The Mysterious Tadpole
What is the setting at the beginning of the story?
Which sentence about Tray is an OPINION?
a)Tray had friendly eyes
b) Tray dug for fossils
c) Tray lived in England
a)Tray had friendly eyes
What is one way that Yeh - Shen and her step-sister Jun-Li are DIFFERENT?
Yeh Shen works hard, and Jun- Li is spoiled.
How can the Haktaks best be described before they find the magic pot?
They are poor.
How did Ben make newspapers DIFFERENT?
a) He wrote them by hand.
b) He added political cartoons.
b) He added political cartoons.
because Alphonse only eats cheeseburgers.
What was Mary's OPINION of the strangers that came to Lyme Regis?
They were silly.
What happens after Yeh- Shen begins to cry by the pond?
An old man tells her the fish's bones have special powers.
How does Mrs. Haktak feel when she first sees the pot.
a) She wonders what is it good for.
b) She worries that it will cause her trouble.
a) She wonders what is it good for.
How are people's ideas about electricity Different now than in Ben's time?
People now understand electricity and know how to use it.
Why does Alphonse pretend to be a dog?
Louis thinks the training won't allow a tadpole in obedience class.
Which is a FACT about this story?
a) The plesiosaur had a long neck and a hump on its back.
b) The plesiosaur was ugly, and part giraffe.
a) The plesiosaur had a long neck and a hump on its back.
What happens before Yeh-Shen goes to the festival?
a) She eats dinner
b) She makes three wishes
c) She hides her fine clothes
b) She makes three wishes
How does Mr. Haktak end up inside the pot?
He trips and falls in as he backs away from his wife.
Which of Franklin's inventions was SIMILAR to today's GRABBER?
a) the glass armonica
b) the long arm
b) the long arm
Who is the story MOSTLY about?
Louis and Alphonse
What does the author suggest is the reason that Mary and Mr Buckland became friends?
a) They both walked on the beach
b) They both loved learning about dinosaurs.
b) They both loved learning about dinosaurs.
How is Yeh - Shen different at the END of the story?
Why is Mr. Haktak upset when he sees the new Mr. Haktak?
He thinks that they will have twice as many problems.
Which words give the Best clue about what an odometer is?
a)measure the distance it travels
b) automobile has
a)measure the distance it travels
Why does Louis call Ms. Seevers instead of his parents when he needs help moving Alphonse?
His parents would make him send Alphonse to the zoo.
Mary and Tray should have gotten an award for finding fossils.
Is this a fact or an opinion?
Opinion because it tells what someone thinks.
How did the king know Yeh - Shen was not a thief after he caught her in the hug?
a) He knew her stepmother.
b) He saw how gentle and kind she was.
c) He was amazed by her beauty.
b) He saw how gentle and kind she was.
How can you tell that Mrs. Haktak is more clever than her husband?
a) She figures out that the new Mr. and Mrs. Haktak can be their friends.
b) She searches the house to find things to put into the pot.
a) She figures out that the new Mr. and Mrs. Haktak can be their friends.
Which picture in the story helps you understand what the word sanitation means?
the garbage truck