Berlioz the Bear

This book is titled Berlioz the Bear, and it was written and illustrated by Jan Brett. What does an illustrator do?

• tell

• draw

• buy

• write

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Do you think this book is fiction or nonfiction?

• fiction

• nonfiction

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Why do you think the mule sits down? How might he be feeling?

• The mule sits down because the wagon is heavy and he is tired.

• The mule sits down and yawns

• The mule sits down because he is excited.

• The mule sits down because he is angry.

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I wonder why his bass is buzzing?

• The bass was buzzing because it was out of tune.

• The bass is buzzing because of a fly caught inside.

• The buzzing was caused by a bee inside the bass.

• The bass was bussing because the bear was plucking it loudly.

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What does the word encore mean?

• Please stop playing!

• “again” or “one more song”

• We are bored and want to boo you off the stage

• We will be back to see you again tomorrow

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Berlioz dedicates the encore to the bee. What song does he play?

• Flight of the bumblebee.

• Mary had a little lamb

• Jingle bells

• twinkle twinkle little star

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What was the solution to the problem of the wagon being stuck?

• A rooster, tabby, schnauzer, billy goat, plow horse, and ox all pull the mule out together.

• The plow horse pulls the wagon out of the hole

• the rooster is able to solve the problem.

• The bee stings the mule, and the mule starts to run and pulls the wagon with him

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Bigger and bigger animals kept trying to pull the mule, but none of them could do it. The bee is the smallest creature, but it saves the day anyway.

• True

• False

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Even though there were many problems, the concert ends up going well.

• True

• False

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How else might the bears have solved this problem? What could they have done to get the mule moving and the wagon unstuck?

• The bee could have pulled the wagon out.

• The bee could have stung the bears.

• The bears could have gotten out of the wagon and pulled it.

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