Chipmunk
I Fly
Jellies
Vocabulary
Grammar
100

The way bear acts.

Bragging, showing off etc.

100

Fly feels like this at the beginning of the story.

Sad/jealous/lonely

100

The way jellyfish move.

Up and down

100

To float around. 

Drift
100

Define a common noun? Give an example.

A person, place or thing. Examples vary. 

200

Chipmunk _______ bear.

Teases

200

They help detectives tell how long a body was dead for.

Maggots

200

The author describes jellyfish in the water as this.

Beautiful, amazing

200

Less strong

Weaker

200

Define a proper noun? Give an example. 

The name of a person, place or thing. Answers vary. 

300

Bear learned this by the end of the story.

He should not think that he knows everything/is better than everyone else. 

300

True/False: Flies throw up on all of their food.

False

300

The author describes jellyfish washed up on the beach as this.

Disgusting

300

Not difficult

Simple

300

The present tense of ate, ran, and thought. 

Eat/eats, run/runs, think/thinks.

400

The authors purpose for writing this folktale.

To entertain, to teach people not to tease or brag.

400

These flies help scientists learn why humans get sick.

Fruit flies

400

The reason a jellyfish just drifts along.

It does not have a brain.

400

The point or place something is facing or moving toward

Direction

400

Use their, there and they're in a sentence. 

Answers vary.

500

What lesson do we learn from this story?

You shouldn't tease others, you shouldn't show off 

500

Name 3 types of flies.

Housefly, blowfly, fruit fly, mosquito etc.

500

The author's purpose for writing Jellies. 

To teach people about jellyfish and let people know that she thinks they are amazing. 

500

To show off

Brag

500

Tell one synonym for each word: big, tasty, cold. 

Answers vary.