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WALKTWO MOONSS H A R O N C R E E C H

Perfection Learning®

Reading Skills Through Literature

Sharon Creech

Reproducible Activity Book

WALKTWO MOONS

P O R T A L S T O R E A D I N G

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The Portals to Reading series accompanies time-testedliterature that should be an important part of everyschool’s reading program. The activities will reinforce awide variety of language and reading skills which aregenerally part of the curriculum at the reading level of thenovel. However, the Portals pick-and-choose format givesyou the final decision about which activities will enhanceyour students’ personal learning.

The activities in this book are based on sentences andparagraphs especially written to support the teachingobjective of each lesson. Clearly, such literary matters asstyle and flavor may be experienced only by reading thebook itself. Thus, the words of the author have been leftwhere they belong—in their pure form in the pages of thenovel.

Table of Contents

Author! Author! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Story in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Word Attack Skills

Making Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using Short Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using Long Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adding Endings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Finding Base Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Listening for Syllables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Comprehension Skills

Understanding Special Meanings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Matching Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Getting the Main Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Discovering Meaning Through Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Determining Cause and Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using Cloze Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Classifying Word Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making Inferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Classifying Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Remembering Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Evaluating What You Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Matching Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Determining Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Determining Feelings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sequencing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Study Skills

Determining Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using a Pronunciation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Choosing Correct Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using Guide Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Creative Skills

Using Descriptive Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Writing a Journal Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Recalling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Creating a Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Writing a Book Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Explaining Feelings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Optional Spelling and Vocabulary Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Supplementary Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Response Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Author! Author!

SHARON CREECH

Sharon Creech grew up in Cleveland,Ohio. She received degrees from HiramCollege in Ohio and George MasonUniversity in Virginia. After graduation, Ms.Creech moved to Washington, D.C., whereshe worked as an editorial assistant andindexer at the Congressional Quarterlyand as a researcher for The FederalTheatre Project, Library of Congressarchives. In 1979, she moved to Englandand began teaching.

Ms. Creech’s first three novels werepublished in England. Walk Two Moons,the 1995 Newbery Medal winner, is her firstto appear in the United States. Her bookAbsolutely Normal Chaos is also forchildren. It is based on her “rowdy andnoisy family.” She has written two novelsfor adults, poetry, short stories, and oneplay which was produced in New York Cityin a festival of new plays in 1992.

Most of what Ms. Creech has written hasbeen about the Midwest. She says she has atremendous affection for the people shegrew up with and the places where shelived.

Sharon Creech says that Walk TwoMoons went through several stages ofevolution. It began as a simple humorous

tale of the Finney family. From there itbecame the story of the repressed PhoebeWinterbottom. Finally in the third or fourthversion, the story of Salamanca TreeHiddle emerged. Ms. Creech thinks thatbecause her own children had recentlyreturned to the United States to attendcollege, she was preoccupied with missingthem. She wanted to probe the notion ofchildren and parents being separated andhow difficult it could be. Ms. Creech reliedheavily on two things from her ownchildhood—an early love of NativeAmerican mythology and a trip her familytook from Ohio to Idaho in 1957. Sal’s tripwas a way for Ms. Creech to write aboutparents and children and about her homecountry, which she still misses.

Ms. Creech lives in Thorpe, Surrey, withher husband Lyle Rigg. He is theheadmaster of TASIS England, anAmerican school at which his wife teachesAmerican and British literature. Her twogrown children live in the United States.Ms. Creech returns to the United Statesseveral times each year. At these times, shereunites with her family and friends atLake Chautauqua in western New York.

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The Story in Brief

Thirteen-year-old Sal begins her story atthe end. She recalls traveling with hergrandparents to Lewiston, Idaho, for hermother’s birthday. To help the time pass,Sal tells a story about her friend Phoebe.But often Sal’s own life story becomesentangled with Phoebe’s.

Salamanca Tree Hiddle and her fatherhad recently moved to Euclid, Ohio. Theyhad learned a few months earlier that Sal’smother wasn’t returning from her trip toIdaho. A new friend of Sal’s dad, MargaretCadaver, helped him find a job and ahouse. When they went to visit Margaret,Sal saw a face in the window next door.When Sal started school, she met the facein the window—Phoebe Winterbottom. Saland Phoebe became good friends.

One day, strange notes began appearingat Phoebe’s house, and a young strangercame looking for Mrs. Winterbottom. Thegirls feared he might be a lunatic. Then oneafternoon, the girls found that Mrs.Winterbottom had disappeared. She hadleft notes explaining that she would behome in a few days. But Phoebe thoughtthat her mother had been kidnapped by thelunatic.

In the meantime, Sal was concernedabout the amount of time her father spentwith Mrs. Cadaver, who didn’t have ahusband. And since her last name wasCadaver, the girls thought she had killedher husband and buried him in her yard.

As Sal relates these events to hergrandparents, the three are having their

own adventures. They somehow manage toreach Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the nightbefore Sal’s mother’s birthday. Sal finishesPhoebe’s story along the way. Phoebe’smother had left home to get to know theson she gave up for adoption years before.He was the “lunatic” who had knocked onPhoebe’s door. And Mrs. Cadaver hadn’tmurdered her husband; he had died in anautomobile accident.

But Sal’s own story has not come to anend. Gram is seriously ill. Gramps drivesimmediately to a hospital in Coeur d’Alene,where they are told that Gram has suffereda stroke. Knowing how important it is toSal to reach Lewiston for her mother’sbirthday, Gramps gives Sal the keys to thecar and tells her to go on ahead.

Carefully, Sal drives the car along thenarrow mountain roads. At one point, shestops where a bus had gone off the roadmonths before. Her mother had been onthat bus! She investigates the wreckage.When a sheriff shows up, Sal explains whyshe is going to Lewiston and asks about thebus accident. The sheriff tells her all he canas he drives her to Lewiston and hermother’s grave.

Later, Sal is back home with her fatherand grandfather. Her grandmother has diedand is buried in a special aspen grove. Sal iswaiting for a visit from Phoebe, Mrs.Cadaver, and other friends. She now acceptsher mother’s death and Mrs. Cadaver, whohad sat next to Sal’s mother on the bus andwas the only survivor of the crash.

