Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly

Our book of the week "Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly" is a _______________.

• non-ficton text

• fiction book

• fairy tale

• tall tale

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is the author's purpose for writing this story?

• to inform the reader about characteristics of butterflies

• to entertain the reader

• to persuade the reader to go to a butterfly conservatory

• to teach the reader about the butterfly life cycle

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What lesson (central message/moral) can you learn from reading "Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly"?

• Good things come to those who wait.

• Don't touch butterflies!

• Listen to your teacher.

• Try your best and never give up!

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the point of view of this story?

• 1st person: a character is telling the story

• 2nd person: the narrator is talking directly to you

• 3rd person: the story is told by a narrator NOT in the story

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following sentences from this story has alliterations?

• Velma Gratch was the youngest of her three Gratch sisters.

• Everyone from the class guinea pig to the principal had magnificent memories of the older Gratch girls.

• Velma couldn't wait!

• In chorus she sang the loudest so that the teacher could hear her best.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Velma repeat the word metamorphosis again and again in this story?

• So she knew how to spell it.

• So she could become a scientist!

• So she wouldn't forget the word.

• So she could say the word really fast.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Velma felt ____________ her two older sisters because everyone in the school remembered them.

• mad at

• annoyed at

• envious of

• bored of

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Velma was the first Gratch to ever visit the principals office.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

After visiting the conservatory, Velma felt __________ because the butterfly wouldn't leave her finger.

• furious

• excited

• anxious

• envious

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Velma sang the loudest in chorus, ran the slowest in gym, and muddled up her math because _________________.

• She wanted to be noticed!

• She was feeling tired.

• She loved to sing!

• She was not good at math.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3