Fireflies JBS Grade 2

 What is one thing the boy did in order to get ready to bring home the fireflies?

• Ate his dinner.
• Walked outside
• Made a phone call.
• Poked holes in the top of the jar.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read the following paragraph:
 I called to my friends in the street "Fireflies!"
But they had come before me with polished jars, and others were coming behind.
What does polished mean in this paragraph?

• clean and shiny
• slippery
• cold
• glass

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the following sentence:
The jar glowed like moonlight and I held it in my hands.
What does the author mean by " the jar glowed like moonlight"?

• He caught the moon in his jar.
• The jar was painted yellow.
• The light of the fire fly made the jar look like it was lit up.
• The jar was outside under the stars

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Read this sentence:

I watched the fireflies from my bed. They blinked off and on. 
What does blinked mean in this sentence?

• opened and closed their eyes.
• they lit up every so often
• smiled
• flew

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why did the boy go to the window and open the jar?

• He wanted to let the fireflies go free.
• He wanted some fresh air.
• He wanted to climb out and catch more fireflies.
• His mother told him to.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2