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Old Yeller Unit 1 - Story 1 Reading Street
Old Yeller Unit 1 - Story 1 Reading Street
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Reading Street, Unit 1 Old Yeller story review, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar.
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1
The bird's eggs were speckled.
slimy
smudged
streaked
spotted
2
The eraser on my pencil was only a nub.
stem
shell
small piece
drawing
3
What is the setting of the story?
Texas frontier, 1901
Texas frontier, 1867
ocean, present day
Oklahoma, 1802
4
What is meant by first person point of view?
Another person is telling the story; clue word he, she, they (third person)
The narrator (Travis) is telling the story. Clue words: I, me, we.
5
What was the problem (conflict) in Old Yeller?
Too many snakes around.
Travis was really tired.
Family must survive in the wild frontier.
Arliss was a big liar.
6
What is the lesson (moral) of the story?
The lesson was rock throwing
Heroes come in many forms
7
The sixth grade students had become rowdy.
disorderly
unfriendly
grumpy
worried
8
What was the author's purpose for writing this story?
to express a feeling
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
9
The boy was lunging through the crowd.
move forward forcefully
sneaking around
squeezing himself
steering his way
10
What does the author mean? "Travis's heart was pushing up into his throat."?
heart is stuck in his throat
Travis was sick
Travis was scared
Travis was happy
11
What does Little Arliss's version of the blue catfish story reveal?
He hates Old Yeller
He likes fish
He is hungry for attention-he likes to take credit or exaggerate
He is foolish
12
What does 'windy' mean?
a secret
a fib or lie
a promise
a confession
13
Why did Mama most likely want Little Arliss to kill snakes?
Rock throwing practice
Travis had once been bitten
Mama was afraid of snakes
came home with copperhead once-they are poisonous
14
Tamra slung her suitcase on the closet floor.
threw
found
plopped
approached
15
The puppies were romping in the backyard.
sprawling lazily
yelping noisily
cuddling lovingly
playing roughly
16
When Travis was young, what did he have in common with Little Arliss?
he often got hurt
he was not smart
he had a playmate
he told fibs(lies/windy) too
17
How does setting impact the story?
Setting can affect events and how a character behaves.
effects weather in the city
18
Why does Old Yeller risk his life to save Little Arliss from the bear?
Old Y wants to kill the bear
Old Yeller is nasty
Mama sent Old Y away.
Old Yeller is loyal to Arliss
19
Which of these events happened first?
Travis heard Arliss scream
Arliss cuts his hand
Travis split logs
Travis corrects the catfish story.
