Vocabulary
What is the meaning of betrayed?
My best friend betrayed me when she told my secret.
What is Acted in a disloyal way?
Dictionary Entry: Call - 1. To say in a loud voice. 2. To demand or ask for the presence of. 3. To communicate by telephone. 4. To name. 5. To stop a game because of bad weather.
Which meaning BEST fits the way call is used?
We decided to call our new dog Skippy because of the way he walks.
What is meaning 4.
How does Stormy feel as a child growing up on Cape Cod?
He wishes he could be like everyone else.
What does the sentence reveal about the passage:
But all the time Stormy was watering, hoeing, picking, and planting, he knew he still had not found a home.
It is told in third-person point of view because the narrator knows how the characters feel.
What is the meaning of horrified?
We were horrified to see the damage of the tornado.
What is Overcome with shock?
Dictionary Entry: Day - 1. the period of light between sunup and sundown. 2. the 24-hour period that it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation 3. one of the numbered 24-hour periods that a week is divided into 4. a period of time in history.
Which meaning BEST fits the way day is used?
What was it like during Abraham Lincoln's day?
What is meaning 4.
Why is Stormy disappointed when he arrives in Boston?
The buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod.
Which text from the passage shows that Stormy loves the ocean?
"...folks used to say he had salt water in his veins."
What is the meaning of shortage?
After the storm there was a shortage of fresh vegetables.
What is Lack of something?
Dictionary Entry: feel - 1. to touch 2. to explore with caution 3. to be aware of 4. to pity.
Which meaning BEST fits the way feel is used?
Feel the rough sandpaper.
What is meaning 1.
When do the sailors on The Lady of the Sea begin to accept Stormy?
When he fights a giant octopus for the ship's anchor.
Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?
A. The ship's towering masts had to be hinged to let the sun and moon go by.
B. Sailors in every port told how he ate ... a hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch.
C. Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away.
D. The vessel was so big that once, when she hit an island in the Caribbean Sea, she knocked it clear into the Gulf of Mexico!
C. Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away.
What is the meaning of yearning?
After changing school, Jane felt a yearning to see her old friends again.
What is Desire?
Dictionary Entry: mouse - 1. a small rodent 2. a timid person 3. an input device for a computer 4. a black eye.
Which meaning BEST fits the way mouse is used?
Use the mouse to click the answer on the screen.
What is meaning 3?
How is "Stormalong" DIFFERENT from "Hoderi the Fisherman"?
"Stormalong" describes a character who wants to fit in.
How do the sailors show how much they care about Stormy?
The sailors built a huge ship for him.
What is the meaning of seafaring?
The seafaring pirate enjoyed his time on land.
What is Regularly traveling by sea?
Dictionary Entry: screen - 1. a movable device meant to divide a room or hide something 2. a frame with wire mesh meant to keep out insects 3. an item used for sifting 4. a large flat white surface onto which an image is projected.
Which meaning BEST fits the way screen is used?
The kids paid attention to the lesson projected on the screen.
What is meaning 4?
How are the events in "Stormalong" SIMILAR to the events in "Hoderi the Fisherman"?
Both passages describe characters who go on a quest.
Why is this sentence an example of hyperbole:
A giant baby three fathoms tall--or eighteen feet!--was crawling across the sand, crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn.
A giant baby being three fathoms tall--or eighteen feet! and crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn is a wild exaggeration.