Wait Till Helen Comes Comprehension and Vocab

Use context clues to define the word offspring.
"'Michael!' Mom stared at her offspring, obviously shocked.

• a brand of watch
• child or children
• clutter
• a pet

Which of the following describes the reason the family moved from the city to the country?

• Dave lost his job.
• Mom lost her job.
• Michael loves nature and his mom wanted him to be able to study nature first hand.
• To give Mom and Dave room to work on their art.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

"cawing of crows"
"gurgle of the creek"
"swishing noise at our feet"
These words are examples of which figurative language?

• similie
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"A little breeze brought the chill of night with it as it tossed the heads of the Queen Anne's lace blooming all around us" 
What is Queen Anne's lace?

• a person
• a flower
• a tombstone
• a rock formation

What does Dave accuse Molly of?

• Lying about Heather's nightmares
• Scaring Heather with her own fears
• Having too much imagination
• Talking to ghosts

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"The woods seemed unfriendly this morning; lost in gloom, they brooded like giants on the verge of waking from bad dreams."
This is an example of which figurative language technique?

• similie
• personification
• alliteration
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Molly and her family moved to a house that used to be ________

• a cemetery
• a church
• a castle
• a farm

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Heather feel about Molly, Michael, and their mom for most of the book?

• hates them
• loves them
• only likes her step mom
• only likes Molly and Michael

How does Heather feel about Molly, Michael, and Jean by the end of the book?

• She finally accepted them.
• She continued to hate them.
• Heather was happy because Dave divorced Jean
• Heather died so she didn't have any feelings at the end of the book.

What was a major reason that Heather was hateful toward Molly, Michael, and Jean?

• Heather wasn't hateful.  She was always kind to everyone.
• Heather was too spoiled.
• Heather turned out to be possessed by Helen.  Helen was a violent poltergeist, and therefore, made Heather act hateful.
• She was feeling guilty about setting the fire that took her mom, and felt that her dad would not love her anymore if he found out.  She also thought her dad loved Jean more.