Comprehension
What is the problem the characters face in By the Shores?
Grace is missing
Intense, raging, or violent
furious
What is the suffix of illness?
ness
Who is inside the house during the fire?
Baby Carrie
How did Ma help with putting the fire out?
she beat the flames with a wet sack
stated firmly
insisted
Correctly spell:
a) eagerrnes
b) eagerness
c) eaggerness
b
How does Ma feel at the end of both stories?
Thankful
What is Grace doing when she is found?
picking flowers
What does disturbed mean?
a) aggravated
b) bothered or moved the position of
c) grouchy
b
Correctly spell:
a) happyness
b) hapiness
c) happiness
c
What is the theme or central message?
Working together can help solve problems
Pa plows a furrow to create what?
A line that fire cannot cross
What did Laura call the Big Slough?
horrible
If something is calm it is?
Peaceful
Name at least 3 characters from the stories
Ma, Pa, Laura, Grace, Baby Carrie, Jack, the animals
What is the main problem the characters face in Little House on the Prairie?
There is a prairie fire
In an awful or very bad way
terribly
What do all of our spelling words have?
suffixes
What is it called when you find the differences and similarities between two things?
compare and contrast