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Making CompoundsTwo words combined form a compound. Each word in

Box A forms the first part of a compound. Each word inBox B forms the second part. In the blank in eachsentence below, write the compound that best completesthe sentence. Use a word from each box to make yourcompounds.

Example: Margaret’s house didn’t look much larger than a ____________________.

1. Sal played in the ____________________ when she lived on the farm.

2. Sal stood on the ____________________ in front of the house and looked over the neighborhood.

3. Sal had placed something special under the ____________________ of her closet.

4. Sal traveled to Idaho with her ____________________.

(continued)

Name _____________________________

Chapters 1–3

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Box A

birth bed

farm side

back floor

hay drive

grand bird

fire

Box B

way yard

loft walk

room place

house house

boards day

parents

birdhouse


5. Sal used to live in a ____________________ in Bybanks, Kentucky.

6. Sal’s father had found a ____________________ hidden behind a wall.

7. Mr. Hiddle parked the car in Margaret’s ____________________.

8. Sal hoped to reach Idaho by her mother’s ____________________.

9. Sal put her things in the tiny ____________________ of her new home.

10. The ____________________ consisted of a patch of grass and a small concrete patio.

Name _____________________________Making Compounds

Chapters 1–3


Using Short VowelsRead the words in the word box. Each

word contains a short vowel sound. Saythe words to yourself and listen for theshort vowel sounds. Then read eachsentence. Choose a word from the wordbox to complete each sentence. Write youranswer on the blank line.

Example: Bybanks, Kentucky, was three ____________________ miles south of Euclid, Ohio.

1. Sal missed the ____________________ tree back home in Bybanks.

2. Sal wondered what would ____________________ to her in the new town.

3. Her father and mother hadn’t ____________________ restoring the farmhouse beforeher mother left.

4. A fireplace was ____________________ behind a plaster wall.

5. Sal’s grandparents couldn’t go on the trip ____________________ Sal went too.

6. Sal made Phoebe’s story ____________________ for her grandparents.

7. Sal hoped they wouldn’t have an ____________________ along the way.

8. The Ohio Turnpike was the ____________________ road Sal had ever traveled.

9. Sal wished they had brought some cows, pigs, or ____________________ with them to Ohio.

10. Gram ____________________ Sal when she was talking.

Name _____________________________

Chapters 1–3

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interesting flattest chestnutfinished accident interruptedhundred chickens hiddenhappen unless

hundred


Using Long VowelsRead the words in the word box. Each

word contains a long vowel sound. Say thewords to yourself and listen for the longvowel sounds. Then read each sentence.Choose a word from the word box tocomplete each sentence. Write youranswer on the blank line.

Example: ____________________ and Sal walked home from school together.

1. Sal thought ____________________ of her life in Bybanks.

2. Sal found reasons that made it ____________________ to dislike Margaret.

3. Gramps offered to look at the woman’s ____________________ engine.

4. Gramps ____________________ the problem with the engine was one of the hoses.

5. The Winterbottoms ____________________ Sal of her grandparents, the Pickfords.

6. Everyone spoke ____________________ during dinner.

7. Sal had never seen people who were so ____________________ to each other.

8. Mr. Winterbottom made ____________________ maps for a living.

9. Mrs. Winterbottom was always calling her husband “____________________ pie.”

10. The family passed the ____________________ around the table.

Name _____________________________

Chapters 4–6

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greasy sweetie zucchiniPhoebe quietly remindedbriefly polite roadbelieved easier

Phoebe


Adding EndingsRead each sentence. Then look at the word shown in

parentheses at the end of the sentence. Add an endingsuch as -ed, -ing, -s, or -er to the word to make it fit inthe sentence. Remember, you may need to change theword when you add the ending. Write the new word inthe blank.

Example: Phoebe ____________________ Sal to have dinner with her family. (invite)

1. Sal’s father was a ____________________ salesman. (machine)

2. Mrs. Partridge’s dress didn’t cover her ____________________ knees. (bone)

3. Sal’s father was ____________________ since her mother left. (misery)

4. Phoebe was ____________________ when people talked negatively about her father. (defense)

5. Sal told Mrs. Winterbottom that she had some ____________________. (allergy)

6. Phoebe thought people were either perfect or ____________________. (murder)

7. Phoebe’s mother often worked part-time as a ____________________. (reception)

8. Mrs. Winterbottom wore plain clothes and ____________________ shoes. (sense)

9. Phoebe said that Mr. Cadaver’s chopped-up body was ____________________ in thebackyard. (bury)

10. Sal remembered the ____________________ times when her mother and father hadkissed and hugged. (romance)

Name _____________________________

Chapters 4–6

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invited


Finding Base WordsEach word below has been made by adding an ending

such as -ly, -ed, or - ing to a base word. On the blankbeside each word, write the base word.

Example: barreling ____________________

1. faster ____________________ 11. temporarily ____________________

2. northern ____________________ 12. earlier ____________________

3. direction ____________________ 13. stranger ____________________

4. tourist ____________________ 14. advertisements ____________________

5. nervous ____________________ 15. mysterious ____________________

6. residence ____________________ 16. tasty ____________________

7. dramatic ____________________ 17. terribly ____________________

8. mournfully ____________________ 18. beautiful ____________________

9. imagination ____________________ 19. written ____________________

10. civilized ____________________ 20. jingling ____________________

Name _____________________________

Chapters 7–10

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barrel


Listening for SyllablesSay each of the words below to yourself. The number

of vowel sounds you hear in each word will be the sameas the number of syllables. Decide how many syllablesare in each word. Then write the number on the blankline after each word.

Example: pronounced ________

1. clothes ________ 16. pillow ________

2. precisely ________ 17. previous ________

3. remembering ________ 18. participate ________

4. lunatic ________ 19. parents ________

5. concentrating ________ 20. embarrassing ________

6. jealous ________ 21. potential ________

7. continue ________ 22. cousin ________

8. invited ________ 23. mashed ________

9. eighteen ________ 24. example ________

10. actually ________ 25. couch ________

11. message ________ 26. Winterbottom ________

12. ambush ________ 27. exactly ________

13. apparently ________ 28. absolutely ________

14. pandemonium ________ 29. collar ________

15. banister ________ 30. carrying ________

Name _____________________________

Chapters 7–10

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2


UnderstandingSpecial Meanings

Read the following sentences. Explain in your ownwords the meaning of the italicized word or group ofwords. Write your response on the line below eachsentence.

