1st Grade Reading: Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall

After reading the book Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall, why didn't she like the first two fabrics she made?

• because they were made out of wool

• because they were made out of grass

• because the colors were dull and boring

• because they were made out of trash bags

• because they were too colorful

When Ixchel asks her Mama if she can weave and her Mama tells her she is too young to weave and that there is no thread, how does Ixchel feel?

Hint: "Ixchel crossed her arms and studied the hard-packed dirt of the yard." (Rainbow Weaver by E. L. Marshall)

• Delighted

• Upset

• Furious

• Betrayed

Ixchel's Mama was making a fabric to help pay for ________________.

"Plastic bags littered the path. Day after day, more bags were tossed from windows of passing vehicles or discarded by people returning from market." (Rainbow Weaver by L. E. Marshall)

What is a synonym for litter?

• decorate

• clutter

• colorful

• stack

Every time Ixchel was disappointed, what would she do?

• Take a walk

• Kick and yell

• Runaway

• Give up

"Climbing the path villagers took to bring sheep up the mountain, she saw a clump of black wool hanging from a branch." (Rainbow Weaver by E. L. Marshall)

Which picture best represents a clump?

Hint: the pictures below show a clump, a wad, a bundle, and a bunch.

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"Tears rolled down Ixchel's cheeks." (Rainbow Weaver by E. L. Marshall)

From reading that sentence, we know that Ixchel is very ____________.

While walking down the milpa the second time, why did Ixchel get angry?

• Trash bags were everywhere, it was hard for her to walk

• The trash bags were in the fields and drooping from branches

• The trash bags were clogging roads and ditches

• All of these reasons are why Ixchel got angry

"Sitting at her loom, Ixchel pushed the batten over and under, back and forth, weaving until she had used all the strips."

(Rainbow Weaver by E. L. Marshall)

What is a loom?

• equipment to make fabric

• chair

• mat

• legs

On her search for materials to make a rainbow fabric, Ixchel finds a solution for her community. By using the trash bags as thread to weave, how did Ixchel help her community?

• Ixchel made fabrics out of trash bags and gave them to the villagers

• Ixchel made a lot of money selling her fabrics made out of trash bags

• By picking up the plastic bags, the village became pretty again

• None of these