Connections Answers
Sunday, May 24, 2026
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FARM FIXTURES
These are common buildings or enclosed areas found on a farm, used to house animals or store tools and equipment.
Individual words:
•COOP: A small house or enclosure specifically for chickens. Chickens live and lay eggs here, often found on farms or in backyards.
•PEN: An enclosed area, usually with fences, where farm animals like pigs, sheep, or smaller animals are kept together.
•SHED: A small, simple building, often made of wood, used on a farm or in a garden to store tools, equipment, or other items.
•STABLE: A building on a farm specifically designed to house horses. Horses live and sleep in stalls inside a stable.
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LABOR PROTEST ACTIONS
These are different actions that groups of workers take to protest or demand better conditions from their employers.
Individual words:
•MARCH: When many people walk together in a large group, often carrying signs, to show their protest or support for a cause, usually in public streets.
•PICKET: When workers stand outside a workplace, often holding signs, to protest their employer during a labor dispute. They try to stop others from entering.
•RALLY: A large public gathering of people who come together to support a cause, protest, or express strong opinions, often with speeches and shouts.
•STRIKE: When a group of workers intentionally stops working as a protest to demand better pay, benefits, or working conditions from their employer.
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OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCES
These are things people use during special ceremonies or religious events, often to represent ideas, make music, or create a specific atmosphere.
Individual words:
•DRUM: A musical instrument made of a hollow cylinder with a skin stretched over one or both ends, played by hitting it. Often used in rituals for rhythm and energy.
•MASK: A covering worn over the face to disguise or protect, or as part of a costume. In rituals, masks can represent spirits or ancestors.
•RATTLE: An object that makes a shaking sound, often containing beads or seeds inside. Used in many cultures for music, ceremony, or to ward off spirits.
•STAFF: A long, sturdy stick, sometimes decorated, carried as a symbol of authority, power, or as a ceremonial object by leaders or spiritual figures.
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS A LETTER
Each word is a possessive adjective (HER, HIS, ITS, MY) with one letter added to the end.
Individual words:
•HERB: A plant, often with a pleasant smell, used to flavor food or for medicine. Examples are basil or parsley.
•HISS: The 'ssss' sound made by a snake, an angry cat, or air leaking from something. It often means a warning or anger.
•ITSY: A word meaning 'very small.' It is well-known in the US from the children's song 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider.'
•MYA: This is a common girl's name in America. It is pronounced 'MY-uh'.