Example: Phoebe couldn’t stand the noise and confusion caused by Mary Lou’s brothers.

______________________________________________________________________

1. Sal was scared down to her very bones when she thought she had been left in Wisconsin.

____________________________________________________________________________

2. Sal said the note meant not to judge someone until you’ve been in their shoes.

____________________________________________________________________________

3. Mary Lou said her brothers were always doing beef-brained things.

____________________________________________________________________________

4. Sal felt a creature tickling her spine whenever Ben touched her.

____________________________________________________________________________

5. When the family drew away from Mrs. Winterbottom, it was as if they had outgrown her.

____________________________________________________________________________

(continued)

Name _____________________________

Chapters 11–12

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tolerate


6. Sal thought she may be getting too stiff because she flinched when Ben touched her.

____________________________________________________________________________

7. Sal’s first instinct was to flinch when Ben touched her, but she caught herself.

____________________________________________________________________________

8. Gramps told about the time he socked his best friend.

____________________________________________________________________________

9. Gram wished Gramps would stop mooning over Gloria.

____________________________________________________________________________

10. Sal told Gram that it sounded corny, but she felt right at home in Pipestone, Minnesota.

____________________________________________________________________________

Name _____________________________Understanding Special Meanings

Chapters 11–12


Matching SynonymsA synonym is a word having the same or

nearly the same meaning as another word.Read each sentence. Choose a synonymfrom the word box to replace the italicizedword. Write your answer on the blank line.

Example: ____________________ Mrs. Cadaver remarked on how polite Ben was.

____________________ 1. Phoebe’s friends thought the strange messages were intriguing.

____________________ 2. It was obvious that Ben made Sal nervous.

____________________ 3. Sal had a weird sensation whenever Ben touched her.

____________________ 4. Mary Lou hustled the boys out the door.

____________________ 5. Ben asked Sal why she always flinched when he touched her.

____________________ 6. Mrs. Winterbottom acted as if the envelope might contain aminiature bomb.

____________________ 7. Sal found her father in the garage, tinkering with the car.

____________________ 8. The name of the motel was embroidered on the towels.

____________________ 9. The wedding bed was very precious to Gramps.

____________________ 10. Gramps had thought Gram was the most ornery woman hehad ever met.

Name _____________________________

Chapters 11–12

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valuable clear irritablefeeling sewn hurriedfascinating drew back courteoustiny working

courteous


Getting the Main IdeaRead each of the following paragraphs. Then read the

four sentences below each paragraph. Choose thesentence that best states the main idea of the paragraph.Then neatly copy that sentence on the line provided.

a. Sal thought Mr. Birkway was a little strange. He was avery energetic teacher. He danced up and down the aisles,waving his arms and praising the students. He acted as ifhis whole purpose in life was to be in the classroom.

1. Mr. Birkway was weird.2. Mr. Birkway loved to dance.3. Mr. Birkway loved to teach.4. Mr. Birkway wanted to be one of the students.

b. Phoebe’s mother was getting ready to run errands, andher father was golfing. Mrs. Winterbottom left a list ofwhere she would be at all times in case Phoebe and Salneeded her. She told the girls to call the police and Mrs.Cadaver if they heard any strange noises.

1. The Winterbottoms were busy people.2. Mrs. Winterbottom was worried about the girls staying

alone.3. Mrs. Winterbottom liked to make lists.4. Phoebe and Sal didn’t know what to do in an

emergency.

(continued)

Name _____________________________

Chapters 13–15

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c. Sal’s father acted differently at home than he did atMargaret’s. At home, he would stare at photo albums andpictures of Sal’s mother. He seemed very sad. But atMargaret’s, he smiled and even laughed.

1. Sal’s father was a moody person.2. Sal’s father didn’t like looking at pictures.3. Margaret made Sal’s father forget his loneliness.4. Margaret teased Sal’s father.

d. It was hot driving through South Dakota. When Grampscame near the Missouri River, he pulled off the road andparked the car in the shade. Gramps and Gram waded intothe water and began splashing each other.

1. Gramps and Gram went to the river to cool off.2. Gramps and Gram were acting childish.3. South Dakota is a hot state.4. The car had overheated.

Name _____________________________

Getting the Main Idea

Chapters 13–15


Discovering MeaningThrough Context

Read the following sentences. Three meanings aregiven for each italicized word. Use the context of thesentence to figure out which meaning is correct.Underline the correct meaning.

Example: Phoebe said Sal’s father shouldn’t go to Margaret’s, and Sal agreed with the notion.

idea error misconception

1. Mr. Birkway leaped around the room dramatically, patting people on the back andwaving his arms.

seriously enthusiastically slowly

2. Christy and Megan frowned and cast malevolent looks at Mary Lou.

nasty friendly boyish

3. Phoebe’s facial expressions indicated that she was not pleased with Mr. Birkway.

showed said heard

4. Mr. Birkway snatched a journal from each student’s desk and added it to the stack in his arms.

threw grabbed pushed

(continued)

Name _____________________________

Chapters 13–15

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5. Mr. Birkway said Sal didn’t have a journal because she was deprived of the opportunityto write one like everyone else.

given taken denied

6. Phoebe wondered who had sent the anonymous notes.

monogrammed unsigned engraved

7. Phoebe thought Mrs. Cadaver didn’t want anyone to know where her husband wasburied, so she disguised the spot with the rhododendron bush.

marked hid costumed

8. Gramps turned off the main road and took a detour to the Missouri River.

alternate route bus jaunt

9. Only a small part of the embedded stone stuck out of the knothole.

sleeping falling buried

10. Gram flailed at the water with her arms after she was bitten by the snake.

helped beat yelled

Name _____________________________Discovering MeaningThrough Context

Chapters 13–15


Determining Cause and EffectTo determine a cause, ask “What is the reason?” To

determine an effect, ask “What is the result?” Match thecauses and effects below. Write the number of the causein front of its effect.

