When the Giant Stirred

Front

What are decorations made of flowers or leaves connected to a rope or string?

Back

Garlands

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Front

Why does the author use figurative language to describe the mountain?

Back

To compare the mountain to a giant because a giant is big, scary, and dangerous, even if it is sleeping.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

When you try to make someone less angry by giving in to what he or she wants is to...

Back

Appease

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

What is it called when the land is very dry and cannot grow plants or trees?

Back

Barren

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What is happening on the old island in the last scenes of the story?

Back

Plants and animals that had once lived there are returning.

Front

What is a garland?

Back

A decoration made of flowers or leaves connected to a rope or string.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

What does it mean to appease someone?

Back

To make someone less angry by giving in to what they want.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Front

What does barren land mean?

Back

Land that is very dry and cannot grow plants or trees.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Front

What is figurative language?

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What is a lagoon?

Back

A shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a barrier.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5