WorksheetsWheel on the school Ch 15 and book review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Select all the adjectives in this sentence: "After giving his torn trousers a hasty glance, Auka picked himself up and dashed to the tower"
Auka, trousers
glance, dashed
torn, hasty
What is the mood of the following scene?
"The waves leaped gray and spooky under the dark sky. Only now and then, when the waves leveed out before the sand bar, did the storks emerge from the grayness like two white blots." (pick one)
lighthearted and hopeful
sorrowful and hopeless
tense, worrisome
jolly and silly
What is a sand bar?
a snack bar at the beach
an area of sand that is exposed at low tide
an island
What did the kids discover by looking down from the tower?
The lost shovel
two live storks stuck on the sandbar
a wheel for the school
a nest on the roof
Who came to the dike to help the children rescue the storks on the sandbar?
Douwa
Lina's dad
Janus
What is a dinghy?
a doughnut
a bell in a bell tower
a small boat
What did Janus think of in order to save the storks? (choose all that apply)
Taking the two lightest kids to hold the storks in the boat
a rope to tie himself upright in the boat
a glove for the teacher's soft hand
a spyglass to find the storks
How was Pier feeling while riding in the dinghy?
exhilarated
seasick
peaceful
Who had the dangerous job of jumping out of the boat, running across the sandbar and grabbing the storks and getting back to the boat?
Jella
teacher
Janus
Pier
How do you think the author wanted you to feel as you read this: "In another twenty minutes the flood tide starts, and then we won't be going anywhere but back to the dike. And those storks will go under. Kid if you ever rowed, row now." (select all that apply)
a sense of urgency
nervous
chill
excitement
Which kid got to help row the boat to rescue the storks?
Pier
Dirk
Jella
Why did it take Pier so long to come back to the boat with the storks?
he had to dig them out with a shovel.
he couldn't find them
he got stuck in quicksand
the storks were stuck in the sand, they were fighting him and he was sinking into the sand.
Why was pier mad when he got back to the boat? (Choose two)
Janus was wrong about the sand being solid and the storks not fighting him.
He was scared and was nearly drowned during his effort to save the storks
He lost the storks
What is this describing? (What goes in the blanks?)
"He ripped his oar out of the sand and pushed the boat free. The ______ ____
rushed over the sand bar like a hissing, seething waterfall, but the boat was free.
ocean breeze
flood tide
tidal wave
tsunami
How did Pier and Lina feel with a stork in their laps? (select all)
in awe
amazed
stunned
astounded
Who helped the kids on shore get everything ready at the school house to receive the storks while Janus and company were rescuing the storks?
Douwa
Teacher
Grandmother Sibble
In addition to setting up the ladders what did the kids do to get ready for the live storks?
bury the dead storks
write an essay on caring for storks
catch some fish to feed the storks
What was impossibly impossible?
seeing storks nesting in Shora
rescuing storks from the sandbar
dreaming of storks on every roof
How many stars do you give this book on a five star scale?
5
4
3
2
What was your favorite part of the book?
