Myview Little House on the Prairie and By the Shores of the Lake

What can you tell about Laura and her family?

• They do not know how to put out the fire.

• They have gone through this before and prairie fires are common.

• They lost hope and don't know what to do

• They have never gone through anything like this before

In the " By the shores of SilverLake", you can tell that Laura's family when Grace was missing?

• The family was feeling desperate and panicked.

• The family stayed calm but were sad.

• The family knew exactly where Grace was.

• The family did not care about Grace

What was the Topic of Little House on the Prairie?

• many lost animals

• a lost child

• a prairie fire

• a birthday party

Which sentence appeals to the readers sense of sound?

• They were thin cries, lost in on the enormous bigness of the prairie.

• No lost baby could ever be found on it.

• So, carrying Grace and helping her walk

• the wind hardly disturbed the fragrance of the violets.

Which one is a hyperbole used in the story? (exaggeration)

• The fire saved us, she said, and all's well that ends well.

• Laura stayed close to the house.

• Thousands of birds flew before the fire and thousands of rabbits

• A red light came from the rolling black clouds of smoke.

What is the genre of both stories " Little House on the Prairie" and By the Shores of Silver Lake"?

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• FolkTale

Why did Laura Ingalls write both stories?

• To tell about her life experiences out in the prairie.

• To tell a fun and entertaining story.

• To convince the reader to go visit the prairie.

• To explain how to put out a prairie fire

What does the word insisted mean?

• demanded

• badly

• asked

• warm

Where did Grace's family fear Grace was lost in?

• The house

• The backyard

• In a lake

• The Big Slough

The exclamation points and repetition convey a feeling of?

• calmness

• happiness

• eagerness

• panic