On page 238 what made the villagers decide to enter the contest to grow the biggest watermelon?
They thought of the things they didn't have and became greedy.
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How did the town save the pig?
They lowered Joe Morgan down to the ledge with a rope, he picked up the pig, and they pulled both of them up to safety.
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Is the story real or make believe?
make believe
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Which word uses the suffix -ful like in wonderful?
1. full 2. refill 3. colorful 4. likely
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How do you know the passage is a fantasy?
because could not happen in real life or it has characters who are not real
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How did the villagers change?
At the beginning they were happy, but then they became greedy and mean.
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What did the villagers do after they saved the pig?
They had a picnic in the town square.
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Is the passage fiction or nonfiction?
fiction
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What would be another good title for the passage?
The teacher will decide.
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What relationship exists between the people of Chesnut Cove at the beginning of the passage?
They are friendly and helpful towards each other.
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What is the villagers' biggest problem?
They don't help each other any more.
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What did the villagers do with the watermelons?
They ate the best ones at the picnic and had some smaller ones left.
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What is the author's purpose for writing the passage?
to entertain
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Which word on page 238 means "without end"?
endless
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What is the setting of the passage?
the town of Chesnut Cove
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Why were the villagers fighting on page 241?
They were fighting over who had the best watermelon.
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What lesson can you learn from reading this passage?
Friendship is more important than being rich.
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What is the author's opinion about friendship?
He thinks friendship is important because he wrote a story about characters who discovered the importance of being friends.
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Fact or opinion: Some of them even built fences around their gardens so that no one could touch their watermelons.
fact
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What happened right after King Milford made his announcement about growing the biggest watermelon?
The people laughed and went on with their day as usual.
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What event brings the town together?
When Eloise, the pig, fell off the cliff the whole town went running to help.
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What is missing from the sequence: 1. The king had a contest to see who could grow the biggest watermelon. 2. The villagers were fighting over whose watermelon was the best. 3___ 4. They had a picnic in the town square.
They all helped to save Eloise the pig.
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What does the word "disgraceful" ( page 247)mean in the following sentence: They are, quite frankly, disgraceful,
1. nice 2. dreadful 3. sad 4. small
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Fact or opinion: King Milford was a fine leader and most everyone liked him.