Transcript Celebrations

I’m in Charge of
Celebrations
By: Byrd Baylor
How do you know the poet
is not lonely?
• A. She has friends with her.
• B. She is friends with the land and
animals
• C. She goes home often.
• D. She talks to animals.
What is the setting of the
story?
• A. forest
• B. beach
• C. desert
• D. house
The genre of this selection
is most like__________.
• A. historical fiction
• B. narrative poem
• C. Expository nonfiction
• D. fantasy
How does the poet keep
track of her celebrations?
• A. She video tapes them.
• B. She takes pictures.
• C. She remembers them.
• D. She writes them in a notebook.
What is a dust devil made
from?
• A. wind
• B. vacuum cleaner
• C. water
• D. storm
What type of events does
the poet celebrate?
• A. holidays on the calendar
• B. birthdays
• C. seasons
• D. natural events
Why does the poet’s heart
pound?
• A. she is excited
• B. she is frightened
• C. she is having a heart attack
• D. she sees a snake
When does the poet
celebrate New Year’s?
• A. January 1st
• B. early fall
• C. when winter turns to spring
• D. in the summer
What does the poet see staring
at the triple rainbow?
• A. coyote
• B. scorpion
• C. snake
• D. jackrabbit
What does a fireball look
like?
• A. a long red blazing trail across the
sky
• B. a burning ball of red fire
• C. a twinkling star
• D. a swirl of dust
Which is not a way the dust
devil moves?
• A. Swirling
• B. Swaying
• C. Dancing
• D. Swinging
What happens when the
girls see the dirt devils?
• A. they turn around and around
watching them
• B. they run and hide
• C. they scream
• D. they sit and watch
What happens when the poet
looks into the eyes of the coyote?
• A. She will never feel quite the same.
• B. The coyote runs away.
• C. The poet pets the coyote.
• D. The poet cries.
Casey is ________ about
the shoes she wears.
• A. admiring
• B. signal
• C. choosy
• D. tracks
The traffic ________ was
not working after the storm.
• A. tracks
• B. signal
• C. average
• D. celebrations
Linda followed the squirrel
________ into the forest.
• A. celebrations
• B. choosy
• C. average
• D. tracks
The wedding __________ was
over at 11:00.
• A. signal
• B. tracks
• C. admiring
• D. celebration
Mike was __________ Jeff’s
new sports car.
• A. admiring
• B. tracks
• C. average
• D. signal
An antonym for special is
_________.
• A. tracks
• B. average
• C. signal
• D. celebrations