What is the genre of By the Shores of Silver Lake?
Historical Fiction
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What is the author's MAIN purpose for writing the story?
entertain
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How does Laura feel about the trip?
Nervous, excited, frightened
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To move up and down.
bobs
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What is the suffix on the word endless?
less
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Is the following sentence a fact or opinion?
It is better to travel by train than it is to travel by wagon.
opinion
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Is the following sentence a fact or opinion?
Trains could not travel as fast in Laura's time as they can travel today.
fact
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What caused Mary to go blind?
She had Scarlet Fever.
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In a shy way.
timidly
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What is the suffix on the word anxiously?
ly
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How fast could the train in the story travel?
20 miles per hour
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What is the setting of this story?
a train
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What evidence from the story shows that Laura is curious?
She wants to bounce on the seat.
She explores the water fountain.
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Moving unsteadily from side to side.
lurching
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What is the root word of brightest?
bright
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How did Pa help solve Mary's problem of not being able to see?
Pa told Laura to be Mary's eyes and "see" for her.
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Why does Laura start a guessing game with Carrie about the new homestead?
to keep Carrie distracted so she would not worry about her father.
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What evidence from the story shows that Laura is caring?
She was going to tell her younger sister to sit by her when she was fidgeting.
She creates a guessing game to keep her younger sister from being nervous.
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Moving in a bumpy or jerky way.
jolting
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What does the word worker mean? Use what you know about suffixes to answer this.
one who works
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How is Laura's second trip to the water fountain different from her first?
On her first trip Laura has difficulty walking because the train is moving, but on her secon trip she is able to walk almost as well as the conductor.
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Retell the story in your own words.
Laura, her mother, her blind older sister Mary, and her two younger sisters are taking their first train trip. The girls are nervous about the trip, but once on board they find the train to be exciting.
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What evidence from the story shows that Laura is responsible?
She watches out for her younger sisters and "sees" for Mary.
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To move about nervously.
fidget
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What does the word beautiful mean? Use what you know about suffixes to answer this.