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Academic Vocabulary

Correct! The paint has been chipping for years— this chair was yellow, but you’d never know it. The wood is splintering. . . . And what about this? [Showing Cara.] This piece is cracked and about to break. Imagine your grandmother sitting down and having the seat collapse!

Help the reader understand the meaning of the word collapse?

 

A. chipping for years                        C. sitting down

 

         B. about to break                                D. wood is splintering

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