Vocabulary (words)
On page 2, it says that Lily ran to greet Emma.
to greet, means:
a) show your teeth
b) make a facial expression
c) say hello
d) smack
c) say hello
On page 3, it says that "Mrs. Gilman was counting on" Emma. If somebody is "counting on you," that means,
a) Somebody is counting your arms, legs and head.
b) Somebody needs you for something.
c) Somebody is makes you do something.
b) Somebody needs you for something.
Why didn't Emma take Lily back to the house when she saw the the thick, black clouds piling up in the sky?
Emma didn't run back to the house with Lily because she decided it wasn't safe at that time.
To shiver means to tremble or shake your body.
Then what does shivered mean?
On page 6, how does the author describe the clouds and what does that mean to Emma?
"Thick black clouds were piling up in the sky."
For Emma, that means a scary storm is coming and she's afraid of storms.
On page 15, read the words that tell you how Emma convinced Lily to climb up to the loft.
"Lily! Let's pretend we're little pigs...."
On page 10, it says, "Rain pelted the roof."
Which of these sentences uses the word pelted correctly?
a) Tom and his friend pelted each other with snowballs.
b) The girl pelted her kitten to make its fur shine.
c) The wolf pelted down the chimney.
a) Tom and his friend pelted each other with snowballs.
What does it mean that Emma's dad "Gave her a big wink ?"
a) dad gave Emma an exaggerated smile.
b) dad threw her a large, sweet pastry.
c) dad closed one eye at her with exaggeration.
c) dad closed one eye at her with exaggeration.
What is the genre of the book, Thunderstorm! ?
Realistic fiction
After the storm passed, the creek "was lapping against the bottom of the bridge."
Describe lapping.
a) Lapping describes water smashing and destroying something.
b) Lapping describes water shooting up into the air and onto the ground.
c) Lapping describes water gently splashing or washing against a surface, like waves hitting a shore or a boat.
c) Lapping describes water gently splashing or washing against a surface, like waves hitting a shore or a boat.
Which one can you hear ?
1) "a brilliant flash"
2) "an enormous boom"
3) "clouds piling up"
2) "an enormous boom"
When Emma gazed up the hill at the house, she saw Mrs. Gilman signaling her to stop and not go outside the barn.
"gazed up the hill at the house" means that
a) Emma got up off the floor
b) Emma looked for some time
c) Emma used a brush to glaze some pottery
b) Emma looked for some time
On page 12, the book mentions that the bridge has planks.
What are "planks?"
a) cement blocks used to hold up the bridge. Another word for "planks" is "foundation."
b) a length of wood that can be used to make a deck. Other words for "planks" are "beams" or "boards."
c) a handrail to hold onto.
b) a length of wood that can be used to make a deck. Other words for "planks" are "beams" or "boards."
Wood chips from the playground were clinging to Dagelyn's clothing.
That means:
a) Wood chips were sticking onto
b) Wood chips were falling off
c) Wood chips were in her pockets.
a) Wood chips were sticking onto