The Goat in the Rug

What does Geraldine mean when she says that Glenmae dedcided to weave her into a rug?

• Glenmae would weave Geraldine's name into a rug
• Geraldine would trap the goat by weaving around her
• Glenmae would weave a rug with a picture of a goat.
• Glenmae would use Geraldine's wool to weave a rug.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

From what Geraldine says, the reader can tell that mohair is -

• a woman's hair
• wool made from a goat
• dye made plant
• a sharp tool for cutting wool

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

• Glenmae thinks Geraldine eats too much.
• Shopping always puts Glenmae in a terrible mood.
• Glenmae got angry when  Geraldine ate her bucket of plants. 
• Geraldine ate all the houseplants while Glenmae was shopping. 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does Glenmae do to the wool BEFORE she spins it. 

• She cuts it, washes it, and combs it.
• She dyes some of it red.
• She makes dye out of plants that she picks.
• She twists it around a stick called a spindle

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

Why should Glenmae comb the wool before spinning it? 

• to help the dye soak into the yarn
• to remove the knots and twigs
• to make longer strands of yarn
• to make the rug bigger and more colorful

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

Which vocabulary word means to spin wool for weaving?

• yarn

• strands

• spinning

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which vocabulary word means one piece?

• yarn

• strand

• dye

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

Which vocabulary word means to twist cotton or wool to make yarn?

• spinning

• dye

• weave

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How does Geraldine feel at the end of the story?

• Proud that she is a part of the rug.
• Worried that her wool will be cut again
• Surprised at how quickly the rug was finished.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

From what Geraldine says, what can you tell about mohair?

• It is a woman's hair.

• It is wool from a goat.

• It is dye made from plants.

• It is a sharp tool for cutting wool.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4