Wonders U5WK1 Ginger's Fingers, The Giant, Captain's Log

Multiple Choice

What genre are "Ginger's Fingers", "The Giant", and "Captain's Log"?

• Biography

• Poetry

• Realistic Fiction

• Expository

Multiple Choice

What is the poem "Ginger's Fingers" about?

• Ginger playing with her fingers

• Ginger cleaning her hands

• Ginger telling stories using sign language.

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

In the poem, "Ginger's Fingers", the author writes that Ginger's fingers are

• pencils

• hot dogs

• shooting stars

• flies

Multiple Choice

Based on the story, the reader can guess that Ginger can't _____.

• sleep

• see

• hear

• laugh

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What does "Fingers talking without words" mean?

• Ginger's fingers can speak

• Ginger uses sign language to communicate

• Ginger wants to travel to Mars

• Ginger likes shooting stars

Multiple Choice

What are Ginger's fingers compared to?

• shooting stars

• Mars

• adventerous trips

• fingers

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What does "Ginger's fingers are shooting stars" mean?

• her fingers move quickly

• her fingers move slowly

• her fingers are the size as shooting stars

• her fingers are red like the planet Mars

Open Ended

Which two words rhyme?

stars, words, waves, Mars, butterflies

Multiple Choice

What does the author suggest by the phrase "I'm lightning on the court"?

• it is about to thunder and rain

• the team thinks he moves too slow

• lightning has hit the court

• the boy is extremely fast

Multiple Choice

What sport does the boy play in "The Giant"?

• basketball

• soccer

• baseball

• tennis

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What do these two lines in the poem mean?

• The Giant is a character in a story book

• He loves his family

• He changed his name and it made him happy

• He is called the Giant even though he is short

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What is the narrator's message in "The Giant"?

• Basketball is a fun sport.

• Only tall players are good basketball players.

• You do not have to be tall to be a good player.

• Basketball is a difficult sport.

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Why does the poet say that the boy "sizzles"?

• he is playing great and is unstoppable

• he is burning up in the hot sun

• he likes to cook

• he likes to jump high

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of The Giant?

• if you believe in yourself, you can do anything

• family always comes first

• it is important to be born tall to play basketball

• only tall basketball players are successful

Multiple Select

One theme of the poem is that others can inspire us. Select two details from the poem that supports this.

• dodge, dart, dash

• stretching, flexing, push, PUSH

• you don't need to be tall to rule the ball

• my team calls me The Giant even though I'm kinda short

Multiple Choice

Select two rhyming words from the story The Giant.

• dash, slash

• short, see

• dribble, court

• push, roof

Multiple Choice

"Captain's Log" tells a story about

• A ship encounters a storm.

• A crew worked together.

• A Captain's recounting of a story.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of Captain's Log?

• give up when you face difficult times

• be brave when facing difficult times

• kindness is important

• check the weather forecase before going outside

Multiple Choice

Who is telling the story in "The Captain's Log"?

• The crew

• An outside narrator

• A dog

• The captain

Multiple Choice

What is the setting in "The Captain's Log"?

• A ship

• A train

• An airplane

• A truck

Multiple Choice

Which words from the "Captain's Log" rhyme?

• blue

  bird

• sign

  rain

• blue

  flew

• thunder

  rumbled

Multiple Choice

What do these lines in the poem mean?

• a light breeze helps can help cool you

• the wind felt nice

• the wind was gentle and light

• the wind was scary and loud