Fantastic Mr. Fox - Chapters 04-08

Problem: The farmers are digging into the Mr. Fox's home.

Solution:____________________

Which of the following should go in the blank?

• The farmers use tractors to dig faster.

• A crowd comes up to see the giant hole the farmers made.

• Mr. Fox is clever, confident, sneaky, fast, and determined.

• The fox family uses their natural digging skills to dig faster.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

1) The farmers use shovels to dig.

2) The foxes dig faster than the farmers

3) _________________

4) The hill has turned into a hole.

5) The crowd jeers and laughs.

Which event should go in the blank?

• The farmers become angrier.

• The hill turns into a crater.

• The farmers' workers surround the fox family's hole.

• Mr. Fox sniffs the air to see if the farmers are still there.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the following line from the selection:

Sometimes the foxes would gain a little ground and the clanking noises would grow fainter.

Which of the following has an opposite meaning to the underlined word above?

• faster

• amplified

• quieter

• louder

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

If you were one of the farmers, what would you do?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following best describes the main idea of these chapters?

• The farmers are very upset because the fox family keeps eating their crops, and they become even more upset when a crowd laughs at them.

• The title is Fantastic Mr. Fox, the author is Roald Dahl, and the illustrator is Quentin Blake.

• First the farmers used shovels, then they used tractors to dig even faster, and finally they got their employees to help them capture Mr. Fox.

• The farmers try to capture the fox family by digging, but the fox family is able to dig a tunnel ahead of them faster.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why is Mr. Fox upset at the beginning of the chapter?

• He is hungry.

• His home is under attack.

• He lost his tail.

• He cannot catch the fox family.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How do you feel about Thanksgiving?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which line from the story shows that Mr. Fox feels grateful?

• After about an hour, Mr. Fox stopped digging.

• "I suppose I'm lucky to be alive."

• "I've got it! Come on! There's not a moment to lose! Why didn't I think of it before!"

• "Tractors!" shouted Mr. Fox. "And mechanical shovels! Dig for your lives!"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3