Mercy Watson to the Rescue

Read the line from the story: "Oink!" said Mercy, dashing away." Which of the following is a synonym of the underlined word, "dashing," as used above?

• stumble

• stylish

• run

• gross

A summary says the main events of a story. A good summary says what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

Which of the following is the best summary of these chapters?

• Mercy is a pig who scared her neighbors, Eugenia and Baby. Eugenia thinks pigs should only live on farms. However, Baby thinks it is ok for pigs to live in houses. That is why Eugenia is more upset than baby about Mercy running around.

• The firefighters go to the Watsons' house because they heard cries for help from there. As soon as they get them off the bed, the bed crashes through the hole.

• Eugenia chases Mercy, to Mercy's delight. The firefighters arrive because Eugenia had called them. However, they hear cries for help from next door, and they go save the Watsons.

• Eugenia was trying to catch Mercy, but Mercy thought they were playing together. Eugenia insisted that pigs belong on farms, but Baby was worried about them. Then, the firefighters showed up, and they saw the chase.

Read the lines from the story: "'She is amazing!" said Ms. Watson. 'She is unbelievable!' 'She is a porcine wonder!' said Mr. Watson." What does it mean when Mr. Watson says, "She is a porcine wonder!"?

• He agrees with Ms. Watson.

• He disagrees with Ms. Watson.

• He has no idea what is happening.

• He wants to eat Mercy.

Why did the firefighters go to the Watsons' house?

• The Watsons called the firefighters.

• Baby told the firefighters that they were in trouble.

• Mercy directed the firefighters towards the Watsons.

• The firefighters heard the Watsons' cries for help.

Look at the Venn diagram. Which phrase could go in the center, based on these chapters?

• saved by the firefighters

• same animal

• live in same house

• engage in chase

Who are the main characters of the story?

• Pancake and Mr. Parker

• Mercy the pig and Mrs.& Mr. Watson

• Darcy The Lady Bug

• Rebecca and Jason

Why did Mercy go to Baby and Eugenia's house?

• She was looking for a waffle

• She was looking for Baby to get a sugar cookie from her

• She wanted to scare Eugenia

• She wanted to get help for Mr. & Mrs. Watson

What does Mrs. & Mr. Watson sing to Mercy every night?

• A lullaby

• A story about how they found her

• They sing her favorite hip-hop song

Mercy leaves the house too....

• Find help for her family

• To find Baby

• To get jam from the store

• To get flour for bread

Who is Eugenia and Baby?

• They are sisters that live next to Mercy

• They are ducks who live on a farm

• They are hound dogs that live down the street

• They are wild parrots that live in the trees