Lisa's Excitement
The Dress and the Problem
The Wedding Day Events
Understanding word meaning and expression
Order of events
100

What was Lisa's special role in the wedding 

What is the flower girl 


100

Who surprised Lisa with her dress?

What is her mom?

100

Who's wedding was it?

What is Lisa's Aunt?

100

In the sentence "Lisa couldn't wait," what does the phrase "couldn't wait" mean?

What is she was excited

100

What happened first - Lisa tried on her dress or the wedding day arrived? How many times did she try on her dress

1. She tried on her dress first 

2. At least a dozen times 

200

How did Lisa keep her fingers busy in the days leading up to the wedding? 

What is by writing in her journal?

200

What Kind of Lace did Lisa's dress have? 

What is French lace?

200

What was Lisa doing when she noticed the hole in her dress?

What is practicing her walk?

200

How do we know that Lisa was looking forward to this day for a long time?

She kept writing in her journal, tried on her dress several times.

200
How did Lisa cover the hole in her dress? 
With the flowers


300

How many times did Lisa try on her dress before the wedding?

What is at least a dozen times?

300

Why did Mom say Lisa couldn't have the dress at first? 

What is because it was too expensive? 

300

What did she say that shows how shocked Lisa was when she saw the tear in her dress?

What is "She looked Down and almost died"

300

Why might the author use this phrase "Lisa almost died" even though she didn't? 

to emphasize (make bigger)/show her panic when she saw the hole. 

300

In what order did these events happen? 

1. Lisa noticed a hole in her dress

2. Mom said the dress was too expensive 

3. Lisa walked down the aisle. 

4. Mom surprised her with the dress 

What is 2,4,1.3

400

What detail shows that Lisa took her role as flower girl very seriously?

What is she practiced walking behind everyone else and was waiting and standing in the last row.

400

What happened to Lisa's dress right before the wedding ceremony began?

What is she found a hole in her dress?

400

What did Lisa try to do after seeing the hole in her dress> 

What is she tried to fight off tears?

400

What caused the whole in Lisa's dress?

We aren't given an answer 

400

What event showed that Lisa's excitement built up over time?

She wrote about it in her journal and counted down the days

500

When Lisa finally got to wear her dress on the wedding day, what time did she and her family arrive at the church?

What is at least an hour early?

500

What creative solution did Lisa come up with to fix the hole?

What is she used the flowers to cover the hole?

500

How did Lisa end the story, and what emotion did she show?

What is she smiled and proudly led the way down the aisle.

500

How might Lisa's mom showed her love for her daughter in the story?

By surprising her with her dress. 

500

What happened last in the story?

Lisa smiled proudly and walked down the aisle