Mercy Watson to the Rescue - Chapters 07-09

Who is having fun with the chase?

• Eugenia

• Mercy

• Eugenia and Mercy

• Neither Eugenia nor Mercy

Why did the firefighters arrive?

• Baby called them

• The Watsons called them

• The firefighters saw an emergency.

• Eugenia called them.

Read the line from the story:

"Oink!" said Mercy, dashing away."

Which of the following is a synonym of the underlined word, "dashing," as used above?

• stumble

• stylish

• run

• gross

Eugenia had a hard time catching Mercy. How would you catch Mercy?

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A summary says the main events of a story. A good summary says what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

Which of the following is the best summary of these chapters?

• Mercy is a pig who scared her neighbors, Eugenia and Baby. Eugenia thinks pigs should only live on farms. However, Baby thinks it is ok for pigs to live in houses. That is why Eugenia is more upset than baby about Mercy running around.

• The firefighters go to the Watsons' house because they heard cries for help from there. As soon as they get them off the bed, the bed crashes through the hole.

• Eugenia chases Mercy, to Mercy's delight. The firefighters arrive because Eugenia had called them. However, they hear cries for help from next door, and they go save the Watsons.

• Eugenia was trying to catch Mercy, but Mercy thought they were playing together. Eugenia insisted that pigs belong on farms, but Baby was worried about them. Then, the firefighters showed up, and they saw the chase.

Read the lines from the story:

"'She is amazing!" said Ms. Watson. 'She is unbelievable!'

'She is a porcine wonder!' said Mr. Watson."

What does it mean when Mr. Watson says, "She is a porcine wonder!"?

• He agrees with Ms. Watson.

• He disagrees with Ms. Watson.

• He has no idea what is happening.

• He wants to eat Mercy.

Look at the Venn diagram. Which phrase could go in the center, based on these chapters?

• saved by the firefighters

• same animal

• live in same house

• engage in chase

Look at the image. What is something that could go in the center (the red part)?

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Why did the firefighters go to the Watsons' house?

• The Watsons called the firefighters.

• Baby told the firefighters that they were in trouble.

• Mercy directed the firefighters towards the Watsons.

• The firefighters heard the Watsons' cries for help.