Vocab
wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
A. Frantic
B. Bounding
C. Shouldered
D. Strained
Frantic
When one door shuts, another door opens.
What does this mean?
Answers may vary.
There are always more chances.
What is the direct object in the sentence below?
Erica is climbing the steepest trail.
trail
What is the compound direct object in the sentence below?
On Friday and Saturday, my brother and I had fun playing basketball and baseball.
basketball and baseball
How are Little Arliss and the bear club alike?
They are both frightened, or scared.
What is the names of all the characters?
Travis, Little Arliss, Mama, Old Yeller
What word could be a synonym (have the same meaning) to the word stride?
Walk or step
All's well that ends well.
What does this mean?
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If something ends in a positive way, then we don't need to focus on the difficulties that led us there.
The end is more important.
What is the direct object in the sentence below?
The teacher is judging the art competition.
competition
What is the compound direct object in the sentence below?
The football coach explained the rules and regulations of the game.
rules and regulations
How are Travis's and Mama's reactions similar to the scene at the spring hole similar?
They run to help, but they both won't make it to help little Arliss.
Read this sentence from the passage.
Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf.
The author most likely chose to use the word bounding instead of running because
Bounding is more specific and descriptive.
Show me what bounding looks like
When it rains, it pours.
What does this mean?
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Things happen all at once.
Good things all happening together and bad things all happening together.
What is the direct object in the sentence below?
The sisters can watch several movies without getting tired.
movies
What is the indirect object in the sentence below?
The judge gave Alice a gold medal for winning the swimming race.
Alice
What behavior do Little Arliss and Mama have in common in this passage?
Screaming
Read this sentence from the passage.
So it was only natural for me to come to love the dog that saved him.
Which word would be the best replacement for natural in this sentence?
A. Human
B. Obvious
C. Possible
D. Unlikely
Human
The farmer taxed his muscles to lift the giant pumpkin.
Which word could replace the bolded phrase?
A. Strained
B. Lunged
C. Romped
D. Shouldered
Strained
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
What does this mean?
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You have to be strong of mind to meet life's challenges.
What is the direct object in the sentence below?
George will finish the painting this evening.
painting
What is the indirect object in the sentence below?
The farmer and her daughters sold the grocer their entire corn harvest.
grocer
What is the meaning of the word lick in the sentence below?
Then I swung my chopping axe high and wheeled, aiming to cave in the she bear's head with the first lick.
Hit
Which attitude best describes the family's attitude toward Old Yeller at the end of the passage?
Answers will vary.
grateful, loving, loyal
When we are picturing something do we create a picture with:
A. our mind
B. a pencil
C. a camera
D. our hands
Our mind. Picturing means to make a mental image
Don't burn your bridges.
What does this mean?
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It's a good idea to keep connections to people. Don't make "enemies" of people.
What is the compound direct object in the sentence below?
Mom and Dad bought some apples and oranges at the grocery store.
apples and oranges
What is the indirect object in the sentence below?
Mr. Fitzgerald and his fifth-grade class sent their principal a giant
get-well card.
their principal
She'd stand there on her hind feet, hunched over, and take a roaring swing at him with one of those big front claws. She'd slap him head over heels. She'd knock him so far that it didn't look like he could possibly get back there. . . .
In this part of the passage, the author creates drama by using lots of exciting
A. adverbs and nouns
B. Nouns and Pronouns
C. Verbs and Adjectives
D. Adjectives and Adverbs
Verbs and Adjectives
What is the meaning of for a little piece in the sentence below?
The bear chased him for a little piece, but at the rate Old Yeller was leaving her behind, Mama said it looked like the bear was backing up.
A short distance