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WorksheetsWagon Train at Dusk
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
What does a good summary have?
the most important details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story
some of the plot
all of the characters' names
What answer best explains what happened at the beginning of the story?
A dad begins a story about Jorge Nuñez
A dad begins telling a story to make his daughter feel better
A daughter loses her bracelet
What happens in the middle of the story?
A daughter comes home sad from school
Jorge Nuñez made a log cabin diorama
A dad explains how hard he worked on a diorama project
What happens at the end the end of the story?
A dad names his diorama "Wagon Train After a Tornado"
A dad presents his diorama to the class
A dad's diorama is ruined by his dog which teaches him some things aren't so bad
Why did the dad tell his daughter about the diorama?
He wants her to understand that some things aren't as bad as they seem
He wants her to feel sorry for him
He wants to teach her how to make a diorama
Who is telling the story in "Wagon Train at Dusk"? Who is the narrator?
Mother
Father
Son
Daughter
How does the narrator react when he says what happened to his project out loud?
He gets mad.
He claps
He cries
He laughs
What is a wagon train?
A train used by pioneers or settlers in North America.
I don't know
A car used by Europeans.
A wagon used in the Civil War.
What lesson did the father learn? (What is the theme of Wagon Train at Dusk?)
To win at all cost.
Family matters above everything.
Somethings are not that bad.
Hard work pays off.
What type of diorama did Sarah's dad make when he was in the 6th grade?
A bucket diorama
A shoebox diorama
A bag diorama
A hat diorama
Select the BEST SUMMARY for Wagon Train at Dusk.
A father comforts his daughter, who has just had a tough day at school. He tells her a story from his own school days, one that she has heard many times before.
He was horrified and sad, but then realized how funny the situation sounded. And from there, he figured out a way to salvage the situation.
Back in the sixth grade, he had a project to make a diorama, a three-dimensional model, of a historic scene. Driven by rivalry with a classmate, he made a masterpiece. But while he was in bed that night, his dog Lucy attacked his diorama.
A father comforts his daughter, who has just had a tough day at school. He tells her a story from his own school days, one that she has heard many times before. Back in the sixth grade, he had a project to make a diorama, a three-dimensional model, of a historic scene. Driven by rivalry with a classmate, he made a masterpiece. But while he was in bed that night, his dog Lucy attacked his diorama. He was horrified and sad, but then realized how funny the situation sounded. And from there, he figured out a way to salvage the situation.
What does the word diorama mean as used in the text, "We had to make shoebox dioramas of a scene from American history. I decided to do a wagon train traveling across The Great Plains in the mid-1800's."
A diorma is a wagon train.
A diorama is a school project.
A diorama is a doggie snack.
A diorama is a model that displays a scene.
