Ricky's Wish- PLOT
What is Ricky's problem?
A. He stays up all night.
B. He has to move out of his oak tree.
C. He wants to spend his whole life in the oak tree.
D. He is always being chased around by the dog.
D. Chased by a dog.
The phrase for the millionth time means
A. exactly one million times.
B. many times
C. not telling the truth
D. counting to one million
B. Many Times
What kind of literature is this passage?
A. poetry
B. drama
C. story
D. paragraph
B. drama
What kind of literature is too much heat?
A. poetry
B. story
C. drama
D. chapter
A. poetry
What is the subject of this sentence?
Sarah went to the store to buy a gallon of milk.
Sarah
How does Ricky plan to solve his problem?
A. He plans to move.
B. He plans to make friends with the dog
C. He plans to tell the Robinsons.
D. He plans to teach the dog a lesson.
A. Move
What do the idioms spilled the beans and let the cat out of the bag mean?
A. to be sure
B. to find a reason
C. to tell a secret
D. to forget something
C. To tell a secret
The passage is separated into
A. Stanzas
B. chapters
C. scenes
D. paragraphs
C. scenes
What feature does too much heat have?
A. stage directions and dialogue
B. stanzas and acts
C. rhythm and rhyme
D. chapters and page numbers
C. rhythm and rhyme
What are the pronouns in the sentence?
She went to the store to buy a gift.
SHe
How does Ricky's problem get solved?
A. The dog becomes nicer.
B. The Robinsons move away.
C. The Robinson's keep the dog inside.
D. Ricky moves away.
B. The RObinsons move.
Which part came from this passage?
A. Act I
B. Chapter 1
C. Scene 1
D. Stanza 1
C. Scene 1
What is the main idea of stanza 2
Being too hot outside and nothing helps.
What is the adjective in the sentence?
The small kitten played with the soft, yellow yarn.
small
soft
yellow
What is NOT part of the plot?
A. Ricky decides to move.
B. The dog barks and chases Ricky.
C. Ricky and the dog play ball.
D. Movers load the Robinson's furniture into a van.
C. Ricky and the dog play ball.
The passage has
A. rhythm and creative language
B. a table of contents
C. lines that rhyme
D. stage directions and dialogue
D. stage directions and dialogue
WHat is the tone or mood of this poem?
Aggravated
What does a verb do in a sentence?
It shows action.
Think about how else the passage could have ended. Write your new ending.
Any ending that stays on topic will do. Below is an example.
Ricky sat and thought about all of his choices of where he could move to. None of those choices were going to be a good place. So he came up with a plan to be able to stay. He was going to show the dog that he could not chase him anymore. First, he went and got all of his raccoon friends and then they all dug big holes in the yard. Ricky thought if there were lots of holes the dog couldn't run and chase him anymore. Ricky said to them, "This is going to be great!" They all sat in the tree and watched as the dog struggled to run around in the yard because of all the holes. Ricky decided to test it out. He went through the yard and just as the dog started chasing him, the dog fell into the holes. He fell in one right after the other. Ricky looked at his friends and said, "We did it! Problem solved!" The next day he saw that the dog was so sad. He just sat on the porch watching Ricky walk around. Ricky wasn't as happy about this as he thought he would be. So, he went over to the dog and said, "Why are you so sad?" The dog said, "I cannot have fun anymore because of all the holes." Ricky said, "Well, we dug them because you were always chasing me and I wanted you to stop." The dog said, "I was only chasing you because I wanted to be your friend." Ricky was so surprised. He thought the dog was trying to catch him and eat him. So he left and he came up with another plan. This time he and his raccoon friends buried all the holes. The next day the dog was so happy and began chasing Ricky again, but this time Ricky ran around smiling because he had made a new friend. Now he had a friend and he didn't have to move. He was happy!
How does the 2nd part of the passage build on the first part of the passage?
The setting changes, and it introduces you to Grandma Lee, which is the person they were driving to visit in the first part.
What is the setting for line 14
Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? How do you know?
The little girl was sad that she lost her balloon, so she asked her mom for another one.
compound, because it is 2 complete sentences paired together.