Manatee Summer Ch 5

1.       Read this sentence from Chapter 5.

“Mom rolls her eyes as she stirs the rice.” “Mr. Reilly lives on a different planet.”

What does this sentence reveal about how Mom feels about Mr. Reilly?

• She thinks he is a very nice man

• Mom thinks he is your average neighbor.

• Mom thinks Mr. Reilly is not normal.

• She thinks Mr. Reilly is an alien.

“Mom rolls her eyes as she stirs the rice.” “Mr. Reilly lives on a different planet.”

What type of figurative language is demonstrated in the sentence above?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Read the sentence below and determine the meaning for the underlined word.

“She doesn’t talk about money in front of me, but I’m pretty great at eavesdropping and I’ve overheard her on the phone with dad, saying, ‘we don’t need any financial help Jon.’”

What does eavesdropping mean?

• Listening in without permission

• Using a high-tech device to record people

• Minding your own business

• Arguing with people

Choose the best detail from the text to support your answer to the last question about eavesdropping?

She doesn’t talk about money in front of me, but I’m pretty great at eavesdropping and I’ve overheard her on the phone with dad, saying,” “we don’t need any financial help Jon.”

• Maybe she’ll stop worrying about money, too.

• I’ve overheard her on the phone.

• I shrug. I mean who am I going to repeat it to?

• I fetch a sketching pad for Papa.

Which inference can you make about why Peter doesn’t want Tommy at his house?

• He thinks the house is too messy.

• He thinks it’s too stressful for his mom.

• He is worried Papa will do something embarrassing.

• Peter hates being at home and wants to go somewhere else.

After doing some research, what do Peter and Tommy realize about the manatee’s white stripes?

• They are cuts made by boats going too fast.

• They are birth marks.

• They are used to determine the age of a manatee.

• They are pieces of algae attached to the back of the animal.

How does Peter respond to the news about boating guidelines and the boating club’s president not following through?

• He figures he’s just a kid and can’t do anything about it.

• He tells Tommy to meet him at Mr. Reilly’s tomorrow to “save the world”.

• He is just happy to know there is a manatee in the canal.

• He lights fireworks off at the boating club.