Name _____________________________

Chapters 16–18

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Cause

1. Gram was going to stay overnight inthe hospital.

2. The hospital staff thought Gram wasbeing ornery.

3. A phone call would worry Sal’s father.

4. Sal heard a bird singing in a nearbytree.

5. Sal had not wanted to leave thesinging tree.

1. Phoebe found a sealed envelope onthe front steps.

2. Sal’s father liked to wear flannel shirtsand faded jeans.

3. Sal’s father had repaired every inch oftheir car.

4. Sal’s father was a good man.

5. It would have been painful for Sal’smother to say good-bye in person.

Effect

________ Gramps wanted to wait a fewdays to call Sal’s father.

________ Gramps offered to get Sal amotel room.

________ Gramps placed the sleeping bagsunder the tree.

________ Gram was released from thehospital.

________ Sal remembered the singing treeback home.

________ Sal’s father was uncomfortablewearing suits.

________ Sal’s mother left a letter for Sal.

________ Sal’s father would never selltheir old car.

________ Mrs. Winterbottom opened theenvelope and read the message.

________ Sal’s father brought gifts topeople.


Using Cloze ReadingRead the paragraph below. Use the

words in the word box to fill in the blanks.The first example is done for you.

Sal thought Phoebe was (1) ____________________ as they walked home from school.

The girls found Mrs. Winterbottom sitting at the (2) ____________________ table. She

had just taken a pan of burned (3) ____________________ from the oven. She was

(4) ____________________ when she looked up and saw the girls. Mrs. Winterbottom asked

Phoebe how her (5) ____________________ were. Then she (6) ____________________

Phoebe’s cheek. Phoebe wiped away the kiss, saying that she was no longer a

(7) ____________________. She yelled that she was (8) ____________________ years old

now. Mrs. Winterbottom cut the brownies with a (9) ____________________ and offered

one to each of the girls. Phoebe (10) ____________________ at her mother again,

saying that she was already too (11) ____________________. Then she turned and

marched upstairs.

Name _____________________________

Chapters 16–18

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classes baby startledcrotchety knife fatkissed kitchen shoutedbrownies thirteen

crotchety


Classifying Word GroupsRead the following sentences. Decide if the italicized

part of the sentence tells you where, when, or how.Underline the correct choice.

Example: Sal asked her father about Mrs. Cadaver one Sunday. where when how

1. Phoebe and Sal watched Mrs. Cadaver work in her backyard. where when how

2. Sal’s father said what the girls were doing sounded like spying. where when how

3. Phoebe looked toward Mrs. Cadaver’s house and warned Sal not to go over there again. where when how

4. Sal’s father thought that she was acting jealous. where when how

5. Later, Sal went to her room to do her homework. where when how

6. The next day, Sal watched Mr. Birkway with new interest. where when how

7. Sal hoped Mr. Birkway would marry Mrs. Cadaver and take her away. where when how

8. Sal’s family had been happy before the sadness set in. where when how

(continued)

Name _____________________________

Chapters 19–21

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9. Mr. Birkway reminded Phoebe that her report on Pandora was due the next Monday. where when how

10. Phoebe sent Sal warnings with her eyebrows. where when how

11. Sal felt Phoebe breathing on her shoulder. where when how

12. After the girls left Ben and Mary Lou, they turned onto Phoebe’s street. where when how

13. The lunatic stopped directly in front of the girls. where when how

14. Mrs. Winterbottom looked pale and shaken when she finally opened the door. where when how

15. Mrs. Winterbottom was acting more scared than the girls were. where when how

16. Sal had watched her mother walk up the hill to the barn. where when how

17. Sal’s mother walked up to the trunk of the mapleand put her arms around it. where when how

18. Sal saw her mother kiss the tree soundly. where when how

19. Later that day, Sal examined the tree. where when how

20. Sal kissed the tree firmly, just as her mother had done. where when how

Name _____________________________

Classifying Word Groups

Chapters 19–21


Making InferencesRead each of the questions below. Then read the three

possible answers. Think about what happened inchapters 19–21 of Walk Two Moons. Use what you knowto choose the best answer for each question. Circle thenumber next to the answer you choose.

a. Why didn’t Sal want her father to tell her anything aboutMrs. Cadaver?

1. Sal’s father might agree that Mrs. Cadaver was amurderer.

2. Sal didn’t want to hear anything that would cause her tolike Mrs. Cadaver.

3. Sal felt she would be prying into Mrs. Cadaver’spersonal life.

b. Why did Phoebe run from the stranger when he put hishand into his pocket?

1. Phoebe thought the stranger was going to hurt her.2. Phoebe remembered she was not to talk to strangers.3. Phoebe was late getting home.

(continued)

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c. Why was Mrs. Winterbottom nervous when she openedthe door for Phoebe and Sal?

1. She had just cleaned the carpet and didn’t want Sal andPhoebe to get it dirty.

2. She thought the stranger had returned.3. She thought someone was going to rob the house.

d. Why did Sal have a sinking feeling when she read thenote Mrs. Winterbottom had left Phoebe?

1. Phoebe was going to stay at Sal’s so she wouldn’t behome when her mother called.

2. Mrs. Winterbottom had told Sal something differentthan what was written in the note.

3. Sal’s mother had left her a similar note but had notreturned.

e. Why had Phoebe drawn a teardrop in the center of her design?

1. Phoebe wanted a teardrop shaped necklace for herbirthday.

2. Phoebe was sad because her mother had left.3. Phoebe didn’t want hers to look like any of the others.

Name _____________________________

Making Inferences

Chapters 19–21


Classifying WordsIn each group of words below, one word does not

belong with the others. Draw a line through the wordthat does not belong. Then decide what the other threewords have in common. Write your answer on the blankline after the words.

Example: father mother dog cousin

They are all _______________________________________________________.

1. house school hospital homeroom

They are all _______________________________________________________.

2. stomachache cancer lunatic amnesia

They are all _______________________________________________________.

3. dictionary desks newspapers books

They are all _______________________________________________________.

4. clues muesli casserole wheat toast

They are all _______________________________________________________.

5. trip Paris London Tokyo

They are all _______________________________________________________.

(continued)

Name _____________________________

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relatives


6. kitchen dining room study heart attack

They are all _______________________________________________________.

