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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

Packet 4

“A Pirate’s Life for Me”

Questions on Chapters 13-17

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Using Context Clues

Context clues are hints in the text that canhelp youdetermine themeaningof a difficult or unusualword.Thecluemayappearwithinthesamesentenceasthewordtowhichitrefers,oritmaybeinanearlieror latersentence.Becausesomuchofyourvocabulary isgainedthroughreading, it is important

thatyouareabletorecognizeandtakeadvantageofcontextclues.

Listedbelowarefourcommontypesofcontextclues.

Synonym Asynonym,orwordwiththesamemeaning,isusedinthesentence.

Example:Hispertinacity,orstubbornness,isthecauseofmostofhistrouble.

Antonym Awordorgroupofwordsthathastheoppositemeaningrevealsthemeaningofan

unknownterm.

Example:Althoughsomemenareloquacious,othershardlytalkatall.

Explanation Theunknownwordisexplainedeitherexplicitlyorimplicitlywithinthesentenceorina

sentenceimmediatelysurroundingit.

Example:Becausetheconflagrationwasaidedbywind,itwassodestructivethateverybuildingintheareawascompletelyburnedtotheground.

Example Specificexamplesareusedtodefinetheterm.

Celestialbodies,suchasthesun,moon,andstars,aregovernedbypredictablelaws. Directions:Onthispage,readeachsentenceandcirclethemeaningofthewordinbold.Then,continuetopracticetheseskillsbyreadingtheshortarticle“APirate’sLifeforMe”onthenextpageandansweringthequestionsthatfollow.

1. HedreamedofsailingonpirateshipsandfightingvillainousfoeslikeJohnLongSilver.Whatdoes“villainous”mean?

a. importantb. evil

c. slowd. silly

2. However,RobertLouisStevensonhadthemisfortuneofbeingsickmuchofhislife.Whatdoes“misfortune”mean?a. accident

b. badluck

c. goodreason

d. mistake

3. Luckily,thestrengthofhismindcompensatedfortheweaknessofhisbody.Whatdoestheword“compensate”mean?

a. foughtoverb. madeupfor

c. thoughtaboutd. broughtdown

A Pirate’s Life for Me Manychildrenduringthe1800senjoyedplayingpirates,roguerobbersof innocentpeopleonboatsatsea. However,

theperil,ordanger,thattheycausedwasveryreal.Menwouldsignonboardpirateshipsunderacaptain,whowouldpromiseareward–apercentageofcapturedgold,money,andothergoods–forthisworkaboard theship. Royalty,too,usedpiratestohelpthemincreasetheirwealth.QueenElizabeth,forexample,commissionedSirFrancesDraketo

pirateSpanishshipsladenwithgoldandjewels.Exceptforthosemomentswhenthepirateshappeneduponavictim,lifeatseawasdull.Jadedpirateswouldtrytofind

waystokeepthemselvesentertained.Often,theywouldfightamongthemselves.Sincetheywerelawless,thecaptainrarelyintervened,allowingthemtofighttothedeath.Becausetheywouldbeatseaforalongtime,piratesloadeduponhardtack(unappealingdrybiscuits)andlimestofightscurvy.

Theclassicsymbolonaship’spirateflagisaskullandcrossbones.Ifapirateshipflewaredflag,itsymbolizedthatthesailorsonboardwouldshownomercytotheircaptives.Eitherway,thesightofpirates’flagsstruckfearinsailorsand

captainsaboardotherships.Theseinnocenttravelersknewthatthepirates’intentwastoplundertheirshipinordertotakeanythingofvalue.

Whatdoestheword“peril”mean?

a. safety

b. excitement

c. risk

d. opportunity

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Whatdoestheword“jaded”mean?

a. amused

b. bored

c. angry

d. jeweled

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Whatdoestheword“plunder”mean?

a. borrow

b. purchase

c. trade

d. rob

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1. Tomdecidedtobecomeapiratebecausehethought…a. schoolwasboringb. noonelovedhim

c. piratesmadelotsofmoneyd. theseawassafe

2. Youcaninferthattheboysgotmostoftheirideasaboutpiratesfrom…a. adventurestories

b. friendswhowerepirates

c. theirownimagination

d. theirteachers

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1. TommadefunofJoeforfeelinghomesickbecauseTomdidnot…a. feelthesameway

b. wantHucktofeelleftout

c. wanttoshowthathewashomesicktoo

d. likeJoe2. Whatwerethepeopleonthesteamboatsearchingfor?

