Real or fantasy
Name
The Change Game
Each sentence below is make-believe. Change it!
Rewrite the sentence so that it is real.
Study the example.
The broom carried the dog to the moon.
The broom was kept in the closet.
1. The newborn baby was bigger than a house.
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2. The walls were painted with gooey green slime.
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3. The Queen of England turned into a frog.
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Now change and do it the other way! Each sentence below is real.
Change it so that it is fantasy. Study the example.
The moon is made of rocks and ice.
The moon is made of green cheese.
4. The black spider crawled across the floor.
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5. The deep-sea diver saw a whale and five dolphins.
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6. My pizza has pepperoni and olives on it.
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On another piece of paper, draw a picture about one of your fantasy sentences.
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Children’s answers will vary.