Spelling
Spell the word that means "an added ending to a word"
What is prefix?
I ________ the tallest student in my class.
(is, were, am, are)
What is am?
What does the word seep mean in the following sentence? The water will seep through the wicker basket.
What is to flow or to leak?
What are the names of the three main characters in "Tucket's Travels"?
Who are Francis,Lottie, and Billy?
What is the extreme environment the children face in the story that ends up being their salvation?
What is a severe thunderstorm?
Spell the word that means to tell a secret to someone
What is confide?
Zane and Carla _____ planning on coming to the party. (is, am, was, were)
What is were?
What is the meaning of the word undoubtedly in the sentence? The boy could undoubtedly run fast!
What is certainly or definitely?
Who were the comancheros?
What is a group of ruthless men out to kidnap the children?
Who is Jason Grimes?
What is the man who rescues Francis from the Comancheros and who then helps all three children escape them a second time?
Spell the word that means to affirm or make sure.
What is confirm?
Yesterday, they ______ ten newspapers left over.
(were, had, have, is)
What is had?
What does the word pace mean in the following sentence? The elephant's pace can be very fast if frightened.
What is walk or speed?
What is the meaning of the phrase "they will be on us like dogs, won't they, Francis?" as said by Lottie?
What is the comancheros will attack us quickly or immediately?
Lottie would explain every little detail of every little part of every little thing she was talking about so that not a single aspect of it was missed, and she sometimes drove Francis over the edge.
What is the meaning of the phrase "drove Francis over the edge" as used in the sentence above?
What is drove him crazy or irritated him?
Spell the word that means to persuade.
What is convince?
This is the first time Tommy _____ grown green beans in the garden. (is, have, has, was)
What is has?
What does the word evident mean in the sentence? The solution to the mystery was evident.
What is clearly seen or easily understood?
What kind of clues does the author use throughout the story to show that the children are exhausted?
What is Lottie whispers, "Ten more feed and I would have died.", Billy doesn't wake up easily, and Francis picks Billy up and carried him piggyback, mile after mile, yard after yard, and step after step" ?
Because of Francis, the children are not harmed by the rain and hail. What do his actions during the storm tell you about Francis?
What is "He pushed the other children in ahead of himself, so that they would be safe. He thought of them first"?
There _____ cracks in the vase. (was, am, is, are)
What is are?
What is the meaning of the word salvation in the following sentence? The cat's salvation was assured when the firefighter pulled him from the tree.
What is saved from hard or rescue?
What causes Frances to worry after he and Lottie notice the trees in the distance?
What is "He sees dust rising in the distance and thinks it is the Comancheros coming to find them. He knows the Comancheros might find the tracks he and the children have left. If the Comancheros find the tracks, they can find Francis and the children."
Why do you think Frances is helping Billy and Lottie?
Francis is helping the children because they have the same problem as him. He lost his family just like they did, so he understands their problem and wants to help them.