Round 1
3. What chores did Ada do when she got home?
Ada went to the creek to pick some wild greens for supper.
7. Which word on p. 214 means to change completely?
The word is "transform".
4. What did she like about the violet?
She liked the beautiful form and fragrance of the violet.
8. How did Bird Partiridge feel about Ada's gift?
Bird Partridge was very happy and thankful for Ada's gift.
1. Who was Bird Partridge and why did the children go visit him?
Bird Partridge was a very wise, old Cherokee man and the children went to visit him because he was sick.
2. What does "valuable" mean?
When something is valuable, it is very important to you. Things that are worth a lot of money are also called valuable.
6. Why was Ada unsure about her gift when she saw the other children's gifts?
Ada might have thought that the other students' gifts were more useful, and therefore, more valuable.
10. What did you learn from this story?
From this story I learned that something simple can be valuable, too. What is valuable for one person might not be valuable to another.
5. What is a "pleasant interruption"?
It's when you are busy doing something and someone interrupts you, but you don't mind because you are happy to see the person or happy to take a break.
9. Name three things that are valuable to you. Why are those things valuable to you?