Direction: Read the short story below. Answer the questions about the text. The Perfect Reading Partner
Reading was not easy for Lizzie. One day, her cat Gumbo jumped in her lap while she was reading. Lizzie read
aloud to Gumbo. She did not make one mistake. Gumbo was a great listener!

How can you tell that this text is fiction?

Take a look at this online dictionary entry. language etymology middle english language, from old french language, from latin lingua ("tongue, speech, language”). noun 1. a form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. 2. the ability to communicate using words. 3. nonverbal communication. 4. the vocabulary and usage in a particular field. 5. the words used in speech or a passage of text. 6. spoken or written words. which link would readers of this dictionary entry click if they wanted more information about the historical origins of the word "language”?