Gandhi
The Fall of Saigon
Desert Disaster
Needles That Cure/Dragon
Literature
100

What country was Gandhi from?

India

100

In what country is Saigon located?

Vietnam

100

What desert did Sven Hedin want to cross?

the Taklimakan

100

What is the type of medicine called where needles are used to cure illness?

accupuncture

100

What the story or article is mostly about?

main idea

200

What was the symbol for India's "struggle for independence?"

salt

200

What year did the Fall of Saigon happen?

1975

200

Who went with Sven Hedin across the desert? (3)

Islam Bai and 3 local men

200

What country does it come from?

China

200

A logical guess based on information from a text is called a(n) ________________.

inference

300

What was the Salt March? (1-2)

Gandhi marched to the sea to collect his own salt as a peaceful protest for independence.

300

What country was trying to take over South Vietnam?

North Vietnam

300

What animals did they take with them?

camels

300

How do you say qi? (3)

chee

300

Using the words and sentences around an unknown word or concept is called using __________________.

context clues

400

How many people were marching with him when he arrived at the sea? (middle of reading)

10,000

400

Where did many Vietnamese go to try to get out of South Vietnam before the North Vietnamese got to Saigon? (8)

the U.S. embassy

400

What river did they need to get to?

the Khotan river

400

In Chinese tradition, how many different types of dragons are there? (16)

9

400

Relating the most important parts of a story, movie, or paragraph.

summary

500

How far did he walk? (middle of reading)

241 miles

500

How many Vietnamese escaped from South Vietnam? (near end of reading)

50,000

500

How many people died trying to cross with Hedin? (16)

2

500

What is the name of the dragon from The Hobbit whom Bilbo encounters? (6)

Smaug

500

The main events of a novel, film, or story

plot

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