Ask & Answer Questions- 3.1
21. Which quotation from the story supports the idea that Peter Rabbit thought that Lightfoot was lying?
C. "How can anything hard like those antlers grow?" (paragraph 9)
28. What lesson does Lightfoot try to teach Peter Rabbit in the story?
C. One should trust his friends.
22. Which of these inferences about Peter is supported by the story?
C. Peter feels confused by Lightfoot's new antlers.
27. Read the sentence from paragraph 9.
"What kind of story are you trying to fill me up with?"
What does Peter Rabbit mean when he says "fill me up with"?
C. convince
20. How does the story show that Peter is confused at the beginning of the story?
B. by using dialogue to show his feelings
34. What question is answered by paragraph 10?
C. How are sheets of papyrus held together?
29a. Which sentence stated a central message of the story?
23. Read the sentences from paragraph 9.
"How can anything hard like those antlers grow? And if those are new ones, where are the old ones? Show me the old ones, and perhaps I'll believe that these are new ones."
Which sentence describes how Peter feels when he speaks these sentences.
A. Peter is confused by Lightfoot's new antlers.
38a. Read the sentence from paragraph 6.
Today, Dr. Ragab's family continues the tradition of making papyrus "paper".
What is the meaning of the word tradition as it is used in the sentence?
D. practice
24. Read these sentences from paragraph 1.
Peter Rabbit was puzzled. He stated at Lightfoot the Deer a wee bit suspiciously.
What does the word puzzled mean as it is used in the sentence?
B. confused
32. Why did the author include the illustrations in the passage?
29b. Which quotation from the story supports the answer in part a?
C. "I have a new pair every year." (paragraph 10)
39. In the passage, the readers learns that papyus becomes used less over time. What causes these changes?
38b. Which word from the sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of the word tradition?
A. continues
25. Why did the author include several examples throughout the story of Peter questioning Lightfoot about his antlers?
D. to help the reader understand why Lightfoot stopped explaining his new antlers to Peter
37. What is the author's point of view in the section titles "Get Ready to Write..."?
B. She wants to explain how tot make paper out of papyrus.
36. What is the main idea of paragraphs 3-5?
C. Papyrus was a paper used by ancient Egyptians.
33. What would be a good title for the diagram?
B. Creating Papyrus Sheets
40. Which word could replace ancestors as it is used in paragraph 6 of the passage?
d. relatives
30. Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
Egyptian hieroglyphics made a handsome background behind the queen.
What does the word handsome mean in the sentence?
A. beautiful