Drawing Conclusions
Inferences
Noting Details
Sequence of Events
True or False
100
Yes. The author says that he always looked for new things to do.
Did Paul Revere seem to enjoy being busy? How can you tell?
100
His large family depended on him.
Why did Paul Revere have to find new ways to make money?
100
What details show that sometimes Paul Revere was too busy?
He sometimes forgot things; he wrote sloppily and made mistakes.
100
Why do you think the author repeats the description of Paul Revere running off, coat tails flying?
To show how he was always busy.
100
The woman Paul Revere received cloth from was not a woman who wasted time. True or False?
What is true
200
Why do you think the author includes information about the time Paul Revere spent at Lake George?
To let the readers know that he was probably bored since he didn't get to fight.
200
How do you know that Paul Revere was a special member of a secret club?
He was the one picked to spread the news.
200
Why do you think the author writes ( watch out dogs on the road, watch out chickens!)
To help readers visualize how fast Paul Revere rode so anything in the road had to hurry out of his way.
200
Which story clues help you to figure out the time and order of events which happened ?
10 o'clock on Tuesday night; April 18; words such as, then and already.
200
Paul Revere was well prepared for his Big Ride.
What is false.
300
How do you know the Son's of Liberty plan was successful?
The suthor says that everything was done in orderly fashion and no one was hurt.
300
Why do you think the English officer was so surprised to learn that the man he was speaking to was Paul Revere?
He had no idea that the person he had just captured was an important Patriot.
300
Why do you think Revere and his companions kept riding even after the English officer's warning?
They knew they might have to risk their lives to spread the message.
300
Paul Revere was married three times.
What is false.
400
What is the "Big Ride"?
It is the ride Paul Revere took to warn colonist that the English were coming.
400
How does the author show that Paul Revere believed his duty to the Patriots was the most important thing of all?
By showing how he did his job despite the dangers.
400
John Lowell remembered the important trunk he left at the tavern. True or False.
What is false, John Hancock did.
500
Why was the "Big Ride" so important?
Because the colonist needed time to get ready to fight.
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