Christmas Moose

Read the lines below:

So Milton waited with the reindeer.

But he was impatient to see Santa fill the stockings and put presents around the Christmas tree.

Which words did the author use to help the reader understand the meaning of impatient?

• Waited

• Christmas Tree

• Reindeer

Read the dictionary entry for the word land.

land

1. Part of the earth not covered by water

2. Come down and touch the ground

Which meaning best matches the way land is used in paragraph 8?

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

The author wrote this story to-

• Tell a story about Santa flying around the world.

• Describe a story of a moose that learns to help Santa.

• Tell how reindeer and moose are different.

Read the lines below.

“I think I should just go home. I will never be good at this,”

said Milton.

What is the best character trait to describe Milton in this moment?

• Excited

• Angry

• Disappointed

Which sentences show that Santa thinks Milton did a good job?

• “We could not have done it without you,” said Santa. “Will you help

  us again next year?”

• “All it takes is practice,” said Santa.

• “I’ve never used a moose before, but I’m willing to try if you are,”

  said Santa.

Drag and Drop: Which of the following events belongs in the middle of the chart?

Milton the Moose went with the reindeer to the North Pole to

help Santa.

​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​

Milton and the reindeer fell off the roof.

• Milton did not know how he was supposed to behave
• Milton heard the hooves of reindeer.
• Milton learned how to stand still on the roof.

Read the lines below.

At one house, Santa even let Milton and the reindeer stay on the

ground to look in the windows. Milton watched Santa put presents

under the Christmas tree and candy in the stockings.

Which of the following words is a synonym with look?

• stay

• watch

• window

After reading Christmas Moose, which question below can be

answered?

• What country did Santa, the reindeer, and Milton go to first?

• What did Santa do at the houses they stopped at?

• What other animals lived in the forest with Milton?

How does paragraph 6 connect to paragraph 5?

• The two paragraphs compare and contrast Milton the moose’s

  work with the reindeer’s work.

• Paragraph 6 solves the problem of Milton’s actions in paragraph 5.

• Paragraph 6 shows the effect of Milton’s actions in paragraph 5.

Reread this excerpt from paragraph 9:

So Milton the moose flew all over the world with Santa and his eight

reindeer. He learned how to land quietly on a roof. He learned to stand

still and wait for Santa, even when it took a long time. By the middle of

the night, Santa was so proud of how much he had improved that he let

Milton and the other reindeer stay on the ground to look in the windows.

Milton watched Santa put presents under the Christmas tree and

candy in the stockings. “Christmas is the best time of year!” said Milton.

Fill in the blanks below to describe each sentence part as a cause or an

effect.

a. Milton learning how to do his job is the ​ (a)   of

Santa letting him look in the windows.

b. Milton seeing Santa put presents under the tree is the

​ (b)   of Santa letting him look in the windows.

• effect
• cause