Reading Skills and Strategies
"Thank You, M'am"
GRASPS
"Rikki-tikki-tavi"
"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
100
The two main types of conflict are ________, a character's struggle against an outside force, and ________, which takes place inside the character.
What is external and internal conflict?
100
What does Roger try to take from Mrs. Jones?
Her purse
100
What does the first S stand for?
Support your answer
100
What event causes Rikki-tikki to join Teddy and his family?
A flood
100
What TV show was this story written for?
The Twilight Zone
200
What are stage directions?
Instructions for the actors, director, and/or cameraman.
200
Where does Mrs. Jones take Roger?
Her home
200
What does the last S stand for?
Summary sentence
200
Where does Rikki-tikki get his name?
It is his battlecry
200
What strange events precede the problems with power and phones?
a loud roar and a flash of light
300
What are the four ways you can change your voice to be a more expressive reader?
Change rhythm, tone, volume, and pitch
300
What internal conflict leads Roger to try to commit robbery?
He wants a pair of blue suede shoes, but does not have enough money to buy them himself.
300
What are the two most common great openings?
Rhetorical questions and exclamatory phrases.
300
What is Nag's plan for killing Teddy's father?
Wait in the bath because Teddy's father will not have his stick
300
Who is the first neighbor to be accused, and why?
Les Goodman, he is spotted staring at the sky late at night.
400
An inference is a combination of what two things?
information from the text combined with what you know
400
What was the female character's full name?
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
400
How is an open-ended question formatted?
Background information is given, then two bulleted questions are asked, and then directions are given.
400
What event caused Rikki-tikki's fur to singe?
Teddy's father shooting Nag
400
Who shot who and why?
Charlie shot Pete Van Horn because he thought Pete was the monster.
500
Explain the difference between making an inference and making a prediction.
An inference can be made about any aspect of the text, whereas predictions are always made about what will happen next in the plot.
500
Why does Roger offer to buy groceries for Mrs. Jones?
Answers may vary--to show he can be trusted, to repay her for her kindness
500
What is the difference between a response that earns a 3 and a response that earns a 4?
A 4 point response includes a personal connection.
500
Why doesn't Darzee help Rikki?
He sympathizes for Nagaina, who also has eggs.
500
What evidence did the neighbors use to attempt to incriminate Steve?
He'd been working on a HAM radio set no one had ever seen.
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