Stories
Dramas
Poems
Illustrations
Vocabulary
100
Read the passage. Candace was walking to school. She remembered that she left her lunch on the kitchen table. At school, all she could think about was the sandwich her mom had made. Her stomach grumbled. At lunch, her friends noticed that she wasn't eating. Candace told them what happened. Jamie gave Candace half of her sandwich. Alex gave Candace an apple. Brian gave her a granola bar. In this story, who are the characters?
Candace, Jamie, Alex, and Brian
100
(Mr. Lawson walks into the diner.) WAITRESS: Good afternoon, sir. Would you like a table? MR. LAWSON: Yes, thank you. Which part of this drama is a stage direction?
(Mr. Lawson walks into the diner.)
100
Read the poem. Rain falls from the sky In big, wet drops. So now we're stuck here inside Because the rain won't stop. It's a soggy, gray day And we can't help but complain That we're stuck inside On account of the rain. How many stanzas are in this poem?
2
100
Why do authors include illustrations in their stories?
Illustrations help us better understand the story.
100
Read the following phrases: -Mad as a wet hen -Go fly a kite -Wet behind the ears These phrases are all examples of what?
Idioms
200
Reread the passage. Candace was walking to school. She remembered that she left her lunch on the kitchen table. At school, all she could think about was the sandwich her mom had made. Her stomach grumbled. At lunch, her friends noticed that she wasn't eating. Candace told them what happened. Jamie gave Candace half of her sandwich. Alex gave Candace an apple. Brian gave her a granola bar. In this story, what is the setting?
School
200
Act II Scene 1 (Ariel and Steve wait for the bus at the bus stop.) ARIEL: Here comes the bus! STEVE: Finally! I've been here for twenty minutes! Scene 2 (Ariel and Steve are on the bus. It is raining.) STEVE: The bus got here in the nick of time. ARIEL: We just beat the rain! What is happening in Scene 1?
Ariel and Steve are waiting for their bus at the bus stop.
200
Read the poem. "Please give me a ride on your back!" Said the Duck to the Kangaroo. "I would sit quite still, and say nothing but 'Quack," The whole of the long day through!" Name the two pairs of rhyming words the author used in this poem.
-back and quack -kangaroo and through
200
Name two ways an illustration can help you better understand the story.
Possible answers: -Illustrations can help you understand what a character looks like. -Illustrations can help you understand what the setting looks like. -Illustrations can help show you important events in the story.
200
What does the idiom "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" actually mean?
In a hurried, unorganized way
300
Reread the passage. Candace was walking to school. She remembered that she left her lunch on the kitchen table. At school, all she could think about was the sandwich her mom had made. Her stomach grumbled. At lunch, her friends noticed that she wasn't eating. Candace told them what happened. Jamie gave Candace half of her sandwich. Alex gave Candace an apple. Brian gave her a granola bar. What is the main conflict in this story?
Candace left her lunch at home.
300
(On Halloween, Kayla and Marie are trick-or-treating. They come up to an old, scary-looking house.) KAYLA: I'm afraid to go to this house, Marie! MARIE: We'll be okay! Besides, I want more treats. KAYLA: Well, alright. If you really want to... Give an example of dialogue.
Possible answers: -I'm afraid to go to this house, Marie! -We'll be okay! Besides, I want more treats. -Well, alright. If you really want to...
300
Shirts, pants, sweaters, and socks Pencils and paper, and a box of rocks, Three kinds of plants, and my turtle Pete-- No wonder I can't keep my room neat! How many lines make up this stanza?
4
300
Illustrations can help set the mood of the story. What can you say about the mood of a story that has an illustration of an old, abandoned house, with broken windows and missing shutters, with bats flying through the air and dark clouds hiding the moon?
The mood would be scary, frightening, etc.
300
What does it mean to say someone is "under the weather?"
Not feeling well, sick, ill
400
Reread the passage. Candace was walking to school. She remembered that she left her lunch on the kitchen table. At school, all she could think about was the sandwich her mom had made. Her stomach grumbled. At lunch, her friends noticed that she wasn't eating. Candace told them what happened. Jamie gave Candace half of her sandwich. Alex gave Candace an apple. Brian gave her a granola bar. How is the story's conflict resolved?
Candace's friends share their lunches with her.
400
How can you tell the stage directions from the dialogue in a play?
The stage directions are either written in parentheses or italics.
400
A boat, beneath a sunny sky, Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July; Which line shows alliteration?
A boat, beneath a sunny sky
400
Illustrations can help set the mood of a story. What can you say about the mood of a story that shows an illustration of a family at the beach, listening to their favorite songs on the radio, building sandcastles, and eating snow cones?
-The mood is happy, joyful, bright, etc.
400
What does it mean if someone says, "Let's get this show on the road"?
To begin, to get started
500
Reread the passage. Candace was walking to school. She remembered that she left her lunch on the kitchen table. At school, all she could think about was the sandwich her mom had made. Her stomach grumbled. At lunch, her friends noticed that she wasn't eating. Candace told them what happened. Jamie gave Candace half of her sandwich. Alex gave Candace an apple. Brian gave her a granola bar. What is the central message you learned from this story?
Possible answers: -Always help a friend in need. -Treat others the way you want to be treated. -Sharing is caring.
500
Tell one way a drama and a story are alike, and one way they are different.
Alike: -Both have characters, settings, problems, solutions, and themes. Different: -Stories are written in paragraphs, while dramas are written in lines. The people in stories are characters, while the people in dramas are actors.
500
What does it mean when the bluebird flies Over the hills, singing sweet and clear? When violets peep through blades of grass? These are signs that spring is here. What does it mean when berries are ripe? When butterflies flit, and honeybees hum? When cattle stand under the shady trees? These are the signs that summer has come. Which phrase is an example of repetition?
These are the signs
500
Draw an illustration that you would find in Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.
-Answers will vary!
500
Give an idiom that means something is really easy. (For example, that DLR quiz was _________________!"
Possible answers: -a piece of cake -easy as pie
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