Vocab
not allowing someone to do something
forbidding
Grandma didn't ____ with Grandpa about moving up to the new house during the flood.
argue
What is the setting of the story?
Vermont
How many days did it take the flood waters to go down?
3 days
a prediction about the weather
forecast
Some heifers got ___ in the field during the flood.
stranded
What genre is Nora's Ark?
historical fiction
What did they find in the tree with the cow?
Grandpa
to disagree or show a difference of opinion
argue
Wren was ____ that Grandma let a horse in her house!
astonished
The new house is just gravy.
What does it mean?
The house is nice but not necessary.
What was Nora's Ark?
Grandma and Grandpa's house on the hill.
the ending or worrying over something
relief
Nobody ___ about drinking water with fish scales in it.
complained
How did Grandpa get stuck in a tree?
He grabbed onto a cow that got caught in a tree.
How did they get the bread to the new house?
pushed it in a baby carriage
greatly surprised
astonished
Grandma ___ Wren to go outside in the storm.
forbid
What made Grandpa so sad?
They lost so many things.
What makes this text Historical Fiction?
It is based on true events.
ways people or things are
Grandma's face was flooded with ___ when they found Grandpa in the tree with the cow.
relief
Why does the house feel so empty?
Grandpa is still missing.
What message about people is told in the story?
Family and friends are more important than things
left in a difficult or helpless position
stranded
My parents watch the weather ____ before they get dressed for work everyday!
forecast
talked about something that was wrong or annoying
complained
Kind people care about the living ____ of their outside pets and livestock.
conditions