Vocabulary
What word has the opposite meaning of shrinking?
overflow
towering
whir
allow
towering
overflow - more than needed so it goes over
whir - sound
allow - to let someone do something
Finish the sentence using a prepositional phrase:
My friend and I go down the street _____
Answers may vary.
How did Helen Keller feel once she could communicate through reading and speaking?
She felt proud, brave and confident.
How did people feel about Native Americans when Joseph Bruchac wrote his stories?
People were interested and felt his stories were important. They did not treat Native Americans badly anymore.
Why doesn't a timeline have many words?
A timeline doesn't have many words because it uses visuals and dates instead of words.
Fill in the blank:
On the bus, you should give up your seat for pregnant women, disabled people, and ______.
elders
What is the correct preposition?
Robyn Teacher was born ____ 2000.
born in 2000.
[born on 14 August 2000]
How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller to speak?
Anne Sullivan let Helen Keller touch her tongue and lips as she made sounds and words.
When did he meet his wife, Carol?
He met her in college.
What do you have to do to make your own timeline?
I need to think about events from the past that are special to me.
Choose the correct word:
The president gave a ______ on Friday about the mountain fires.
current
venture
pride
statement
statement (something said)
current - now
venture - dare
pride - a feeling of being proud of oneself
Answer the question using an adverb:
What do you do at the park?
Answer may vary.
How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller letters and words?
Anne Sullivan let Helen Keller touch the object and then spelled the word in the palm of her hand.
What did his grandmother pass on to him?
She passed on a love for school and books.
What is the correct way to read timelines?
We read timelines from left to right. L>R
Fill in the blank:
The teacher _____ the books in alphabetical order (A-Z).
arranges (organizes)
Which of the following adverbs tells WHEN:
outside
slowly
tomorrow
alone
tomorrow
outside - where
slowly - how
alone - how
How did Helen Keller become blind and deaf?
When she was nineteen months old, she got very sick. Though she lived, the sickness made her blind and deaf.
What did Joseph Bruchac learn from his grandfather?
His grandfather taught him about animals, nature and gardening.
How is a timeline different from biographies?
Biographies have many details and lots of stories so it takes a long time to read.
Timelines use visuals and dates to show an order of events that is quick to read and understand. It doesn't have many words.
Fill in the blank:
The use of smartphones are ______ in the classroom.
banned (not allowed)
Change the adjective into an adverb:
angry
angry + ly = angrily
What is a biography?
A biography is a story about the life of a real person.
How did Joseph Bruchac become a Native American storyteller?
He first told stories to his sons. The he started to tell stories to other people. Many people wanted to hear his stories, so he began to write stories. After a few years, he became well-known for his stories.
What is a procedural text?
It's a story that tells readers how to do or make something.