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Hint: It's yellow. / It's long. / Monkeys love it.
Answer: Banana
Yellow, long, and a monkey favorite — a banana!
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Hint: It's up in the sky. / It comes out at night. / It changes into a half moon and a full moon.
Answer: The Moon
The Moon in the night sky, changing shape!
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Hint: You make it in winter. / You make it out of snow. / You give it a carrot nose.
Answer: Snowman
A winter friend — the snowman!
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Hint: It's at school. / White dust flies off it. / The teacher writes on it.
Answer: Blackboard
A blackboard, written on with chalk!
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Hint: It lives in the water. / It has 8 legs. / It squirts ink when it's in danger.
Answer: Octopus
Eight legs means an octopus! A squid has ten.
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Hint: It's from Korea. / It's made of 24 letters. / King Sejong created it.
Answer: Hangul
14 consonants + 10 vowels = Hangul!
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Hint: It's in the kitchen. / Open the door and it's cool inside. / It keeps food cold.
Answer: Refrigerator
Milk and leftovers all go in the fridge!
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Hint: It folds up and opens out. / You take it on rainy days. / You open it above your head.
Answer: Umbrella
An umbrella keeps the rain off!
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Hint: It stands by the road. / Three colors of light come on. / You cross on the green one.
Answer: Traffic light
Red, yellow, green — a traffic light!
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Hint: Most of them have a round face. / Its hands go around. / It tells you what time it is.
Answer: Clock
Tick-tock, a clock!
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Hint: Every house has one. / It's made of glass. / You see your own face in it.
Answer: Mirror
A mirror reflects you!
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Hint: It's in the bathroom. / It goes slippery when it's wet. / Its bubbles get your hands clean.
Answer: Soap
Squeaky-clean soap!
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Hint: It lives in your pencil case. / You sharpen it to use it. / It's a wooden stick you write with.
Answer: Pencil
Scratch-scratch, a pencil!
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Hint: It's red. / It races along with its siren blaring. / It goes to put out fires.
Answer: Fire engine
In an emergency, call 911 — here comes the fire engine!
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Hint: It's a small insect. / It buzzes around. / It gathers nectar from flowers.
Answer: Honeybee
The busy honeybee!
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Hint: It appears in the sky. / You see it after the rain stops. / It has seven colors.
Answer: Rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet — a rainbow!
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Hint: It's a very big animal. / Its ears are as big as fans. / Its nose is long, like a hand.
Answer: Elephant
The elephant, with its long trunk!
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Hint: You can see it at the zoo. / It's covered in patches. / Its neck is very, very long.
Answer: Giraffe
The giraffe has the longest neck of all!
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Hint: It's a bird, but it can't fly. / It lives somewhere cold. / It waddles when it walks.
Answer: Penguin
The penguin, a gentleman in a tuxedo!
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Hint: It moves very slowly. / You often see it on rainy days. / It carries its house on its back.
Answer: Snail
The slow, slow snail!
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Hint: It's a summer fruit. / It wears green stripes. / It's red inside with black seeds.
Answer: Watermelon
Cool summer watermelon!
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Hint: It's a famous food from Korea. / It's mostly made with napa cabbage. / It's spicy and tangy.
Answer: Kimchi
Kimchi, the perfect friend for rice!
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Hint: It has two wheels. / You push the pedals. / It has a bell that goes ring-ring.
Answer: Bicycle
Off you go on a bicycle!
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Hint: It's in the bathroom. / You squeeze it out of a tube. / You put it on your toothbrush.
Answer: Toothpaste
Toothpaste for brushing your teeth!
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Hint: It's on the bed. / It's soft and fluffy. / You put your head on it to sleep.
Answer: Pillow
A pillow for sleeping!
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Hint: It's at the playground. / It swings back and forth. / You hold the chains to ride it.
Answer: Swing
Whoosh, a swing!
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Hint: You often see it at birthday parties. / You blow it up with your mouth. / Touch it with something sharp and — pop!
Answer: Balloon
A floating balloon!
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Hint: It's a red fruit. / Its seeds are dotted on the outside. / It often goes on top of a cake.
Answer: Strawberry
The sweet and tangy strawberry!
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Hint: It runs along the road. / Lots of people ride it together. / It stops at stops.
Answer: Bus
Vroom, the bus!
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Hint: You wear them on your face. / They have two arms. / They help when you can't see well.
Answer: Glasses
Sparkly glasses!
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Hint: You wear them in winter. / A pair makes two. / They keep your hands warm.
Answer: Gloves
Nice warm gloves!
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Hint: It lives somewhere very cold. / Its whole body is white. / It's a bear.
Answer: Polar bear
The polar bear on the ice!
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Hint: It's a bird that's active at night. / Its eyes are very big. / It goes hoo-hoo.
Answer: Owl
The owl, hunter of the night!
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Hint: It lives in the desert. / It has a hump on its back. / People call it the ship of the desert.
Answer: Camel
The camel with its hump!
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Hint: It can live in the desert. / You only need to water it a little. / It's covered all over in spines.
