Dancing Camel
What does the phrase "struck up the tunes" mean in paragraph 2?
started to play some music
How long does the adult insect live?
3 days
Which word has the same meaning as bed-clothes
Sheets
What does the word artificial mean in paragraph 3?
not formed in nature
In the sentence from paragraph 8:
"And you can walk in the dry, hot, sandy desert for miles without water"
Which words tell the reader what a desert is?
dry, hot, sandy
What causes a glowworm to glow?
chemicals inside the glowworm
What does lines 1-4 tell you about the speaker?
he can easily find fun/ he is sick and needs to rest
Why did the Russian scientists want to make the space craft out of mirrors?
send sunlight back to earth/ act like the real moon/save costs of electricity
What step should you do before drawing a plan in the sand?
Gather the tools you will need
Why does the story use the word clumsy to describe camel?
She trips and falls easily
Which word in paragraph 4 has the same meaning as snagged?
caught
Which line in the poem shows that the speaker likes to pretend?
"I was the giant great and still"
What happens after the spacecrafts are built?
they would be sent to space
Why should the pile of sand be shaped like a bowl?
to make sure all of the sand gets wet/ to keep the water from running down the sides of the pile.
What makes the camel want to dance?
What does the word common mean in the sentence from paragraph 3.
"The glow worm is the larval or maggot stage of a flying insect and is bigger than a common housefly"
usual
What does the word planted mean in line 12?
set up in a special way
Read these sentences from paragraph 5.
"However, the spacecraft didn't operate as needed. So the Russian government decided to stop giving money to the project."
How do these ideas relate to each other?
cause and effect
What does the first picture explain?
how to keep water in the middle of the pile
Why doesn't anyone cheer for the camel after she dances?
To help teach her a lesson/ because she is not a good dancer/ she is good at other things
Read the sentences from paragraph 4
"The worms remain in the glow-in-the-dark stage for nine months/during which they grow to be an inch long. Next, their light dims, and they grow and develop for two weeks."
Which text structure is used in these sentences?
Sequence
What is the main message of the poem?
Anything can be fun when you imagine
Read this sentence from paragraph 6.
"Other scientists say it might be hard to set up the spacecraft to shine on just one place."
What main idea does this detail support?
Not everyone thinks making a fake moon is a good idea
Which sentence tells the main idea of the selection?
"With a little hard work, you can create an amazing sand castle of your own."