Because of Winn Dixie Book Test

How do you know this story is realistic fiction? (Choose 3)

• It has talking animals

• takes place in settings that could really exist

• has events that could really happen

• has characters that remind of us real life people

Drag and drop the word and definition to the correct match .

• Cause

• The most important events and information from the story

• Summarizing

• what has happened as a result

• Effect

• Why something has happened

Cause: Opal was sent to the grocery store for macaroni-and-cheese.

What is the effect?

• Opal sees her mom at the grocery store

• Opal gets a job at the grocery store

• Opal meets a stray dog that she names Winn-Dixie

How does Opal rescue Winn Dixie in the beginning of the story?

• Opal saves him from a river

• She steals the dog from a bad man

• Opal told the store manager that the dog was hers

• She finds him on the side of the road

What was a funny thing that the dog, Winn Dixie was able to do?

• He could stand up and dance

• He could laugh

• He can run around in circles

• He was able to show his teeth like a smile

What does Opal's dad do for his job?

• He is a firefighter

• He is a preacher

• He is a doctor

• He is a teacher

Why does Opal's father agree to let her keep Winn Dixie?

• She can help a "less fortunate"

• He promised she can have a dog

• She can enter a dog show

• Dogs are his favorite animal

What does Opal want to buy Winn-Dixie at the pet shop?

• She wants a collar and a leash

• She wants a new brush

• She wants to get him his own toothbrush

• She wants a dog bed

How does Opal feel about Stevie and Dunlap Drewberry?

• They are her best friends

• She does NOT like them

• She wishes they were her brothers

• She wants to hang out with them

How does Opal meet Gloria Dump?

• She met her at church

• She met her at the grocery store

• She is her teacher

• Winn-Dixie runs into her yard