Vocabulary
What does the word plowed mean in this sentence? The farmer plowed the field using a big tractor.
A. spread seeds
B. removed bad weeds
C. turned over soil
D. made a fence
C. turned over soil
The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A What is happening in the mind of the writer of the story?
A. The writer is listening to someone’s story.
B. The writer is having a nightmare.
C. The writer is thinking about a book.
D. The writer is traveling back in time.
Part B Which sentence from the story best supports your answer for Part A?
A. Her voice pulled me out of the past and into the present.
B. A volcano belched smoke in the distance.
C. Around the coral and seaweed, unusual fish wore hard shells.
D. Then all at once, right before my eyes, the sawmill disappeared.
D. The writer is traveling back in time.
A. Her voice pulled me out of the past and into the present.
What is a synonym for brook in this sentence? The brook wandered through the forest.
A. bear
B. trail
C. turkey
D. stream
D. stream
How do you know this story is told from the first person point of view?
A. The writer talks about men and women in the story.
B. The writer explains what the settlers were doing.
C. The writer uses the words “I” and “my” in the story.
D. The writer had never seen animals like this before.
C. The writer uses the words “I” and “my” in the story.
What does the word grazed mean in this sentence? The cows grazed in the field.
A. harvested
B. ate grass
C. crouched
D. joined a herd
B. ate grass
How are the sequence of events in the story organized?
A. The sequence of events move through one day.
B. The sequence of events move backward through time.
C. The sequence of events are in the present time.
D. The sequence of events are in the future.
B. The sequence of events move backward through time.
What does the word settlers most likely mean in this sentence? It took the settlers months to reach the big river.
A. pioneers
B. students
C. tourists
D. herd
A. pioneers
What did the dinosaurs eat in the story?
A. palms and ferns
C. fantastic birds
B. giant dragonflies
D. lizards and centipedes
A. palms and ferns
What does the word blurry mean in this sentence? My eyes feel blurry when I am very tired.
A. tired
B. burning
C. unclear
D. finished
C. unclear
What time period did the writer describe first?
A. the period of the Native Americans
B. the time of the cave people
C. about a hundred years ago
D. when the settlers came through
C. about a hundred years ago