James and the Giant Peach

Chapters
19-20

James and the Giant Peach
Guided Reading

Reorder

Reorder the events from the previous chapters

• The peach fell into the sea.

• The peach was floating far from the shore.

• The creatures worried about drowning and starving.

• They decided to eat the peach.

• Centipede sang a beautiful song about how delicious the peach was

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

• positive

• peered

• anxiously

• cruising

• swiftly

• pandemonium

• pathetically hopeful

• threshing

• coaxing

• refuse

• panic

• assuming

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Read the Vocabulary

Match

Match the following

• positive

• peered

• anxiously

• cruising

• swiftly

sure

looked

worriedly

moving consistently

fast

• sure

• looked

• worriedly

• moving consistently

• fast

Match

Match the following

• pandemonium

• pathetically hopeful

• threshing

• coaxing

• refuse

chaos

positive even in a bad situation

moving wildly

begging or tricking

not accept something

• chaos

• positive even in a bad situation

• moving wildly

• begging or tricking

• not accept something

Listen to ch. 19-20

Multiple Choice

Why does Earthworm think the sharks will eat him first?

• because sharks love worms

• because he is fat and juicy

• because he will fall in the water

• because the sharks think he's an eel

Multiple Choice

What character is introduced in chapter 20?

• glow worm

• silk worm

• earth worm

• bubble worm

Multiple Choice

James needs string. Where do they decide to get string?

• the silk worm and the spider

• the craft store

• by using the peach skin

• asking the seagulls for help

Multiple Choice

"There is no shortage of seagulls," James answered, "Look for yourself. We'll probably need four hundred, five hundred, six hindered maybe even a thousand...I don't know..."

What does James mean when he says "there is no shortage of seagulls"?

• There are not enough seagulls

• There are more than enough seagullss

• He can see some seagulls

• The seagulls are flying away

Multiple Select

What two terrible outcomes does earthworm face during these chapters?

(choose 2)

• living forever with Aunts Sponge and Spikder

• being eaten by sharks

• being eaten by seagulls

• eating all of the peach

Multiple Choice

When the creatures suggested that Earthworm be fed to the seagulls, Centipede says "you will be a martyr,"..."I shall respect you for the rest of your life..." Miss Spider replies, "so will I...and your name will be in all the newspapers."

What does martyr mean?

• someone who is terrible

• someone who gives their life to help others

• someone who catches seagulls

• someone who gives up when things are difficult