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Vocabulary
Characters
Inferences
Comprehension
Miscellaneous
100
a forced absence
What is exile
100
Paw Paw's daughter.
Who is Stacy's mother.
100
What inference can draw from this passage? "She stared uneasily out the window as if she were gazing not upon the broad, green lawn of the square but upon a Martian desert."
What is Grandmother doesn't feel at home in this country.
100
What does Stacy ask her father once her grandmother has arrived?
What is to attend ballet class again
100
Grandmother usually chose to play with Ian instead of showing an interest in Stacy. (Adverb answers when)
What is usually.
200
physical work
What is exertion
200
Gets all the attention from Grandmother because he's a boy.
Who is Ian.
200
What inference can you draw from Grandmother's reaction to the stairway? "Why do you have to have so many steps?" she said.
What is that Grandmother had difficulty walking up stairs because of the damage done to her feet.
200
Where has Stacy's grandmother come from?
Where is Hong Kong.
200
I wanted to hug her so badly that I just did. (Adverb - how)
What is badly
300
introduced from another country; different
What is exotic
300
Believes the ribbons will be used to bind Stacy's feet.
Who is Grandmother.
300
What can you infer about Grandmother's character after reading the following passage. "...Grandmother had strapped my mother to her back and walked across china to Hong kong to escape the Communists who had taken over her country."
What is that Grandmother is a very tough and determined woman, and that she is very protective of her family.
300
What reason does Stacy's father give her for not resuming her ballet lessons even though her Grandmother is now in the U.S.?
What is that they need the money to set Grandmother up in her own apartment.
300
Why is Grandmother's climb up the stairs described as 'laborious"?
Why is because her deformed feet make the climb difficult.
400
annoy persistently
What is harrass
400
Is timid when her mother is annoyed or upset.
Who is Stacy's mother.
400
What can you infer from Grandmother's remark, "When I saw those ribbons, I didn't want you feeling pain like I do."
What is that she cares about Stacy even though she doesn't show it very well.
400
How does "The Little Mermaid" help Stacy and her Grandmother to connect?
How is that it's a starting point for a conversation about the ballet slippers. It allows them to clear up their misunderstandings.
400
You shouldn't tease someone when they have this character trait.
What is sensitive
500
calling forth a striking mental picture
What is picturesque
500
Has had to make many sacrifices.
Who is Stacy.
500
What inference can you draw from Grandmother's tears at the end of the story?
What is that Grandmother is crying with joy because she and Stacy have begun to understand one another and are strengthening their relationship.
500
What is the theme of "Ribbons?"
What is that understanding and communication are important
500
Mom bowed formally as Grandmother reached the porch. (Adverb - how)
What is formally.