Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Part 1

Setting: Based on page 181, where does Turner live?

• in Boston

• on Malaga Island

• in a small town on the coast of Maine

• near the New Meadows River

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Recall information: What has Turner learned from Lizzie according to page 181?

• how to navigate the sea

• how to save his friend

• about the sea and its inhabitants

• the history of Malaga Island

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Recall information: How does Turner feel about the days spent with Lizzie, as inferred from page 181?

• • he finds them ordinary and uneventful

• he considers them the worst days of his life

• he views them as the most exquisite days of summer

• he is indifferent about the days spent with her

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Figurative language: Reread the following sentence on page 182. What type of figurative language is used?

"Every morning the sea breeze bustled up and called Turner until he followed it to the shore where Lizzie waited for him, her bucket half full of clams."

• simile

• pun

• personification

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Comprehension: What does the phrase "Blue days" most likely refer to in the paragraph? (p. 182)

• sad and gloomy days

• days filled with blue-colored activities

• days spent by the ocean under the blue sky

• days when Turner and Lizzie felt cold

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Make inferences: What can be inferred about Turner and Lizzie's relationship from the paragraph? (p. 182)

• they are competitive with each other

• they enjoy exploring and interacting with nature together

• they often argue while spending time together

• they are working on a school project about birds

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Recall information: What was Turner's reaction when he touched something unexpected? (p. 182)

• he laughed with joy

• he called out to Lizzie in excitement

• he recoiled with a yelp

• he carefully examined the object

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Recall information: What was Lizzie's concern after the accident? (p. 182)

• getting her clothes dirty

• Turner's shirt getting stained with blood

• finding her way back home

• the tide coming in

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Figurative language: The author describes the day as "gushing into a bright copper." What does this figurative language most likely mean? (p. 182)

• the day was filled with the sound of gushing water

• the day turned into a metallic object

• the day was coming to an end with a display of bright, copper-colored sunlight

• there was a sudden rush of copper coins

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Figurative language: The description of the dory feeling "clumsy" is an example of which figurative language? (p. 183)

• • simile, comparing the dory to a clumsy person

• alliteration, giving the dory more description

• personification, attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object

• hyperbole, exaggerating the size of the dory

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5