Vocabulary
Drawing Conclusions
Fernando's Story
In the Story
Who Am I?
100
group of related living things, mostly living in water
What is "algae"?
100
We can conclude that Javi slipped on the rocks because he was distracted by looking at these...
What are hermit crabs?
100
It is the setting of Fernando's recollection.
What is a Saturday in May at Guanabo Beach in Cuba?
100
Small pincers for picking up small objects.
What are tweezers?
100
The children needed to watch out for me because I am often hidden and dangerous.
What are sea urchins?
200
put out of sight; hidden
What is "concealed"?
200
It is the reason that Luisa poured seawater on Javi's foot.
What is to protect him from an infection by the sea urchin?
200
As they drove closer to the beach, Fernando noticed that the ocean air had left his skin....
What is tasting salty?
200
In the story, Luisa, Mari and Javi were fascinated by this in the water.
What are schools of tiny gold-and-black striped fish?
200
I pretended to be a shark in the water.
Who is Uncle Tony?
300
wood carried along by water or washed ashore from the water...
What is "driftwood"?
300
We can conclude that the reason Fernando's cousins became silent was because...
What is because they were nervous after Fernando had lied?
300
Luisa was less daring and did not want to get into trouble, but Fernando was different from her in these two ways...
What is he was adventurous and sometimes disobedient?
300
Strictly; firmly.
What is sternly?
300
I used my barrette as a pair of tweezers to help free the sea urchin from Javi's foot.
Who is Luisa?
400
hanging beds or couches made of canvas, cord, etc...
What is "hammocks"?
400
We can conclude that Fernando and Luisa are alike because they both did this.
What is accept responsibility for their mistake?
400
When the children got Javi back to the grown-ups, Fernando did this.
What is made up a story about how Javi's foot got hurt?
400
Small, round sea animals with spiny shells.
What are sea urchins?
400
I was the first to notice that Javi had stepped on a sea urchin.
Who is Mari?
500
felt or showed grief for..
What is "lamented"?
500
The parents were partly responsible for Javi's accident because....
What is they were not watching the children closely at the beach?
500
This is important to the story's plot because it inspires Fernando to make up the story.
What is food (Mami's tortillas)?
500
We know that the adults wanted to relax at the beach because they brought these with them.
What are hammocks?
500
I drove the woody station wagon with nine people in it!
Who is Papi?