Vocabulary
Assigned
gave work to do
Projects
Tasks that take time and effort to complete.
What type of story is this?
A. biography
B. informative
C. fantasy
D. realistic fiction
C. fantasy
George will use all of these for his mosaic except:
A. sand
B. paper
C. pebbles
D. stones
B. paper
important and valuable
precious
Patterns or pictures made from small pieces of glass or stone.
Blaise’s father retains the record. What does retain mean?
What is a requirement for the students letters?
A. They must rhyme
B. They must all contain questions
C. They must be two pages
D. They should be typed
A. They must rhyme
What does Blaise’s father do for a living?
mosaics
Retains
Has something and keeps it
Has something and keeps it
retains
What sport does George enjoy?
A. soccer
B. hockey
C. football
D. skydiving
A. soccer
What does George’s parents do far a living?
teachers
How did the dragons and humans react when they first met?
They were shocked and surprised.
Precious
Important and Valuable
gave work to do
assigned
What sport does Blaise enjoy?
A. soccer
B. football
C. skydiving
D. sword fighting
C. skydiving
At the end of the story, what do the teachers plan?
Another penpal project for next year
How do you know that Blaise and George were starting to become friends?
They started closing the letters with "your friend."
Demolition
The tearing down and destruction of buildings.
the tearing down and destruction of buildings
demolition
What kind of pet does Blaise have?
A. Bearded dragon
B. Siamese cat
C. Corgi puppy
D. Bengal kitten
D. Bengal kitten
What “secret” did the teachers keep from their students until the end of the story?
They knew that the humans were writing dragons and that dragons were messaging humans.
What did the illustrations show on both sides of the page?
One side showed what they were imagining and the other side showed reality.