a. InjunJoeb. Astolenboat

c. Thebodiesoftheboysd. MuffPotter

3. Theboysfeltlikeheroesbecausetheywere…a. outlawsb. brave

c. thecenterofattentiond. theterrorofthewholevillage

4. YoucanfigureoutattheendofthischapterthatTomwasprobablygoing…

a. foraswim

b. toanewisland

c. backhome

d. hunting

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1. TomheardAuntPolly’sconversationbecausehewashidden…a. inthebackyardb. outsidethewindow

c. inthebedroomd. underthecouch

2. AuntPollyfeltthatTomwas…

a. betteroffdead

b. fulloflife

c. thoroughlybad

d. veryunlucky

3. Whydidn’tTomtelleveryonehewasalive?

a. Hewasafraidhewouldbepunishedb. Hehadtoomuchfunlistening.

c. Hedidn’twanttoscareanyone.d. Heneverwantedtocomeback.

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1. Whatscaredtheboysinthemiddleofthenight?

a. intrudersb. wildanimals

c. astormd. ghosts

2. Whatkepttheboysfromgoinghome?a. hightideb. Tom’ssecret

c. astormd. aburiedtreasure

3. WhatkeptTomfromadmittingthathewashomesick?

a. fear

b. hatred

c. pride

d. excitement

4. InwhatwayswasHuckmoregrown‐upthantheothers?Whydoyouthinkhewas?Explainyouranswerinawell‐written5‐sentenceparagraph.

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1. ThemainideaofChapter17isthat…a. AuntPollytakesHuckhomeb. theboysshowupattheirownfunerals

c. Saturdaywasasaddayd. thefuneralsermonwasbeautiful

2. TomgotslapsalongwithkissesfromAuntPollybecause…

a. shehadworriedsomuchabouthim

b. shewassadtoseehimagain

c. Tomhadruinedhisclothes

d. Tomhaddisruptedtheservice

3. Howdoyouthinkthetownspeoplefeltabouttheboysbeforetheythoughttheboysweredead?Giveexamples

ofwhattheirfeelingsmightbe.

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4. Whydoyouthinkthetownspeoplechangedtheirmindsaftertheythoughttheboysweredead?

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ActiveReadingStrategies–FocusonSummarizing

Althoughactivereadingstrategiesaffectthewayinwhichyouread,thegoalofusingthemisthattheywillhelpyouunderstandandcomprehendwhatyouhaveread.Onewaytocheckforunderstandingisthroughsummarization.Inthisstrategy,youconnectrelateddetailsfromthestory.Completethe“WhoWantedToButSo”statementsbelowto

helpyousummarizetheeventsthatwe’vereadaboutsofar.Youmayincludedetailsfromchapters1‐17.

Who:Tom

Wantedtotestatheoryaboutcuringwartsinthegraveyard

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Who:Tom,Huck,andJoe

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ButTombegantofeelhomesick

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Nowwritetwoofyourown“WhoWantedToButSo”statementswitheventsfromthenovel.

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ActiveReadingStrategies‐FocusingonVisualization

When you visualize, you use your imagination to form pictures of characters, events, and settings to help you

understandwhat ishappening.PicturethescenesthattookplacewhiletheboyswereonJackson’sIsland. Drawandcoloroneofthosescenesbelow.Writeaoneortwosentencedescriptionbelowthepicture.

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TheAdventuresofTomSawyer‐Packet4Rubric

Pts.Possible

Self Teacher Criteria

2

UsingContextClues–“APirate’sLifeforMe”

Themeaningsofallthegivenwordsarecorrectlyidentified.

Complete,meaningfuldescriptionofhowthemeaningwasdeterminedisgiven.

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ChapterQuestions

Thetitleofeachchapterisspelledandcapitalizedcorrectly.

Allquestionsareansweredcorrectlyandcompletely.

Studentusedthequestiontoanswerthequestion(UTQTATQ)forallquestions.

Eachopen‐endedquestionisansweredwithawell‐writtenparagraph.

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ActiveReadingStrategies

“WhoWantedToButSo”Summaries‐Eachsummarycompletelyandaccuratelysummarized

maineventsfromthenovel.

Visualization‐Illustrationisneatandcolorfulandisaccompaniedbyawell‐writtendescription.

2 Conventions‐Correctcapitalization,punctuation,grammar,andspelling.Therearenobasicerrors.

Presentation‐Theentirepacketiscompleteandcontainsneat,highqualitywork.

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