Comprehension
What was the setting of the story? And who were the characters?
Japan, Jiichan and Baachan
What word means clapping to show appreciation?
rickety familiar applause
applause
Cause: More and more people get televisions in their homes.
Effect:
Less and less children come out to hear the kamishibai man.
Why do drivers honk at Jiichan?
He is riding his bike too slow and he is in the middle of the road.
What word means unclear or smeared?
applause familiar blurry
blurry
Cause: Jiichan is the featured story on the evening news.
Effect:
He asks Baachan to make twice as many sweets because he knows more people will come out to hear his stories.
Why do you think Jiichan does not get nervous about riding across a rickety, old bridge?
He has done it many times before.
What word means moving in a sudden, uneven ways?
jerky blasted rickety
jerky
Cause: A large crowd gathers before Jiichan, and yell out that they remember his stories.
Effect:
A cameraman recorded the event and Jiichan was the featured story on the evening news.
How does Jiichan feel when the girl shushes him?
He feels upset, disappointed, frustrated, sad.
What word describes something that is shaky or likely to fall apart?
blurry blasted rickety
rickety
Effect:
Usually: children come running to hear his stories.
On the last day he went into town: the little girl shushed him.
At the end of the story, why was there a young man with a video camera in the crowd?
He was filming Jiichan for the evening news.
What word means, "made a sudden, loud sound"?
jerky blasted familiar
blasted
Cause: Jiichan arrives in the city, hears the traffic, and sees the tall buildings.
Effect:
He feels overwhelmed, uncomfortable, and not sure of his surroundings.