6th Reading Intervention - "The Fox Goes Fishing"

6.2B - What does the word harness mean in paragraph 2?

• gear not for human wear

• gear worn by horses and other animals

• a cute church outfit

• metallic face cove

The fox goes fishing.

Select the NOUN

• the

• fishing

• fox

• goes

A sentence starts with a capital letter, ends with a period, and has a ____________ .

6.2B - What does the word cunning mean in paragraph 3?

• not smart

• slow runner

• crafty/skilled

6.2B - What does the word injured mean in paragraph 4?

• healthy

• hurt

• fit

• offending

6.2B - What does the word devoured mean in paragraph 6?

• eat in a greedy way

• eat in a slow manner

• eat everyday of the week

• eat all the food in the pantry

6.2B - What does the word smashing mean in paragraph 6?

• skilled

• eat greedily

• not impressive

• impressive

6.6C - Which sentence best supports the idea that the fox is looking desperately for something to eat?

• "For two hours, he watched in vain." (paragraph 1)

• "what a cold, hard winter we've had! We are starving." (paragraph 2)

• "Then he heard the sounds of hoofs coming over the snow."(paragraph 1)

• "peeping out of his hole." (paragraph 1)

The students play in the playground.

The NOUN in this sentence is

• students

• play

• in

• the

The children play in the grassy park.

The VERB in this sentence is --

• students

• the

• grassy

• play