Watermelon Day

Vocabulary

100

Which vocabulary word is a synonym for under?

a.wrinkled    b.knelt     c.beneath     d.snug

beneath

200

Which vocabulary word is a synonym for cozy or tight?

a.wrinkled    b.knelt    c.beneath     d.snug

snug

300

Which vocabulary word means got down on your knees?

a.wrinkled    b.knelt    c.beneath     d.snug

knelt

400

Which vocabulary word means had many small folds?

a.wrinkled     b.knelt     c.shimmered    d.snug

wrinkled

500

Which vocabulary word means shone?

a.wrinkled     b.knelt    c.shimmered   d.beneath

shimmered

Comprehension 1

100

What does Jesse keep asking Pappy during Watermelon Day?

How much longer Pappy?

200

At what time of the year did Jesse first find her watermelon?

a.early spring     b.in the winter     c.early summer

Early summer

300

How big is Jesse's watermelon the first time she finds it?

a.bigger than Jesse's head     b.bigger than the other watermelons      c.bigger than her fist     d.smaller than the other watermelons

bigger than the other watermelons and not as big as her fist

400

Where do watermelons grow well?

a.in the shade     b.in sandy soil     c.in your closet

sandy soil

500

When Jesse patted her watermelon it made a dull sound. What did this remind Jesse of?

Pappy's boots when he dropped them on the front porch.

Comprehension 2

100

What sounds did the watermelon make when it began to open?

Craaack!!!, Splittt!!!, and Poppp!!!

200

What happened everytime Jesse would think about her watermelon?

her mouth watered

300

Jesse waited and waited all day. She said the day stretched and stretched like what?

a lazy ol' cat

400

Where did Pappy put the watermelon to cool?

a.in the freezer    b.back in the garden      c.in the lake beneath the deep blue shade of the willow tree

in the lake beneath the deep blue shade of the willow tree

500

What does “a dark green rind” mean in this story?

a.the inside of a watermelon      b.the skin of the watermelon   c.a song you play   d.the vine the watermelon grows on 

its dark green rind (the skin of the watermelon)

Comprehension 3

100

What is the genre of this story?

Realistic Fiction

200

What does Jesse do with her watermelon seeds?

Spits them into the sky

300

Why is this book most like a true story?

a.the people could be real     b.the people could not be real     c.it is a science book

the people could be real

400

Which of the following is a song Uncle Ike played with his banjo?

a.Frosty the Snowman      b.Rocking Around the Christmas Tree      c.Turkey in the Straw

"Turkey in the Straw" a

500

The summer started getting so hot that Jesse had to start wearing shoes. Why did she need to wear shoes?

The sand was so hot it would blister her feet.