Wishtree Midterm Review

Who or what is the narrator of Wishtree?

• a crow

• a girl

• a tree

• a house

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

"…if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry. Most trees are introverts at heart. "

                  What can you conclude “introverts” means? 

• deaf, unable to hear

• loud, talkative

• dumb, unitelligent

• quiet, preferring to be alone

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Trees do not talk to people. Why?

• Trees don't like people.

• It is against the rules for trees to talk to people.

• People can’t understand trees. 

• Animals don't like trees.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Red considers himself/herself to be a _____.

• brave, enjoys taking risks

• a pessimist, someone who expects bad things to happen

• an optimist, someone who believes good things will happen

• unkind, mean to people and animals

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What type of tree is Red?

• a Palm Tree

• a Pine Tree

• a Maple Tree

• a Red Oak tree

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is special or unique about Red?

• Red is not native to the area he/she lives.

• Red is very large for his/her species.

• Red is a Wishtree.

• Red is visited by all the neighborhood animals. 

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"_______ has the look of someone who has seen too much.  Someone who

               wants the world to quiet itself." What name completes this passage?

• Samar

• Red

• Bongo

• Stephen

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things.   A simile usually uses the words “like” or “as.” Which of the following is a simile?

• The first wish I’d seen in months.

• I’m kind of a local celebrity.

• Something was written on it.

• She leaned against me and her tears were like hot rain.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does Samar wish for?

• freedom

• money

• power

• a friend

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Every now and then, she would make a polite request.  She could say “Chip, please,” “No way,” and “You rock,” when it served her purposes.

                  Whom does this passage refer to?

• Red

• Bongo

• Samar

• Maeve

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3