Comprehension 1
At the beginning of the book, how did the old woman feel?
angry, lonely, content, joyful
lonely
True or False:
Kunikdjuaq is faithful to the old woman even after she sends him away.
True
to beg
pleading
to rely on
depend
I was able to go down the _____ on the playground.
slide
Why does the old woman send the polar bear away?
he hurt a child in the village
she thought the village men would kill him
he kept eating all the food she had
She thought the village men would kill him
Give me a few sentences that summarize the story...
A lonely old woman adopts, cares for, and raises a polar bear as if he were her own son, until jealous villagers threaten the bear'slife, forcing him to leave his home and his "mother," in a retelling of a traditional Inuit folktale.
smooth and glossy
sleek
to stop from hurting
spare
I wish watermelon did not have so many _____.
seeds
What does the Old Woman do that many people would think is foolish?
a. give the bear to her neighbor
b. take a bear into her home
c. feed him what little meat she did have
d. both b and c
d. both b and c
What custom did the Inuit people have that we see in the book?
oldest son was in charge of hunting
no hunting on Sundays
sharing meat and furs with the village
bringing gifts to the polar bear
sharing meats and furs with the village
a member of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska
Inuit
to look after and provide for oneself without any help from others
fend
There was _______ enough to eat at the annual
Thanksgiving _______ .
plenty & feast
Why do you think sending the polar bear away was especially hard for the old woman?
a. she did not have any family
b. she thought of the polar bear like her own son
c. he provided her with food
d. all of the above
all of the above
What eventually makes the village men angry?
the old woman laughs at them
the old woman will not share food or furs
they are hungry
they are jealous of Kunikdjuaq
they are jealous of Kunikdjuaq
forcefully
bitterly
the fat of sea mammals
blubber
Hunters save the _____ from their catch as food.
meat
Why did the Inuit people hunt with spears? Explain why this was the weapon of choice.
They hunted with spears. This tool was useful because the meat didn’t fall into the water.
In your own words, what does it mean to synthesize while you are reading?
When readers synthesize, they put together the most important parts of what they are reading. Their thinking changes as they are reading because they are asking questions, inferring, and collecting information.
a traditional way of doing something
a custom
a person or thing that gives something
a provider
seal & polar