Answer: Cactus
The prickly cactus!
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Hint: You can see it in the classroom. / You spin it round and round. / It's a round map of the world.
Answer: Globe
The spinning globe!
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Hint: It has a handle. / Its glass is big and round. / It makes small things look big.
Answer: Magnifying glass
Get bigger! A magnifying glass!
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Hint: It's at the hospital. / It hangs around the doctor's neck. / It listens to your heart.
Answer: Stethoscope
The stethoscope that hears your heart go thump!
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Hint: Most homes have one. / Lots of them are shaped like a pig. / You collect coins in it.
Answer: Piggy bank
The jingly piggy bank!
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Hint: You use it to find your way. / Its needle spins around. / It always points north.
Answer: Compass
The compass, professor of north!
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Hint: It's in the kitchen. / It has a long handle. / You scoop soup with it.
Answer: Ladle
The ladle for serving soup!
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Hint: Careful — it can get hot! / It slides over your clothes. / It smooths out the wrinkles.
Answer: Iron
The iron, smoothing away!
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Hint: It's in the kitchen. / It has a lid and a spout. / Boil water in it and it might whistle.
Answer: Kettle
The whistling kettle!
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Hint: It's a reptile. / Its tongue is very long. / It changes the color of its body.
Answer: Chameleon
The chameleon, master of disguise!
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Hint: It lives in Australia. / It bounces along. / It has a pouch on its tummy.
Answer: Kangaroo
The kangaroo, the pouch mom!
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Hint: It's a small animal. / It rolls into a ball when it's startled. / Its back is covered in spines.
Answer: Hedgehog
The hedgehog, a prickly ball!
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Hint: It lives underground. / It can't see very well. / It digs tunnels with its front paws.
Answer: Mole
The mole, miner of the underground!
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Hint: It flies around at night. / It lives in caves. / It sleeps hanging upside down.
Answer: Bat
The bat, the upside-down sleepyhead!
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Hint: It's a tall flower. / Its yellow petals grow in a circle. / It turns its head to follow the sun.
Answer: Sunflower
The sunflower, looking at the sun!
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Hint: It grows by the roadside. / It has a yellow flower. / Its seeds fly away like fluff.
Answer: Dandelion
Blow, and the dandelion seeds float away!
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Hint: It turns yellow in autumn. / Its leaves are shaped like fans. / Its fruit smells terrible.
Answer: Ginkgo tree
The yellow ginkgo of autumn!
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Hint: It's a sport from Korea. / You wear a white uniform. / You shout as you kick!
Answer: Taekwondo
Hyah! Taekwondo!
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Hint: You play board games with it. / It has six sides. / It has dots for the numbers 1 to 6.
Answer: Dice
Roll the dice and off you go!
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Hint: Kids play it outside. / You draw squares on the ground with chalk. / You hop on one foot.
Answer: Hopscotch
Hop, hop — hopscotch!
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Hint: It's a toy you spin. / You can wind a string round it and throw it. / Spin the longest and you win.
Answer: Spinning top
The whirling spinning top!
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Hint: It stands in a field. / Its arms are stretched out. / It scares the birds away.
Answer: Scarecrow
The scarecrow, guard of the field!
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Hint: It stands by the sea. / It shines a light at night. / It guides the ships.
Answer: Lighthouse
The lighthouse, guide of the sea!
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Hint: It has numbers on it. / It goes up when it's hot. / It tells you how many degrees it is.
Answer: Thermometer
The thermometer, professor of hot and cold!
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Hint: It has number buttons. / You wish you could use it for math homework. / It adds and subtracts in a flash.
Answer: Calculator
The calculator, genius of numbers!
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Hint: You can see it in the Pacific Northwest. / It's carved out of a tree trunk. / Animal faces are stacked all the way up it.
Answer: Totem pole
The totem pole, carved with stories!
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Hint: People wear it on holidays. / Its colors are lovely and its skirt or trousers are roomy. / It's the traditional dress of Korea.
Answer: Hanbok
The beautiful hanbok!
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Hint: You use it in summer. / It folds up and opens out. / Wave it and you get a breeze.
Answer: Hand fan
The breezy hand fan!
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Hint: It's an old tool. / It's two round stones. / You grind grain into flour with it.
Answer: Millstone
The millstone, round and round!
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Hint: It's a mountain, but it can be dangerous. / It has a hole at the top. / Hot lava comes out of it.
Answer: Volcano
The rumbling volcano!
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Hint: It hardly ever rains there. / It's hot by day and cold at night. / Sand stretches on forever.
Answer: Desert
The desert, a sea of sand!
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Hint: It's somewhere very cold. / It moves very slowly. / It's a gigantic lump of ice.
Answer: Glacier
The glacier, a slowpoke mountain of ice!
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Hint: You meet it in the mountains. / You can't see it. / Shout 'hello' and it copies you.
Answer: Echo
The echo, the great copycat!
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Hint: It only appears when there's light. / It follows you everywhere. / Step on it and it doesn't hurt.
