Comprehension
What is the name of the tree that tells the story in Wishtree?
Red
Identify the proper noun in this sentence: Samar tied her wish to Red.
Red
What is the narrator type in Wishtree: first person, second person, or third person?
First Perso--Red narrates as "I"
What kind of animal is Bongo?
Who is the girl that ties a wish to Red and becomes a central character in the story?
Samar
Chose the correct past-tense verb to complete the sentence: Yesterday, the class ____________ the chapter about Red.
reads/read/reading
Read
Name a theme in Wishtree?
Possible answers: kindness, community, acceptance,
What kind of tree is Red?
Oak
Why do the people in the neighborhood tie wishes to Red? Give one clear reason from the book.
Answers: They tie wishes as hopes, to make wishes, or to remember someone; it's part of the community tradition
What is the adjective in this sentence: The tall, old tree listened carefully to the neighborhood.
Define symbol and give one example of a symbol from Wishtree.
Symbol-an object or person representing a larger idea; Examples: Red symbolizes community, memory, or hope; wishes symbolize hope
Why do people in the community not like Samar's family?
They are a different religion-Muslim
How does Red feel about the new family, Samar's family, that moves in?
Red is hopeful/curious. He is protective and watches them; he is curious
Combine these two short sentences into one longer sentence. Red watched. Red waiting for wishes.
Red watched, and Red waited for wishes.
Red watched and waited for wishes.
How is personification shown in Wishtree? Give an example.
Red talks and has feelings; animals and the trees speak
Who is Samar's neighbor who Red wants her to be friends with?
Stephen
How do the crows get their names?
Crows name themselves after sounds they enjoy or objects that appeal to them, and they often change their names on a whim.
What is the adverb in this sentence?
Bongo quietly fluttered down to the branch beside Red.
quietly (it is describing the word "fluttered")
What is the difference between plot and theme?
Plot is a sequence of events; (Samar moves in, faces bullying, community reacts)
Theme: main idea/lesson
The school kids tie notes to Red’s branches that all say this one word, what is the word?
Stay