Misty of Chincoteague

Identify a quality of Paul's character through his relationship to the Phantom from earlier in this cycle's reading.  How does he show this quality?

• Paul is selfish.  Paul does not want to spend the money on both horses.

• Paul is kind.  Paul works well with his sister to save money to purchase a horse.

• Paul is hard working.  Paul works lots of jobs to save money to purchase the horse.

• Paul is brave.  He jumps into the water to save Misty.  He doesn't care about the danger, only helping the horse.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

On page 92,Grandpa says, "No one of sound mind ever buys a three year old wild pony."  He says this because....

• he's not sure Pauls and Maureen's plan is a good idea.

• he's jealous that Paul and Maureen have a plan.

• he can't hear Paul and Maureen talk about their plan.

• he refuses to listen to Paul and Maureen's plan.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does the Phantom turn around during the crossing?

• The Phantom turns around to escape from the round up.

• The Phantom turns around to save her colt who was caught in a whirlpool and drowning.

• The Phantom turns around to save Paul who had fell in the water.

• The Phantom turns around to and leads all of the horses back to Assateague Island so they can be free.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Does Grandpa know how important the race is to the children?  How can you tell?

• Yes.  I can tell because he convinces Grandma that the storm will arrive after the races, not before.

• No.  I can tell because he does not want the children to go because he is worried about the storms.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Identify a quality of Paul's character through his relationship to the Phantom from today's reading.  How does he show the quality?

• Paul is selfish.  Paul does not want to spend the money on both horses.

• Paul is stubborn.  He is stubborn because he will only buy Phantom and Misty.

• Paul is brave.  He jumps into the water to save Misty.  He doesn't care about the danger, only helping the horse.

• Paul is kind.  Paul works well with his sister to save money to purchase a horse.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why do you think the author included Part 1 in the book?

• so the reader can see what happens in the future

• so the reader can learn about pirates

• so the reader can understand how the horses got to the island

• so the reader can understand what happened to Paul and Maureen's parents

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Where does Paul find Misty and Phantom during the storm?

• in the barn

• at the coast

• in the neighbor's corral

• in the horse trailer

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Once they were on the island, what did the ponies eat?

• food left for them by a farmer

• moldy hay

• grass

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is Paul's goal?

• to catch the wild pony on Pony Penning day that everyone couldn't catch the year before

• to find a sunken ship

• to set a trap for a wild pony and steal it from the island

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did Paul name the colt?

• Misty

• Phantom

• Watch Eye

• Lala

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1