Answer: Shadow
Your shadow, your dark best friend!
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Hint: It's the young stage of an insect. / It waits without moving at all. / It's what comes before a butterfly.
Answer: Chrysalis
The chrysalis, getting ready to transform!
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Hint: It's inside a rock. / It's very, very old. / It can even hold traces of dinosaurs.
Answer: Fossil
The fossil, an old trace turned to stone!
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Hint: It's a very special outfit. / You definitely need a helmet with it. / You wear it in space.
Answer: Spacesuit
The astronaut's spacesuit!
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Hint: You can see fish out of the window. / It travels under the sea. / It's a ship that can sink below the water.
Answer: Submarine
The submarine, explorer of the deep!
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Hint: It's in Egypt. / It's built out of stacked stone. / It's a triangle-shaped tomb for a king.
Answer: Pyramid
The pyramid, triangle of the desert!
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Hint: You see it in very cold countries. / It appears in the night sky. / It ripples like a green curtain.
Answer: Aurora
The aurora, a curtain of light in the sky!
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Hint: You feel it in your body. / Your armpits are weak to it. / It makes you laugh and you can't stop.
Answer: Tickling
Tee-hee! Tickling!
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Hint: It starts all of a sudden. / It's hard to stop even if you want to. / It makes a 'hic' sound.
Answer: Hiccups
Hic! Hiccups!
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Hint: It comes out when you're sleepy. / It spreads to the person next to you. / Your mouth opens up wide all by itself.
Answer: Yawn
Haaa — a yawn!
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Hint: Sometimes it makes a noise and sometimes it doesn't. / It's hard to hold in. / It smells!
Answer: Fart
Poot! A fart! Ha ha!
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Hint: It comes when your nose tickles. / It's hard to hold back. / It makes an 'achoo' sound.
Answer: Sneeze
Achoo! A sneeze!
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Hint: It's a favorite for picnic lunches. / You roll it up to make it. / It's wrapped in a black seaweed coat.
Answer: Gimbap
Roll it up — gimbap!
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Hint: You eat it on your birthday. / It has candles on top. / You blow them out and make a wish.
Answer: Birthday cake
One more year older — birthday cake!
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Hint: You eat it at Thanksgiving. / It's made from a big orange vegetable. / It's a round pie.
Answer: Pumpkin pie
Thanksgiving pumpkin pie!
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Hint: It's a summer treat. / It's made from shaved ice. / Sweet syrup goes on top.
Answer: Snow cone
The cool, cool snow cone!
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Hint: It's a winter street snack. / It's twisted into a knot shape. / It has salt on top.
Answer: Pretzel
The warm, twisty pretzel!
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Hint: They sell it at the amusement park. / It's fluffy like a cloud. / Put it in your mouth and it melts away.
Answer: Cotton candy
Cotton candy, the cloud snack!
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Hint: It's the movie theater's best friend. / It's made from corn. / It goes pop when you heat it.
Answer: Popcorn
Pop, pop — popcorn!
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Hint: It's made with sugar. / It's white and squishy. / You roast it over a campfire.
Answer: Marshmallow
The toasty campfire marshmallow!
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Hint: It has words and pictures together. / It has speech bubbles. / You giggle as you read it.
Answer: Comic book
The funny comic book!
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Hint: It's good to write in every day. / You write down what happened today. / It sometimes holds secrets.
Answer: Diary
Your very own secret diary!
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Hint: You use it in art class. / It's every color. / You fold it into a paper crane.
Answer: Origami paper
Origami paper, king of folding!
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Hint: You use them in art class. / They get all over your hands. / You color in your drawing with them.
Answer: Crayons
Scribble-scribble crayons!
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Hint: It's a musical instrument. / You hit it with a mallet. / Its bars line up from long to short.
Answer: Xylophone
Ding-dong, the xylophone!
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Hint: It's a musical instrument. / You shake it or tap it. / It makes a jingling sound.
Answer: Tambourine
Jingle-jingle, the tambourine!
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Hint: You can make it yourself. / You fold it to make it. / You throw it and it flies!
Answer: Paper airplane
Whoosh — a paper airplane!
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Hint: You blow it. / It shines with rainbow colors. / It pops!
Answer: Bubbles
Floating soap bubbles!
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Hint: You ride it in winter. / You slide down a hill on it. / It races over the snow.
Answer: Sled
Whee — the sled!
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Hint: It's painted on the road. / It's a stripey pattern. / You raise your hand and cross.
Answer: Crosswalk
Cross safely at the crosswalk!
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Hint: It lives by the water. / It used to be a tadpole. / It goes ribbit.
Answer: Frog
Hop, hop — the frog!
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Hint: You wear it in the kitchen. / You tie it round your neck or waist. / It keeps your clothes from getting dirty.
Answer: Apron
The apron, the cook's best friend!
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Hint: It's on your clothes or your bag. / Its teeth lock together. / You pull it up and down.
Answer: Zipper
Zip-zip, the zipper!