What Happened During the Ice Storm

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is an example of a simple sentence?

• People said when things outside started to shine with ice.

• Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• Some farmers went ice-skating down the gravel roads with clubs to harvest the pheasants that sat helplessly in the roadside ditches.

• The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is an example of a complex sentence?

• One winter there was a freezing rain.

• Tree branches glistened like glass.

• The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.

• The grass seeds looked like little yolks inside gelatin whites.

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is a compound sentence?

• Ice thickened on the windows until everything outside blurred.

• Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• They stood over the pheasants, turning their own heads, looking at each other, each expecting the other to do something.

• Ice was hardening on the boys’ caps and coats.

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is a compound and complex sentence?

• Some of them lifted their heads and turned them from side to side, but they were blindfolded with ice and didn’t flush.

• To pounce on a pheasant, or to yell Bang!

• He was taking off his coat, the thin layer of ice splintering in flakes as he pulled his arms from the sleeves.

• Now the boys felt the rain soaking through their shirts and freezing.

What is the theme of "What Happened During the Ice Storm" ?

• Nature can be unpredictable.

• Humans are cruel to innocent creatures.

• Human nature is an unpredictable thing.

• Animals are fragile.

Which sentence from 'What Happened During the Ice Storm' is an example of a simple sentence?

• A) People said when things outside started to shine with ice.

• B) Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• C) Some farmers went ice-skating down the gravel roads with clubs to harvest the pheasants that sat helplessly in the roadside ditches.

• D) The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.

Which sentence from 'What Happened During the Ice Storm' is an example of a complex sentence?

• A) One winter there was a freezing rain.

• B) Tree branches glistened like glass.

• C) The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.

• D) The grass seeds looked like little yolks inside gelatin whites.

Which sentence from 'What Happened During the Ice Storm' is a compound sentence?

• A) Ice thickened on the windows until everything outside blurred.

• B) Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• C) They stood over the pheasants, turning their own heads, looking at each other, each expecting the other to do something.

• D) Ice was hardening on the boys’ caps and coats.

Which sentence from 'What Happened During the Ice Storm' is a compound and complex sentence?

• A) Some of them lifted their heads and turned them from side to side, but they were blindfolded with ice and didn’t flush.

• B) To pounce on a pheasant, or to yell Bang!

• C) He was taking off his coat, the thin layer of ice splintering in flakes as he pulled his arms from the sleeves.

• D) Now the boys felt the rain soaking through their shirts and freezing.

What is the theme of 'What Happened During the Ice Storm'?

• A) Nature can be unpredictable.

• B) Humans are cruel to innocent creatures.

• C) Human nature is an unpredictable thing.

• D) Animals are fragile.