7. cars air bus ambulance

They are all _______________________________________________________.

8. years weeks mass days

They are all ________________________________________________________.

9. hills jagged valleys plains

They are all _______________________________________________________.

10. envelope jumpsuit sleeper diapers

They are all _______________________________________________________.

Name _____________________________Classifying Words

Chapters 22–24


Remembering DetailsThe following questions are about the main character

and some of the events in the book. Write the answers onthe lines below the questions. Be sure to use completesentences.

1. Why couldn’t Sal sleep the night she stayed at Phoebe’s? __________________________

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2. Why did Phoebe lie when Christy and Megan asked where her mother was? _________

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3. Why was Phoebe searching for clues? __________________________________________

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4. Why did Mr. Winterbottom show Phoebe the contents of the freezer? _______________

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5. Why were Sal and her father surprised when Sal’s mother took a bus to Idaho? _______

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6. Why was Sal frightened of pregnant women? ____________________________________

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7. Why did Sal think she was the cause of the baby’s death? __________________________

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Name _____________________________

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Evaluating What You ReadRead each of the story situations below. Decide

whether you agree or disagree with what the charactersaid, did, or thought about the situation. Then explainwhy you feel as you do.

1. Phoebe and Sal were invited to Mary Lou’s for dinner. During the meal, Phoebecommented on how unhealthy the food was. She said that fried foods weren’t healthyand that there was cholesterol in much of the food on the table. She told the Finneysthat vegetarian meals were much healthier. Do you agree or disagree with Phoebe thatvegetarian meals are healthier? Why or why not?

I __________________with Phoebe because _____________________________________

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2. Phoebe declared that if her mother didn’t call the next day, then her father should callthe police. She said they had waited too long as it was. Do you agree or disagree withPhoebe that her father should call the police? Why or why not?


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3. Phoebe spent the night with Sal. She looked around Sal’s tiny room and said thatguests should be given the best. Phoebe said that Sal should make sacrifices for hercomfort. Do you agree or disagree with Phoebe? Why or why not?


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Name _____________________________

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Matching AntonymsAn antonym is a word that means the

opposite or nearly the opposite of anotherword. Read each sentence. Choose anantonym from the word box to replace theitalicized word. Write your answer on theblank line.

Example: ____________________ Mary Lou’s brothers always acted like crazed animals.

____________________ 1. Gramps tentatively lowered himself onto the waterbed.

____________________ 2. The family rushed to the dinner table in a chaotic flurry.

____________________ 3. Mrs. Finney rolled her eyes and gave Mr. Finney a peculiarlook as she listened to Phoebe.

____________________ 4. Everyone looked glumly at their plates as Phoebe talked aboutthe unhealthy food.

____________________ 5. Mrs. Winterbottom always made vegetarian meals for herfamily.

____________________ 6. Phoebe asked if Mrs. Finney could fix her some unadulterated vegetables.

____________________ 7. Mr. Winterbottom wore one of his wife’s frilly aprons when he did dishes.

____________________ 8. Phoebe thought about the tremendous sacrifices her mothermust be making.

____________________ 9. Phoebe explained the courtesies that a hostess should show a guest.

____________________ 10. Sal pretended to fall asleep immediately.

Name _____________________________

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plain slowly tamedcommon small meat-basedhappily confidently rudenesscalm contaminated

tamed


Determining Fact and OpinionSome of the following sentences are statements of

fact. Some are statements of opinion. In the blank beforeeach sentence, write the letter F if that sentence is astatement of fact. Write O if that sentence is a statementof opinion.

Example: ________ Mrs. Winterbottom called Mrs. Cadaver, saying she was all right.

________ 1. If the Winterbottoms had called the police right away, Phoebe’s mothermight have been found.

________ 2. Firm mattresses are better than soft ones.

________ 3. Gramps had taught Sal to drive his old pickup.

________ 4. An American Indian should have been included on Mount Rushmore.

________ 5. Old Faithful is in Yellowstone National Park.

________ 6. Mr. Birkway read a poem by Longfellow to the class.

________ 7. “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” is a terrifying poem.

________ 8. Phoebe and Sal reported the kidnapping of Mrs. Winterbottom to the police.

________ 9. The police should have investigated the report instead of calling Phoebe’s father.

________ 10. Phoebe’s father started to cry.

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F


Determining Feelings

____________________ 1. Phoebe didn’t believe that her mother had called Mrs. Cadaverinstead of the family.

____________________ 2. Phoebe decided to go to the police station no matter what herfather said.

____________________ 3. Sal thought she and Phoebe should look toward the future andbelieve that things would get better.

____________________ 4. Sal suggested they skip the Black Hills and Mount Rushmoreand keep going toward Idaho.

____________________ 5. Sal and her grandparents didn’t stay long at Mount Rushmorebecause it wasn’t what they had expected.

____________________ 6. After Mr. Birkway read the terrifying poem, the girls ran to thepolice station.

____________________ 7. Gram begged Sal to continue the story so she could find outwhat happened to the Winterbottoms.

____________________ 8. Phoebe and Sal waited until their hearts stopped poundingbefore they entered the police station.

____________________ 9. The corners of Sergeant Bickle’s mouth twitched as he listenedto Phoebe’s incredible story.

____________________ 10. Mr. Winterbottom’s face turned red as he apologized for hisdaughter’s behavior.

Name _____________________________

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amused disappointed impatient doubtful frightenedhopeful curious embarrassed determined excited

A person does not always expressfeelings directly in words. Sometimesfeelings are shown through other clues aswell. Each of the sentences below providesclues to the feelings of a character in the

book. The name of that character isitalicized. First study the clues, then choosethe word from the box that best describesthe character’s feelings. Write the word inthe blank in front of the sentence.


Sequencing EventsThe two sets of events listed below are arranged in

incorrect sequence. Number each set of events in orderfrom 1 to 5 by writing a 1 in the blank before the eventthat happened first, a 2 before the event that happenednext, and so on.

