Ritz G3 Approaching W1

Ritz G3 Approaching W1

Multiple Select

You show courage when you are too scared to overcome something.

• True

• False

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Roses and hearts are often symbols of love.

• True

• False

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A diamond is considered a precious stone.

• True

• False

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If you have a birthday, you may want to celebrate.

• True

• False

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To remind someone is to help them forget.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

You will feel disappointment if you live up to all your hopes.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

A tradition is something that is passed down within a culture.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

When you have pride, you feel bad about something you have done.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a context clue?

• Words that explain a picture

• words that explain another new word in a story

• words that tell the name of a story

• words that tell what a character says in a story

• words that tell what a character does in a story

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that explains the highlighted word:

Most birds like to migrate, moving from one place to another, once a year to the South where it is warmer.

• Most birds

• moving from one place to another

• once a year

• to the South

• where it is warmer

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that explains the highlighted word:

He grabbed his lunch from his kitchen table and went to school.

• left behind

• hid

• took

• from his kitchen table

• went to school

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that explains the highlighted word:

“First, we have a big feast with turkey and mashed potatoes.”

• meal

• appointment

• parade

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that explains the highlighted word:

“During Pongal, food is cooked in pots until it boils and spills over.”

• freezes

• gets hot and

  bubbles

• sits still

• spills over

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that explains the highlighted word:

“Yes, there are many types of harvest fairs all over the world where people give thanks for food and crops,” she said.

• party

• money

• collection of food

Poll

Who are characters in this story?

• Ana

• Tom

• Nadu

• Pongal

• Thanksgiving

Poll

What is the setting of the story?

• Tom's house

• the kitchen table

• school

• India

• America

Multiple Choice

Events in a story happen in sequence, or time order. In paragraph six, what is the first thing that Tom does on Thanksgiving?

• He has pie.

• He has a big feast.

• He plays football.

Multiple Choice

What is the second thing Tom does on Thanksgiving?

• He has pie.

• He plays football.

• He has a big feast.

Multiple Choice

What is the last thing Tom does on Thanksgiving?

• He has a feast.

• He has pie.

• He plays football.

Multiple Choice

What is the second thing that happens on Pongal?

• People give thanks to the rain.

• People throw away old things and wear new clothes.

• People give thanks to the sun.

Open Ended

What is something that happens in the beginning of the story?

Open Ended

What is something that happens in the middle of the story?

Open Ended

What is something that happens in the end of the story?

Multiple Select

Choose the correct answers, there can be more than one:

Which words are sequence, or time-order words?

• First

• Next

• Then

• After

• Finally

Multiple Choice

What does dialogue mean?

• Words that tell the name of a story

• words that tell the names of a character in a story

• Words that tell what a character does in the story

• Words that tell what a character said in a story

Multiple Choice

What is an illustration?

• a picture of a book

• a picture in a story

• a picture of a test

• a picture in a school

Multiple Select

Choose any answer that is correct, there can be more than one.

How can you tell that this story could be a story that happens in real life?

• A mother asks her son a question

• A son answers a question

• a grandmother is with her grandson

• A grandson says goodbye to his grandmother

• A mother tells her son about a tradition

Multiple Select

Choose any answer that is correct, there can be more than one.

Which sentences are examples of dialogue from the story?

• My mother asked, “How do you say good-bye to your lola, Jomar?”

• “I say ‘good-bye’?” I asked.

• My mother explained, “We have a tradition in the Philippines. It is called Mano Po."

• "When you say ‘hello’ or ‘good-bye’ to your elders, you touch their right hand to your forehead. It is a sign of respect.”

• “Mano Po, Lola!” I said.

Open Ended

Write your answer:

What does the illustration tell about the characters?