Vocab
To give a particular job or piece of work to someone. (v)
The vocab word is assign.
What do all of the letters need to do? (Page 186)
All the letters need to rhyme.
How do Blaise and George MOST LIKELY feel when they see each other for the first time?
a. surprised
b. tired
c. annoyed
d. upset
a. surprised
A pattern or picture made from small pieces of colored glass, stone, pr other materials. (n)
The vocab word is mosaic.
The names of both boys who are writing letters are Blaise Dragomir and George Slair.
How do Blaise and George change by the end of the story?
They both begin to enjoy writing.
To have something and keep it. (v)
The vocab word is retain.
What did Blaise mean when he said he has a Bengal kitten? (Page 194)
Blaise means when he says he has a Bengal kitten that he has a Bengal tiger.
What lesson do you think the author wants readers to learn? Explain.
I think the author wants readers to learn that people should not judge others before they get to know them. Like Blaise and George, they expected that their pen pal was just like them. After writing to each other and getting close, they finally meet. Without getting close through letters, they might not have wanted to meet each other if they knew they were so different.
Excited. (adj)
The vocab word is psyched.
How many times has Blaise's dad won the fire-breathing contest? What is his record? (Page 198)
Blaise's dad has won the fire-breathing contest two times. His record is melting fifty cubes of ice.
A flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter. (n)
The vocab word is envelope.
Who were the only people to know that humans and dragons were writing letters to each other?
The teachers were the only people to know that humans and dragons were writing letters to each other.