Set 1

________ The girls tiptoed up the porch and opened Mrs. Cadaver’s unlocked door.

________ Sal turned on a lamp.

________ The girls entered the dark house.

________ The girls left Phoebe’s house and walked over to Mrs. Cadaver’s.

________ After their eyes adjusted to the darkness, the girls saw someone sitting in a chair.

Set 2

________ Some people teased Mary Lou as they left the classroom.

________ Mr. Birkway opened one of the journals and began to read.

________ Phoebe and Sal went to the police department after school.

________ Mary Lou recognized what she had written in her diary.

________ Mr. Birkway carried the journals into the classroom.

Name _____________________________

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DeterminingAlphabetical Order

Example: A. B.________ annoying ________ underneath ________ startling

________ another ________ uniform ________ straight

________ admit ________ until ________ stumbled

________ adjusted ________ unpack ________ started

________ against ________ understand ________ stuffed

________ actually ________ usually ________ stood

C. D. E.________ intended ________ murder ________ wooden

________ inside ________ midnight ________ wanted

________ items ________ musty ________ wouldn’t

________ ironing ________ masks ________ without

________ investigate ________ midst ________ world

________ idiot ________ magnificent ________ woman

F. G. H.________ thought ________ exactly ________ passage

________ thinking ________ everywhere ________ plunged

________ things ________ expected ________ people

________ these ________ examine ________ photographs

________ three ________ execution ________ picture

________ through ________ explain ________ planned

Name _____________________________

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Words are listed in a dictionary inalphabetical order. Number the six wordsin each list below to show the order in

which they would appear in the dictionary.Write a 1 in the blank before the word thatcomes first alphabetically, and so on.

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Using a Pronunciation KeyUse the key at the bottom of the page to help

pronounce the respelled words. Write the word correctlyspelled on the line beside the Respelled Word. Use theWord List to help figure out the Respelled Word.

Respelled Word Word List

Example: (ik si–: tEd) ____________________ suspicious

1. (ak: sE dEnt) ____________________ knocked

2. (na–: bEr) ____________________ explain

3. (nokt) ____________________ accident

4. (si–: En[t]s) ____________________ curvy

5. (no: lij) ____________________ apologize

6. (i nor: mEs) ____________________ neighbor

7. (ig zakt: le–) ____________________ knowledge

8. (kur: ve–) ____________________ eyes

9. (mag ni: fE sEnt) ____________________ science

10. ( i–z) ____________________ embarrassed

11. (su spi: shEs) ____________________ magnificent

12. (im bar: Est) ____________________ excited

13. (E po: lE j i–z) ____________________ exactly

14. (ik spla–n:) ____________________ enormous

Name _____________________________

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pat / cake/ cär/ pet / me/ it / nıce/ pot/ cold/ nôrth/

book/ fool/ boil / out/ cup/ mule/ burn/ sing/ thin/

this/ hw in white/ zh in pleasure/ E in about

The :: mark indicates an accented syllable.

excited


Choosing Correct MeaningsThe italicized word in each of the sentences below has

several meanings. Some of the meanings are listed in theGlossary. Decide which meaning the word has in thesentence. Then write the number of your choice on theblank.

Glossary

place 1. space or room 2. a definite location 3. to put 4. to make 5. to appoint to aposition

right 1. correct 2. opposite of left 3. directly 4. in the exact placeroom 1. open space 2. to occupy 3. an area of a building set off by walls spring 1. to leap 2. a coil that holds its shape 3. a source of water 4. season between

winter and summerwind 1. current of air 2. breath 3. to tighten a spring 4. to move among

Example: ________ Gram said they would head to Idaho right after they saw Old Faithful.

________ 1. The road seemed to wind through the trees that grew close together.

________ 2. They saw the hot spring shortly after they arrived at Yellowstone.

________ 3. Boards had been placed across the mud.

________ 4. Gramps, Gram, and Sal roomed together in the motel.

________ 5. Sal continued the story in the dark motel room.

________ 6. The picture was in the same place on the sergeant’s desk.

(continued)

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________ 7. Sal ran like the wind to Phoebe’s house.

________ 8. If Sal was right, the lunatic was Sergeant Bickle’s son.

________ 9. Sal looked for a place to sit down and catch her breath.

________ 10. Mrs. Winterbottom had placed a telephone call to Mrs. Cadaver.

________ 11. Sal reminded Gramps to wind his watch.

________ 12. Mr. Birkway began reading the journal right where he left off.

________ 13. Sal’s mother had promised to be back before the tulips bloomed in the spring.

________ 14. Phoebe’s father stood on Mr. Birkway’s right.

________ 15. Mr. Birkway was not springing around the room as usual.

Name _____________________________

Choosing Correct Meanings

Chapters 32–33


Using Guide WordsAt the top of each dictionary page are guide words.

These words are the first and last words on a dictionarypage. The other words on the page fall in alphabeticalorder between the guide words.

Put the words in the word box in alphabetical orderunder the correct guide words. The first one has beendone for you.

act—fell felt—march mare—tongue

1. ____________________ 1. ____________________ 1. ____________________

2. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 2. ____________________

3. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 3. ____________________

4. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 4. ____________________

5. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 5. ____________________

6. ____________________ 6. ____________________ 6. ____________________

Name _____________________________

Chapters 34–36

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feel heart fence

matter magazines slightly

dialed minute jumping

prayed address important

brilliant standing different

lawn cousin opened

address


Using Descriptive WordsList four words that can be used to describe each of

the italicized words below. Write your words on theblanks. Be creative.

Example: ghost

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

4. _________________________

A. birthday B. mountains

1. _________________________ 1. __________________________

2. _________________________ 2. __________________________

3. _________________________ 3. __________________________

4. _________________________ 4. __________________________

C. Phoebe D. school

1. _________________________ 1. __________________________

2. _________________________ 2. __________________________

3. _________________________ 3. __________________________

4. _________________________ 4. __________________________

E. telephone F. book

1. _________________________ 1. __________________________

2. _________________________ 2. __________________________

3. _________________________ 3. __________________________

4. _________________________ 4. __________________________

Name _____________________________

Chapters 34–36

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palespookymischievousfloating


Writing a Journal SampleImagine that you are Phoebe. In the sample journal

below, write about finding out that you have a brother.

Name _____________________________

Chapters 37–41

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Recalling an EventThink about when Sal drove to Lewiston by herself.

