A _______ is something that certain group of people usually do.
custom
100
A _________ is a though or an image in your mind when you sleep.
dream
100
Which of these things appear as birds in the boy's dream?
a. trees b. boats c. clouds d. spears
b. boats
100
Who is the author of the story, "The Encounter"?
Jane Yolen
100
My friends and I ______ comic books.
1. collect 2. collects 3. collectes
1. collects
200
When you _______ something, you really want it.
desire
200
A _______ is someone you do not know.
stranger
200
What does the chief do after hearing the boy's warning?
He ignores it.
200
What are the visitors like? List 3 things
They come from unfamiliar boats and clothes. They have unusual facial hair and stick flags in the ground.
200
Sonaly and Nora ________ a lot of time on the soccer field.
1. spends 2. spend 3. spendes
2. spend
300
An _______ is a meeting.
encounter
300
A ________ is the land beside a large body of water.
shore
300
Why does the boy ask the chief to not welcome the visitors?
He fears them because he thinks his dream was a warning that something bad will happen.
300
Why does the boy forget his dream for a while?
He is enjoying the visitors and their gifts.
300
Every Monday I _________ a new shirt from Target.
1. buy 2. buys 3.buyes
1. buy
400
A _______ lets you know that there is danger ahead.
warning
400
When you _____ someone, you greet that person kindly.
welcome
400
How does the boy feel when the strangers arrive?
He feels worried and afraid.
400
Why does the chief believe that the strangers came from the sky?
The strangers have pale skin.
400
I _____my books neatly on my desk.
1. stack 2. stacks 3. stackes
1. stack
500
The word _______ means "the air that surrounds the earth"
atmosphere
500
The word ______ means "the size or quantity of something"
measurement
500
What warning might have told the people that the strangers were not friendly?
The strangers stuck flags in the land and kept touching the Taino's golden armbands and nose rings.
500
What is the old man's warning at the end of the story?
Be aware of other's intentions. Take care of your culture. The old man is sad because he feels he has lost everything: his dreams, land, and way of life.