Vocabulary
Story Elements
Read for Details
Letters
Details about Whales
100
It will ____________ John if he does not get a bedtime story read to him.
What is disappoint.
100
The author of this story is ...
Who is Simon James.
100
Name two things Emily feeds Arthur.
What are crunched-up cornflakes, bread crumbs, and part of a sandwich. (must include two of the three)
100
Letters begin with ... (Greeting)
What is Dear.
100
Whales live in ___________ water.
What is salt.
200
Firefighters carry an axe so they can _____________ enter a burning house.
What is forcibly.
200
The illustrator of this story is ...
Who is Simon James.
200
The first thing Emily does to help her whale is ...
What is put table salt in the pond.
200
Where would you find a Post Script?
What is at the end of a letter.
200
Whales eat _________ _____________ ____________.
What are tiny shrimplike creatures.
300
Informational stories contain _______________ about a topic.
What is information.
300
The genre of this story is ...
What is informational story.
300
Mr. Blueberry is Emily's _________________.
What is teacher.
300
What closing does Emily use in her letters?
What is Love, Emily.
300
Whale never get ____________.
What is lost.
400
The blue whale lives in the ______________.
What is ocean.
400
Name three characters in this story.
Who are Mr. Blueberry, Emily and Arthur.
400
Migratory means ...
What is travel great distances everyday.
400
The postmark on an envelope tells us two things. They are...
What are the place it was sent from (post office) and the date it was sent.
400
Whales spurt ____________.
What is water.
500
Puppies love it when you __________ their bellies.
What is stroke.
500
The setting of this story is ... (remember you must include both time and place)
What is time-summer place- Nantucket, Massachusetts.
500
Emily thinks Arthur left the pond because ...
What is Mr. Blueberry's letter made him migrate.
500
Name two things an envelope must have in order to be mailed.
What are a stamp and an address.
500
Whales are ...
What is migratory.