Knots on a Counting Rope/Storm in the Night
What was Boy's dark mountain?
He was blind.
How are Paul and Babe alike?
Big and strong.
What is the cause of weather changes?
Battle between large air masses.
What is the plural form of child?
Children
Boy traced the trail in his mind. What does the word traced mean?
copied, draw, mapped out
The day of the big race, Grandfather tells Boy "trust your darkness". Why does Grandfather tell this to Boy?
He is telling Boy to have faith in his abilities to ride the horse even though he is unable to see.
What was one geographical feature that Paul and Babe created in North America?
Mississippi River, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains,
What type of cloud looks like puffy balls of cotton?
Cumulus clouds
What is the plural form of butterfly?
butterflies
What is the meaning of the word hitched?
fastened, hooked, connected
Is this an example of a simile or metaphor? How do you know?
"Thunder like mountains blowing up."
Simile: uses the word like
What was the central message of Paul Bunyan?
Paul was a frontier superhero.
Why did the Huang He river overflow its banks? Give 2 reasons.
buildup of silt and heavy rains.
Which word has the same r-controlled vowel sound as skirt?
march, perch, thorn, board
perch
What is the atmosphere?
blanket of air surrounding Earth.
Why did Grandfather tell Thomas the story about the storm?
When Paul reached the desert, he "took to dragging his great ax behind him." How does Paul feel when he reached the desert?
Tired and hot.
When, where, and why do cyclones develop?
Near the ocean, in the warm regions near the equator. Warm, moist air is sucked into an area of low pressure causing huge thunderclouds and rotating winds.
Where would this word be split to make syllables? What pattern does this word follow?
Science
Sci/ence
cvvc
Use the word diverse accurately in a sentence, to show meaning.
answer may vary: shows variety or difference
What character traits does Grandfather from Knots on a Counting Rope and the grandfather from Storm in the Night share?
Kind, loving, tells grandson stories, patient, teaches their grandsons to have confidence and fear can be overcome.
What makes the story Paul Bunyan a tall tale?
Uses humor to explain how things are created in nature, exaggeration,
What is the effect of a shift in winds and ocean currents from westerly to an easterly direction?
El Nino: storms, floods, drought.
What is a homophone for the word I ?
Which word means useful?
monitor, invaluable, erosion, preparations
invaluable