” mourning, sobbing
Skinny- ”A skinny cat crossed the road in front of us,..” bony, angular
Small- ”The house was small.” narrow, meager
Nimble- ”.. children have small, nimble hands and sharper Eyes than adults.” adept, adroit
Enemy- ”..he was my friend and not my enemy.” foe, opposition
Smart- ”You are a smart boy,..” Brainy, brilliant
Windy- ”.. remembered a windy summer day,..” breezy, gusty
GillaGilla
When I first read the head line I thought it was going to be about two people with diffrent hobbies that meet and became very good friends.
Cold – Chilly, cool
Awake – Alert, Mindful
Refuse – Deny, Decline
Hungry – Ravenous, belly-pinched
Arrange – to fix, to organize.
Happy – Glad, Joyful
Smart – Genius, Clever
Finally – After all, eventully
Visit – Travel too, See
disappeared – Vanish , pass away.
GillaGilla
When i read the headline i thought the book was going to be about some famous persons
conversation- a few weeks after that conversation / Talk,discussion,speech
already- there was a man sitting there already/ before,once,then
alone- i felt very lost and alone/ lonley,single,only
door- piling a mountain of suitcases at the front door/ exit,gate,entry
send- what if my family had no more money to send/ address,post,deliver
borrow- then they would have to borrow/ hire,rent,acquire
night- in the middle of the night/ midnight,dark,blackness
away- we had to get away/ elsewhere,off,far away
long- in a crisis, all help is welcome, but we could not stay here long/ lengthy,far off
scene- mazharr took my arm and turned me away from the scene/ place,scenery
GillaGilla
To me the headline was a little interesting and I kind of knew then that is was going to be about two diffrent places. Because people often say that even if we are in two diffrent countries we still look at the same stars.
Small – ”He gave me a small smile” – little, teeny
Beautiful – ”She was a beautiful child” – gorgeous, stunning
Glad – ”I was verry glad” – pleased, cheerful
Smart – ”They are smart children” – bright, wise
Angry – ”These men were angry” – furious, bitter
Quiet – ”Evene the cilderen were quiet” – silent, muted
Warm – ”The evning was warm” – temperate, heated
Different – ”Those are two different countries” – particular, divergent
Terrible – ”My father had a terrible cough” – hideous, horrifying
Shy – ”..shy as a animal..” – fearful, afraid
GillaGilla
When i first read the head line I had no idea what the book was gonna be about so I was kinda confused.
Journey-”But the journey will not be easy…. ”:adventure,campaign
Caught- ”You might be caught by the police and sent back to where you started”: entangled,captured
Companion- ”,but I did not want to lose my companion…”.: comrade,mate
Guessed-”I guessed,into Peshawar!”: predicted,supposed
Killed-”..the two men from Ghazni who had been killed”: annihilated,exterminated
Hanging-”There are some light bulbs hanging from the ceiling…”: swaying,beetling
Shrugged-”the man said and shrugged”:wriggled,twitched
Pressed-”Aghela´s lips were pressed together”: pushed,urged
Told-”That is not what you told us the last time”:said,informed
Dictator-”Of course,the dictators won…”: mogul,oppressor
GillaGilla
When I first read the headline I thought it was about two brothers or two sisters or something. The same stars sounds like 2 persons who are look alike.
The synonyms:
Big: ”they want big groups”- large, grand
Terrible: ”my father had a terrible cough”- horrible, awful.
Almost: ”We hade almost no teachers left at the school”- nearly, near by
Icy: ”the wind was icy”
Coldish, chilly.
Talking: ”as we sat talking”
Speaking, chattering
Eat: ”eat some breakfast”
Have some, feed.
Hurry: ”hurry boy”
Shift, rapid
Good: ”good place to live”
Fine, well
Angry: ”these men were angry”
Crabbed, mad
Smart: ”you are a smart boy”
Shrewd, sharp
GillaGilla