"What Happened During the Ice Storm"

What does the word "Splinter" mean?

• 1. a disorganized and densely packed crowd

• a coating, as for ceramics or metal

• 1. a small thin sharp bit of wood, glass, or metal

• be shiny, as if wet

At what temperature does it have to be on the ground for an ice storm to occur?

• -1000 degrees

• 80 degrees

• 25-29 degrees

• 60 degrees

What is a pheasant?

• A bird

• A cat

• A turtle

• A bug

What does the word "flush" mean?

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• a cloth used to cover the eyes

• the gathering of a ripened crop

• be shiny, as if wet

What does the word "pounce" mean?

• the gathering of a ripened crop

• a disorganized and densely packed crowd

• move down on as if in an attack

• rock fragments and pebbles

What does the word "huddle" mean?

• a cloth used to cover the eyes

• any animals kept for use or profit

• rock fragments and pebbles

• a disorganized and densely packed crowd

Why did the farmers carry clubs with them to look for pheasants?

• The farmers use clubs to kill the pheasants.

• The farmers use clubs to play with the pheasants.

• The farmers use clubs to warm the pheasants.

• The farmers use clubs to help them keep their balance while skating.

Who used their coats to warm the pheasants?

• The farmers

• The little girls

• The boys

• The wives of the pheasants.

What is the overall message of the story?

• Men are always bad.

• Be careful what you wish for.

• Pheasants should not be out in the cold.

• There are both good sides and bad sides to human nature.

"What Happened During the Ice Storm" is considered

• a nonfiction text

• a fictional short-story

• a historical text

• a science-fiction text