Then describe this event to someone who has not readthe book. Remember to include details about the setting,why Sal was driving the car, how Sal felt, and so on.

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Creating a CharacterImagine that you are Sal. You have just reached

Lewiston with the sheriff and have seen your mother’sgrave. Now you’re being interviewed by a newspaperreporter. Write your answers to the reporter’s questionson the lines provided.

Reporter: What were your feelings as you searched the bus wreckage?

Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________

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Reporter: What have you learned about yourself?

Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________

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Reporter: What will you say to your father and Margaret when you return?

Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________

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Reporter: Do you have a better understanding of why your mother left? Pleaseexplain your answer.

Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________

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Reporter: What will your life be like now?

Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________

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Name _____________________________

Chapters 42–44

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Writing a Book RecommendationDo you think other students would enjoy reading Walk

Two Moons? On the lines below, explain why you wouldrecommend reading the book. Mention specific things youliked about the story. For example, did you think the storyseemed believable? Did you like the author’s style ofwriting? Did you think the characters were realistic? Didthe descriptions of the setting seem accurate? If you didn’tlike the book, tell why you would not recommend it.

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Explaining FeelingsThe questions below ask you to describe the feelings

you had as you read the book. Read each questioncarefully. Write your response on the lines provided.Explain why you felt the way you did. Be sure to usecomplete sentences.

1. How did you feel when Phoebe found the first message?

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2. How did you feel when Phoebe was hiding the fact that her mother had left?

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3. How did you feel when the boy helped Gram after she was bitten by the snake?

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4. How did you feel when Sal discovered who the lunatic was?

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5. How did you feel when Sal and Gramps rushed Gram to the hospital in Coeur d’Alene?

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6. How did you feel when you found out why Sal’s mother wasn’t returning?

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7. How did you feel when Sal returned to Bybanks, Kentucky?

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Name _____________________________

Explaining Feelings


Optional Spellingand Vocabulary Lists

Here are eight word lists from the book. The wordscan be used as spelling or vocabulary words.

Chapters 1–6 Chapters 7–11peculiar gnarled hankering advertisementsrestoring ruination concentrating cinchembarrassment irresponsible convinced shrapnelinterrupted mechanic lunacy gulliblelunatic diabolic imagination pastramiornery zucchini temporarily sceneryimaginary casserole pandemonium intriguingomnipotent cholesterol prissy agendacourageous muesli potential moccasinsnuclear tremendously mysterious cadaver

Chapters 12–17 Chapters 18–22philosopher rhododendron alternators independentelaborate miserable carburetors reassurancedetour retrieved comparison malingermuseum critical colossal definitionembroidered cautious explanations reluctantlyproposal skimmed cavorted amnesiaenergetic cantankerous mythology compartmentmanna poplars canopy broccolislathered trills distinctive lentildeprived crotchety paradise apologized

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Optional Spellingand Vocabulary Lists

Chapters 23–27 Chapters 28–31astonished unadulterated careening Braillegorges vegetarian license ghastlytreacherous yogurt disappearance investigateexhausted sarcastic corpse lavendercemetery sympathetic analyzed preciselyplummeted migraine sergeant visualizeunidentifiable quivering extensively complicatedmispronounced civilized coincidence incredibleoptimistic persuasion behavior desperatelymiscellaneous plagues version pious

Chapters 32–37 Chapters 38–44geyser emergency prejudgments opportunityargument ambulance respectable abandonedswoon encouraging adoptive metallicprickly ogling quizzical grotesquelynonchalantly enormous mischievous legitimatesymbolize badgered spectacular memorizehypnotized consecutive unconscious gurglingobviously rehearsed receptionist maneuvermagnificent dormitory monitor despairingberserk psychiatric occasional property


Supplementary ActivitiesBelow is a list of ideas that could be used as

supplementary or culminating activities.

I. Oral reading

A. To the entire class

B. To each other

C. To the teacher

D. To a tape recorder

II. Group discussions

A. Author’s writing style

B. Ideas gained from the book

C. Parts of the book

1. Most important

2. Most humorous

3. Most saddening

4. Most exciting

5. Most liked

D. Characters

1. Did the characters seem real?

2. What did you like best about each character?

3. What did you dislike most about each character?

4. Which character was your favorite? Why?

5. List questions to ask each character.

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III. Spelling bee using words from the book

IV. Role play situations from the book

V. Artistic creations

A. Murals

B. Dioramas

C. Book jackets

D. Posters

E. Puppets

F. Poetry

G. Costumes

H. Portraits

I. Mobiles

J. Songs

K. Newspaper headlines, articles, and drawings

VI. Research

A. American Indian legends

B. Mythology

C. Healthy foods

D. National parks and monuments

E. Words of wisdom and other sayings

VII. Read other books by the same author

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Response Key

WORD ATTACK SKILLS

Making Compounds (page 9)1. hayloft; 2. sidewalk; 3. floorboards; 4. grandparents; 5. farmhouse; 6. fireplace; 7. driveway; 8. birthday; 9. bedroom; 10. backyard

Using Short Vowels (page 11)1. chestnut; 2. happen; 3. finished; 4. hidden; 5. unless; 6. interesting; 7. accident; 8. flattest; 9. chickens; 10. interrupted

Using Long Vowels (page 12)1. briefly; 2. easier; 3. greasy; 4. believed; 5. reminded; 6. quietly; 7. polite; 8. road; 9. sweetie; 10. zucchini

Adding Endings (page 13)1. machinery; 2. bony; 3. miserable; 4. defensive; 5. allergies; 6. murderers; 7. receptionist; 8. sensible; 9. buried; 10. romantic

Finding Base Words (page 14)1. fast; 2. north; 3. direct; 4. tour; 5. nerve; 6. reside; 7. drama; 8. mourn; 9. imagine; 10. civil; 11. temporary; 12. early; 13. strange; 14. advertise; 15. mystery; 16. taste; 17. terrible; 18. beauty; 19. write; 20. jingle

Listening for Syllables (page 15)1. 1; 2. 3; 3. 4; 4. 3; 5. 4; 6. 2; 7. 3; 8. 3; 9. 2; 10. 4; 11. 2; 12. 2; 13. 4; 14. 5; 15. 3; 16. 2;17. 3; 18. 4; 19. 2; 20. 4; 21. 3; 22. 2; 23. 1; 24. 3; 25. 1; 26. 4; 27. 3; 28. 4; 29. 2; 30. 3

