Pip
Fishing with Sam
Coin Operated
Elephant vs. Ant
Mari Copeny
100

What challenge does Pip face? 

The problem is that Pip is having a hard time being a guide dog. 

The challenge Pip faces is that becoming a guide dog is difficult. 

100

What is the setting of the story?

The setting is the arctic. 

100

What is the setting of the story?

Outside of the supermarket, the lemonade stand

100

What does the word "lightweight" mean as it is used in the video to describe the ant?

Lightweight means the ant does not weigh a lot. 

Lightweight means the ant is very small. 

100

What do the details in the video show about Mari?

She is determined (dedicated, hard working). 

200

What kind of character is Pip (trait)?

Determined, hardworking

200

What do the details in the video show about the seal?

Kind, clever, smart

200

What claim can the reader make about the boy in the story?

He is determined to fly to the moon.

200

What text structure was used for this video?

(compare/contrast, problem/solution, sequence, cause/effect, description)

Compare and contrast

200

What challenge is Mari facing?

Her town does not have clean, healthy water. 

300

What event in the story causes Pip to change?

He saves a blind woman from getting hurt at a construction site. 

300

What kind of character (person) is the penguin with the red scarf? 

Mean, greedy

300

What was the main challenge the boy faced?

He wanted to fly to the moon.

300

How does the video support the claim that elephants are useful for people?

The video showed how people have been using elephants to help push, pull, pick up, and carry heavy things for thousands of years. 

300

How does the video support the claim that Mari is a "game changer?" 

Mari changed her community by giving them clean water and getting President Obama to visit her town and help. 

400
What is a central message of the story?

Working hard can help you achieve your goals.

400

How do the polar bear's feelings change throughout the story?

The polar bear's feelings change from being sad and disappointed to being happy and satisfied. 

400

How does the boy change throughout the story?

In the beginning, the boy was sad because the rocket ship ride didn't bring him to the moon. At the end, he was excited (happy, overjoyed) because he finally made it to space.

400

What is the central idea (main idea) of the video?

Ants and elephants are extremely strong for their size. 

400

What does the word "activist" mean as it is used in the video?

An activist is a person who tries to make change.

An activist is a person who works to make the world a better place.

500

How does Pip change from the beginning of the story to the end? 

In the beginning, Pip is unsure and nervous. At the end, Pip is confident. 
500

How do the penguins change from the beginning of the story to the end?

In the beginning, he is greedy and mean to the polar bear. At the end, he helps the polar bear.

500

What theme is supported by the events in the story?

Never give up on your dreams. 

500

What is the narrator's point of view about ants?

They are impressive insects that are extremely strong even though they are small. 

500

What central idea is supported by the video?

Mari Copeny is an activist who works hard to help people in her community get clean water.