Characters & Setting
Who is the smallest of the three characters?
Beaver
True or False: The three main characters are best friends.
True.
Who sat in the canoe’s stern, causing it to tip over into the river?
What do the animals land on in the middle of the rapids?
A rock.
Who has a "steady hoof?"
Moose
What do the three main characters often do?
Argue or disagree.
How did the animals figure out who got to sit in the stern?
By playing Eenie-Meenie-Minie-Moe.
Who suggests to throw Beaver to shore to get help?
Bear.
Who is the most powerful of the three characters?
Bear
What did the 3 main characters decide to do at the beginning of the story?
They decided to go canoeing.
The animals all started to paddle to the left of the canoe, which made them go in _________.
Circles.
After surviving the rapids, how do the animals decide to get home safely?
By walking.
Where and when does the story take place?
In a forest, on a sunny day
How do you think the characters feel when things go wrong in the creek?
Frustrated, upset, angry, disappointed, etc.
Bear and Moose lifted the canoe above their heads to carry it over a ______ ___ when they got stuck.
Beaver dam.
List 3 things the animals did after surviving the rapids.
They took a nap.
They fixed their canoe and paddles.
They caught fish.
They cooked lunch.
They ate lunch.
They said thanks for the adventure.
If you could use one word to describe the three main characters, what word would you use?
Stubborn, bad, defensive, argumentative, etc.
How do the characters treat each other at the beginning of the story?
Poorly, they argue a lot, badly, etc.
Why didn’t the animals hear a rumbling in the distance?
Because they were arguing loudly!
How do the animals feel at the end of the story? (Hint: There are two words that are used specifically in the story).
Rested and relaxed.