COMPREHENSION SKILLS

Understanding Special Meanings (page 16)1. terrified; 2. had the same experiences; 3. crazy, stupid; 4. shivers going up and down herback; 5. no longer needed her; 6. insensitive, uncaring; 7. controlled, stopped; 8. hit,punched; 9. daydreaming about; 10. old-fashioned, sentimental

Matching Synonyms (page 18)1. fascinating; 2. clear; 3. feeling; 4. hurried; 5. drew back; 6. tiny; 7. working; 8. sewn;9. valuable; 10. irritable

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Getting the Main Idea (page 19)a. Mr. Birkway loved to teach. b. Mrs. Winterbottom was worried about the girls stayingalone. c. Margaret made Sal’s father forget his loneliness. d. Gramps and Gram went to theriver to cool off.

Discovering Meaning Through Context (page 21)1. enthusiastically; 2. nasty; 3. showed; 4. grabbed; 5. denied; 6. unsigned; 7. hid; 8. alternate route; 9. buried; 10. beat

Determining Cause and Effect (page 23)Set 1: 3; 1; 5; 2; 4Set 2: 2; 5; 3; 1; 4

Using Cloze Reading (page 24)1. crotchety; 2. kitchen; 3. brownies; 4. startled; 5. classes; 6. kissed; 7. baby; 8. thirteen;9. knife; 10. shouted; 11. fat

Classifying Word Groups (page 25)1. where; 2. how; 3. where; 4. how; 5. when; 6. when; 7. where; 8. when; 9. when; 10. how; 11. where; 12. where; 13. where; 14. how; 15. how; 16. where; 17. where; 18. how; 19. when; 20. how

Making Inferences (page 27)a. 2; b. 1; c. 2; d. 3; e. 2

Classifying Words (page 29)1. homeroom/buildings; 2. lunatic/illnesses; 3. desks/things to read; 4. clues/foods; 5. trip/cities; 6. heart attack/rooms in a house; 7. air/vehicles; 8. mass/measurements oftime; 9. jagged/geographical formations; 10. envelope/baby clothing

Remembering Details (page 31)1. Phoebe kept waking her up to listen for noises. 2. She didn’t want anyone to know thather mother had left home without a word of warning. 3. Phoebe wanted to find some proofthat a lunatic had kidnapped her mother. 4. He showed Phoebe that someone who waskidnapped would not have had time to prepare meals for the family. 5. Sal’s mother didn’tlike fast vehicles, and she liked to control how fast she traveled. 6. Sal blamed herself forthe loss of her baby sister. 7. Sal broke her leg, and her mother carried her from the field tothe house.

Evaluating What You Read (page 32)Responses will vary.

Matching Antonyms (page 33)1. confidently; 2. calm; 3. common; 4. happily; 5. meat-based; 6. contaminated; 7. plain;8. small; 9. rudeness; 10. slowly

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Determining Fact and Opinion (page 34)1. O; 2. O; 3. F; 4. O; 5. F; 6. F; 7. O; 8. F; 9. O; 10. F

Determining Feelings (page 35)1. doubtful; 2. determined; 3. hopeful; 4. impatient; 5. disappointed; 6. frightened; 7. curious; 8. excited; 9. amused; 10. embarrassed

Sequencing Events (page 36)Set 1: 2; 5; 3; 1; 4Set 2: 4; 2; 5; 3; 1

STUDY SKILLS

Determining Alphabetical Order (page 37)A. 1; 3; 5; 4; 2; 6B. 2; 4; 6; 1; 5; 3C. 3; 2; 6; 5; 4; 1D. 5; 3; 6; 2; 4; 1E. 4; 1; 6; 2; 5; 3F. 4; 3; 2; 1; 5; 6G. 2; 1; 5; 3; 4; 6H. 1; 6; 2; 3; 4; 5

Using a Pronunciation Key (page 38)1. accident; 2. neighbor; 3. knocked; 4. science; 5. knowledge; 6. enormous; 7. exactly;8. curvy; 9. magnificent; 10. eyes; 11. suspicious; 12. embarrassed; 13. apologize; 14. explain

Choosing Correct Meanings (page 39)1. 4; 2. 3; 3. 3; 4. 2; 5. 3; 6. 2; 7. 1; 8. 1; 9. 1; 10. 4; 11. 3; 12. 4; 13. 4; 14. 2; 15. 1

Using Guide Words (page 41)act—fell felt—march mare—tongue1. address 1. fence 1. matter2. brilliant 2. heart 2. minute3. cousin 3. important 3. opened4. dialed 4. jumping 4. prayed5. different 5. lawn 5. slightly6. feel 6. magazines 6. standing

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CREATIVE SKILLS

Using Descriptive Words (page 42)Responses will vary.

Writing a Journal Sample (page 43)Responses will vary.

Recalling an Event (page 44)Responses will vary.

Creating a Character (page 45)Responses will vary.

Writing a Book Recommendation (page 46)Responses will vary.

Explaining Feelings (page 47)Responses will vary.

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WORD ATTACK SKILLSMaking CompoundsUsing Short VowelsUsing Long VowelsAdding EndingsFinding Base WordsListening for Syllables

COMPREHENSION SKILLSUnderstanding Special MeaningsMatching SynonymsGetting the Main IdeaDiscovering Meaning

Through ContextDetermining Cause and EffectUsing Cloze ReadingClassifying Word GroupsMaking InferencesClassifying WordsRemembering DetailsEvaluating What You ReadMatching AntonymsDetermining Fact and OpinionDetermining FeelingsSequencing Events

STUDY SKILLSDetermining Alphabetical OrderUsing a Pronunciation KeyChoosing Correct MeaningsUsing Guide Words

CREATIVE SKILLSUsing Descriptive WordsWriting a Journal SampleRecalling an EventCreating a CharacterWriting a Book RecommendationExplaining FeelingsSupplementary Activities

SPELLING AND VOCABULARYOptional Spelling and

Vocabulary Lists

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