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WorksheetsWhen the Giant Stirred (part 2 pages 362-369)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What do the island people think the mountain is?
They think the mountain is a God.
They think it is a regular mountain.
They think that the mountain is growing.
They think the mountain is a lion since it rumbles.
Why are they throwing flowers into the crater of the mountain?
They want to smoke out the mountain.
They want to have a wedding on the mountain.
They are having a funeral on the mountain.
They want the sweet, heavy scent of the flowers to put the giant back to sleep.
Personification is when an object is seen as a person. In this story, what is the personification?
They believe the mountain is a giant.
They believe the coconuts are rats.
They believe the beaches are the bellies of the gods.
They believe the trees are people with long hair.
What does the illustration tell you about the island people on page 364?
The weather has changed and it is getting colder.
The children have a fever and need care.
The people are afraid of the mountain.
The family has food poisoning.
Which word best describes the author's tone...
joyful
serious
funny
hilarious
How does the author use details from the setting to reveal the problem (conflict) in the plot?
The people did as they were told.
The birds are leaving the island looking for another island to live on.
The people are told to bring more flowers to the crater.
The people are finally having a wedding because of all the flowers they have gathered.
What is the final message from the chief?
People need to stay and fight the volcano.
The people need to pray more often in groups of two.
The people need to leave the island.
The people need their rest and go back to sleep.
In the following sentence "They gathered their belongings" what is the subject?
they
gathered
their
belongings
In the following sentence "They gathered their belongings" what is the verb?
they
gathered
their
belonging
in the sentence, "Their legends told them the anger of the gods stretched across the oceans", are the people feeling safe on their new island?
Yes, because they are together as a people.
Yes, because it is a new island.
No, because they lost some boats on their journey.
No, because they know that the anger of the gods can reach them on their new island.
