Dr. DoLittle
What is the meaning of the word spectacles as it is used in paragraph 20?
What is glasses.
Which quotation from paragraph 5 of “What Is Earth?” explains the importance of the equator?
Mapmakers use the line to divide Earth into two halves.”
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of Planet Earth. The mantle is covered with a thin layer of rock, called the crust. What is the meaning of crust as it is used in the sentence?
the layer of rock around Earth’s mantle
Read the sentences from paragraph 1. Peter Rabbit was puzzled. He stared at Lightfoot the Deer a wee bit suspiciously. What does puzzled mean as it is used in the sentence?
confused
Read the sentence from paragraph 1. Egyptian hieroglyphs made a handsome background behind the queen. What does the word handsome mean as it is used in the sentence?
beautiful
Based on paragraphs 20 and 21, which statement describes Doctor Dolittle as a person?
He listens to his patients.
Read the sentence from paragraph 5 of “What Is Earth?” Mapmakers use the line to divide Earth into two halves. What is the meaning of the word divide as it is used in the sentence?
split
What is the main idea of both “What Is Earth?” and the excerpt from Planet Earth?
Earth has an environment necessary for life.
Part A Read the sentence from paragraph 5. Peter was sitting up very straight, with his eyes fixed on Lightfoot’s antlers as though he never had seen them before.
What does fixed mean as it is used in the sentence?
unmoving
Read the sentence from paragraph 3. In ancient Egypt, the people made boats, sails, candles, cloth, mats, and more with it. What is the meaning of the word ancient as it is used in the sentence?
very old
Read the sentence from paragraph 23. Then John Dolittle got a fine, big pair of green spectacles; and the plowhorse stopped going blind in one eye and could see as well as ever. What does it mean that the plowhorse “could see as well as ever”?
He could see better than he had in a long time.
Based on the passage “What Is Earth?”, how does water impact life on Earth?
All living things require water to live
The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What is the purpose of the quotation from paragraph 4 of “What Is Earth?”
From space, Earth looks like a blue marble with white swirls.
to give a detailed description of what Earth looks like
Read the sentence from paragraph 9. “What kind of a story are you trying to fill me up with?” What does Peter Rabbit mean when he says fill me up with?
convince
What would be a good title for the diagram?
Creating Papyrus Sheets
“But animals don’t always speak with their mouths,” said the parrot in a high voice, raising her eyebrows. What does the parrot mean by the sentence?
Animals use their whole bodies to share their feelings
Why did the author include the information in the caption of the diagram?
to explain Earth’s seasons
Which quotation from “What Is Earth?” or the excerpt from Planet Earth has the same purpose as the answer to Part A?
“The rocks here are so hot that they are slightly squishy.” (paragraph 3, “Excerpt from Planet Earth”)
Which sentence states a central message of the story?
One does not always have to see something for it to be real.
Why did the author include the illustrations in the passage?
to help the reader see how to make papyrus sheets
Which of the following is a summary of the story?
A bird teaches Dr. Dolittle to speak to animals, then he decides to be an animal doctor.
According to the diagram in “What Is Earth?”, in which two months does the sun shine equally on the Southern and Northern Hemispheres?
March and September
Which two quotations from “What Is Earth?” and the excerpt from Planet Earth support the idea that Earth is the only planet with living things?
1. “Earth has been called the ‘Goldilocks planet.’
2. Earth . . . has the right mixture of heat, air and water.”
Why did the author include several examples throughout the story of Peter questioning Lightfoot about his antlers?
to help the reader understand why Lightfoot stopped explaining his new antlers to Peter
What is the author’s point of view in the section titled “Get Ready to Write . . .”?
She wants to explain how to make paper out of papyrus.