The Lightning Thief - Chapter 7 Text Dependent Questions

“Annabeth gave me a cautious look. She didn’t want to

burst my bubble

” (96).

What does the figurative language in bold tell you about what Annabeth was trying to avoid?

Glossary

cautious - (adjective): careful to avoid risk or do something wrong

burst - (verb): to pop or break open

• bursting the bubble Percy blew with

  bubblegum

• telling Chiron’s secrets to Percy

• hurting Percy’s feelings

• getting Percy too excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“She looked at me skeptically, and I realized it was my fault” (93).

What does skeptically

most likely mean in this sentence?

Glossary

doubt -(noun): a feeling that you do not believe something is true

enthusiasm -(noun): a strong feeling of excitement

confusion - (noun): the feeling you have when you do not understand what is happening

pride -(noun): a feeling of happiness when you or someone you know does something good

• with doubt

• with enthusiasm

• with confusion

• with pride

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“His face twitched around the scar. ‘Let’s just say I messed things up for everybody else. The last two years, ever since my trip to the Garden of the Hesperides went sour, Chiron hasn’t allowed any more quests. Annabeth’s been dying to get out into the world. She pestered Chiron so much he finally told her he already knew her fate. He’d had a prophecy from the Oracle. He wouldn’t tell her the whole thing, but he said Annabeth wasn’t destined to go on a quest yet. She had to wait until . . . somebody special came to the camp’” (102).

Which two words in this excerpt best

help in understanding the meaning of

quest?

• trip

• sour

• dying

• world

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“The counselor, Luke, came over. He had the Hermes family resemblance, too. It was

marred by that scar on his right cheek, but his smile was intact” (100).

Which word in this excerpt best helps in understanding the meaning of the word marred?

• resemblance

• scar

• smile

• intact

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4