The Velveteen Rabbit

Vocabulary

Read this sentence:

He was

naturally shy, and being only

made of velveteen, some of

the more expensive toys quite

snubbed him.

What is the

meaning of snubbed?

• irritated or angered

• praised or complimented

• helped or assisted

• rejected or ignored

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions

Why do the mechanical toys look

down on everyone else?

• They have been with the boy

  the longest.

• They think they are modern

  and more realistic.

• They think they are the boy’s

  favorites.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Cause and Effect

What causes the skin horse to be

kind to the velveteen rabbit?

• He is real and therefore has

  feelings.

• Rabbits are his favorite

  animals.

• The boy asked him to be kind

  to the velveteen rabbit.

• He is happy to have a new

  toy to talk too.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions

The author suggests that to

truly love someone or something

takes time. What detail does

she use to show this theme

to readers?

• The mechanical toys break

  easily and are not around

  long enough to be loved.

• The boy contracts a serious

  illness that lasts for a long

  time.

• An old toy, the skin horse,

  tells the velveteen rabbit

  about his old master.

• The velveteen rabbit meets

  real rabbits the first time he

  is in the woods.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Sequence Events

When does the velveteen rabbit

become real to the boy?

• on Christmas Day

• after Nana puts the bunny

  into the boy’s bed

• after the nursery magic

  fairy appears

• when he meets the real

  rabbits in the woods

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Analyze Character

How does the velveteen rabbit

feel when he encounters the

real rabbits?

• frightened and alone

• content and joyful

• embarrassed and confused

• grumpy and mean

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Vocabulary

Read this sentence from the

story:

He was shivering a little,

for he had always been used to

sleeping in a proper bed, and

by this time his coat had worn

so thin and threadbare from

hugging that it was no longer

any protection for him.

What is

the meaning of threadbare?

• brand new

• made of thread

• shabby or used

• like a quilt

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Cause and Effect

What causes the nursery magic

fairy to appear to the velveteen

rabbit?

• The rabbit calls for her.

• The skin horse summons her.

• The rabbit sheds a tear.

• The boy becomes ill.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions

What are the strange markings

underneath the velveteen

rabbit’s real fur?

• The spots on the velveteen

  from when he was a toy.

• Damage from when he was

  sewn together.

• An injury he got when he

  was thrown into the sack.

• Proof that he is a real rabbit.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1