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"The Pod" Short Story by Maureen Crane Wartski (Collections)

Authored by Cynthia Cirino

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 25+ times

"The Pod" Short Story by Maureen Crane Wartski (Collections)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two main settings of this story?

Jesse's House & a convenience store

A Convenience Store & the beach

Jesse's House and a Road by the Ocean

A Restaurant & Swimming Pool

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who are the major characters in the story?

Jesse and his cousin Pete

Jesse and his mother

The mother and the cousin Pete

The dolphin and cousin Pete

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the minor characters in the story?

Jesse and the dolphin

The dolphin, Jesse's mother and cousin Pete

Jesse's Mother, the Dolphin, the Dolphin's Pod

Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The plot of the story is:

​ (a)   is annoyed at his cousin ​ (b)   for boring lectures about "fish" (marine mammals), but then Jesse is faced with having to ​ (c)   a ​ (d)   .

Jesse
Pete
rescue
dolphin

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following events as they occurred in the story.

Event 1

Jesse tries to call Pete for help. He wishes he had paid more attention.

Event 2

Jesse finds a wounded, stranded dolphin and tries to rescue it.

Event 3

Jesse leaves the house to escape Pete's dull lecture and his family's party.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The outcome of the story was that as Jesse remembers ​ (a)   lecture, Jesse saves the ​ (b)   and returns him to his ​ (c)   . ​ (d)   realizes that he needs to return to his own ​ (e)   .

Pete's
dolphin
pod
Jesse
family

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word "irritably" mean?

being happy

disgusted

very excited

showing annoyance

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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