Vocab
Characters
Black Saturday
Events
Fluency reads
100

What are jodhpurs?

Horse riding pants

100

Where do Zeelie and her family live?

Flowerdale

100

How hot was it in Flowerdale on Black Saturday?

47 Degrees

100

What animal did Zeelie and her dad hit in the car?

Wombat

100

What natural disaster can occur after heavy rainfall?

Flood

200

What is the name of a large, course fern?

Bracken

200

Who are the owners of Atticus?

The Bialetti's

200

What town did Mr Lewis grow up in? (Was affected by Black Saturday)

Coleraine

200

What vehicle did Mum and Lachy take to Melbourne?

Rodeo

200

What animal has a 'lightbulb' dangling in front of its head to lure prey?

Anglerfish

300

What is a length of wool or thread, in the shape of a ring?

Skeins

300

How did Lachy break his arm?

Fell off Rimu

300

What was the exact date of Black Saturday?

February 7th, 2009

300

What is a 'koru'?

New Zealand symbol (spiral), usually in the form of a necklace

300

What are hurricanes called in Australia?

Cyclones

400

What vocab word we have learned also means 'turbulent'?

Roiling
400

What is Zeelie's mum's name?

Jasmine
400

How many people died from the Black Saturday fires?

173

400

Who is the author of the story?

Justin D'Ath

400

What molecule mixes with oxygen to cause the bioluminescent glow?

Luciferin
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