Storyworks Dec 2024 / Jan 2025 Chasing Dragons

Chasing Dragons

Storyworks
December 2024 / January 2025
Big Read
Pages 4-9

Labelling

Label the picture.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

title

subtitle

Hotspot

Choose the authors' names.

Multiple Choice

What does the word "mighty" mean as it is used in the paragraph shown?

• very small

• very mean

• very strong

• very shaky

Multiple Choice

Which words show us that the word mighty means very strong?

• some people had

• terrible creatures that lived

• clashing noises

• bodies shook the earth

Multiple Choice

The words "mythical" and "legends" are important words. Which text feature do the authors use to call attention to these words?

• bold text

• title

• photo

• diagram

Multiple Choice

When did Pliny live?

• Pliny is alive now.

• 2,000 years

• 200 years

• Pliny is made up.

Multiple Choice

Which text feature would help you find out about the skeletons of animals that might be mistaken for dragons?

• the heading “Strange Skeletons”

• the key word “fossils” in the second column

• the picture of the komodo dragon on page 8

• the sidebar “Real Dragons”

Multiple Choice

How did people try to explain things they didn't understand before we knew a lot about science?

• People told stories to explain the natural world.

• We knew a lot about science.

• People took photos of dragons to prove they were real.

Multiple Select

Even though they are not real, dragons still show up in our daily lives. Choose three examples the article gives of how dragons can appear in the real world.

• the zoo

• TV shows and movies

• stories

• real animal names

Multiple Choice

Which statement would the authors of this article MOST LIKELY agree with? 

• People should keep dragons away from their kids and pets.

• The way dragons breathe fire on things is cruel.

• It’s not surprising that dragons have fascinated people for a long time.

• It’s possilbe that dragons can cause an earthquake in the real world.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the author’s point of view about dragons? 

• The dragon is a pesky, or annoying, real-world reptile that scares people but really shouldn't.

• The dragon is an animal that should be on exhibit in a zoo.

• Even though dragons are fictional creatures, they are an interesting topic to read, write, and learn about.

• Dragons are huge, unskilled hunters.