Story Detective
Buddy found a backpack near a bush. Carlos found Sophie's name inside it.
Who found the backpack?
Buddy
Red balloon,
Up you go,
Dancing where
The breezes blow.
What is the poem about?
A balloon
A caterpillar hatches from a tiny egg. It eats and grows.
What hatches from the egg?
A caterpillar
Turtles and frogs can both swim. Both can live near ponds.
How are turtles and frogs alike?
Both can swim/live near ponds.
Many ___ visit the zoo each weekend.
What is the correct plural of family?
Families
Buddy found a backpack. Carlos found Sophie's name inside it. He carried the backpack to Sophie's house.
What happened AFTER Carlos found Sophie's name?
He carried the backpack to Sophie's house.
Red balloon,
Over houses,
Over trees,
Floating on the breeze.
Where does the balloon travel?
Over houses and trees.
A caterpillar eats and grows. Next, it forms a covering around its body.
What happens AFTER the caterpillar grows?
It forms a covering around its body.
Turtles have hard shells. Frogs do not have shells.
What is one difference?
Turtles have shells; frogs do not.
Carlos found Sophie's lost backpack. He took it to her house instead of keeping it.
Which word BEST describes Carlos?
A. Selfish
B. Careless
C. Honest
D. Rude
c. Honest
Red balloon,
Up you go,
Where will you land?
I do not know.
What is true about the poem?
It has short lines.
A caterpillar hatches from an egg. It grows and changes. Later, an adult butterfly comes out.
What is the central idea?
A butterfly changes as it grows.
Turtles have shells for protection. Frogs have strong back legs for jumping.
Which animal has a hard shell?
turtle
Mia's family visited the zoo.
Why does Mia's have an apostrophe?
It shows the family belongs to/is connected to Mia.
Carlos found Sophie's backpack and returned it. Sophie thanked him for helping her.
Which detail shows that Carlos is helpful?
He returned Sophie's backpack.
Where will you land?
What will you see?
How does the speaker feel?
A. Angry
B. Sad
C. Curious
D. Tired
c.Curious
A caterpillar grows and forms a covering. Later, an adult butterfly comes out.
Which detail BEST supports the idea that butterflies change as they grow?
A caterpillar changes into an adult butterfly.
Turtles have shells. Frogs have strong legs that help them jump.
How are their bodies different?
Turtles have shells, while frogs have strong jumping legs/no shells.
Mia saw a huge elephant.
Which word has the same long-u sound as huge?
A. Cup
B. Hug
C. Cube
D. Sun
c.cube
Carlos found a lost backpack. He learned it belonged to Sophie and returned it to her. Sophie thanked him.
What is the theme?
Helping others/doing the right thing is important.
Where will you land?
What will you see?
I wish that you
Could carry me!
Which line BEST shows curiosity?
“What will you see?”
A caterpillar hatches from an egg. It grows, changes, and becomes an adult butterfly.
Why did the author write this?
To give information about how butterflies grow/change.
Turtles and frogs both live near ponds. Turtles have shells, while frogs have strong back legs.
Why did the author write about BOTH animals?
To compare and contrast them.
The monkeys' tails curled around the branches.
Why does the apostrophe come AFTER the s in monkeys'?
The tails belong to more than one monkey.