Vocabulary
Tobogganed: "Then Captain Cook turned, and with outstretched flippers, TOBOGGANED down on his white stomach."
Slide down hill or over snow (what penguins do when they slide on their stomachs)
Mr. Poppers was knowledgeable about Antarctica and what it entails (meaning about penguins)
TRUE!
How do Penguins walk? Show me! (*What's the word used to describe how they walk?)
Students must show how penguins "waddle" :)
How did Captain Cook arrive at the Popper residence (their house)?
In a big box from the Antarctic (South Pole)!
Absent-Minded: "The reason Mr. Popper was so ABSENT-MINDED was that he was always dreaming about far-away countries."
Someone who shows forgetful or attentive or inattentive behavior
Mrs. Poppers is worried about money food and other essentials that cost money.
TRUE!
Penguins are very curious creatures T/F
True! Another word for curious is inquisitive!
What is Mr. Popper's job?
A House Painter
Expeditions: "So he might have joined some of the great Polar EXPEDITIONS. Since he could not go, he was always thinking about them."
Journey taken by a group of people
Mr. Popper doesn't know anything about penguins, where they come from or anything about the Arctic/Antarctic.
FALSE! He knows EVERYTHING about such!
What do penguins make their nests out of?
Pebbles and Stones -- in the book Mr. Popper uses ice cubes to represent pebbles and stones!
What did Mr. Popper use as Captain Cooks "bedroom"?
The fridge! Brrrrrr! COLD!
Admiral: "What with the excitement of having the great ADMIRAL Drake speak to him over the radio, and his curiosity about the Admirals message to him.."
A commander of a fleet (a group); someone of a very high rank or a leader
Mr. Poppers has 5 kids
FALSE! He has only 2 -- Janie and Bill!
How long can Penguins go without food?
Up to ONE month! CRAZY!!
What is the town called where this story takes place?
Stillwater
Prospect: "He was quite pleased at the PROSPECT of a whole winter of reading with travel books, with no work to interrupt him."
The possibility of likelihood of some future event occurring or happening
Mr. Poppers regrets never being able to travel; especially to Antarctica and the Arctic (North and South Poles)
TRUE! He has always wanted to travel, especially to the Arctic and Antarctic (North and South Poles)
Where does Mr. Popper say penguins live?
Both answers are acceptable:
In the Antarctic or South Pole
WHO sent Captain Cook to Mr. Popper?
Admiral Drake