Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________
Class: _________

Weekly Packet: Week __5___

Unit: I Survived Chap 8-9

Spelling:

1.
3.
5.
7.

ant
bare
close
flower

2. aunt
4. bear
6. clothes
8. flour
2

9. March

10. uncle

Sunday homework: Write spelling words 3 times nicely on A4 paper. Then write a sentence
for each word.
Vocabulary Not on Test:

Word

Definition

echo
leap
rabid
plume
terrible=horr
ible
stomp

the repeating of a sound

Example: Her voice echoed in the large cave.
to jump lightly and quickly
Example: Cats can leap very far.
infected by rabies
Example: Stay away from that rabid dog!
a feather or anything shaped like a feather
Example: She had a plume in her hat.
bad
Example: Making fun of people is a terrible
idea.
to walk heavily
Example: The naughty child thought that if he
stomped around, he will get what he wants.

Part of
Speech
Noun or
verb
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Noun

Verb

Vocabulary for the Test:

Word
aftersho
cks
collapse
flame
heap
journey

Definition

Part of
Speech

the shocks that happen after the main shock of the

earthquake
Example: The aftershocks lasted for several hours.
to break down and fall apart
Example: The straw house collapsed when the wolf
blew it down.
fire

Example: He blew out the flames on the candles.

a great big pile of something
Example: I have a heap of papers to grade!
a trip; the act of traveling from one place to another

Example: Lets go on a journey!

to understand or know by instinct

sense

shudder

throat

Example: Animals can sense a lot of things that

humans cant.
to shake or tremble from fear or excitement
Example: The rabbit shuddered when the man picked
it up.
the inside or front of your neck
Example: I think Im getting sick because my throat
hurts.

Noun

Verb
Noun
noun

Noun
Verb or
noun
Verb

Noun

vibration

wander

a shaky motion
Example: The music was so loud I could feel the
vibration.
to move about without a goal or direction
Example: Is that man lost? Hes been wandering
around the park all day.

Noun

verb

Read Around the Word

stagger (p. 41)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: __to walk with difficulty_______________________________________________
stunned (p. 43)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: ___shocked or surprised_______________________________________________
scrounge (p. 45)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: ___to look around for_________________________________________________
gash (p. 51)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: _______a big cut_____________________________________________________
hurl (p. 52)
Clues to help you figure out the meaning:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What it really means: _______to throw hard_________________________________________________

Reading Comprehension: Chapter 8

1) What is the simile on p. 41?

__It sounded like a hundred freight trains were rushing through the
house._______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

2) List the onomatopoeia on p. 42.

__smack, thud, crack____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________
3) What is hitting Leo and Morris as they are running? (p. 42)

_Bricks from the ceiling were hitting them.__________________________

_____________________________________________________________

4) Leo is almost buried alive by the falling bricks. Who saves him and how? (p. 42)

__Morris saved him by pulling him out of the collapsing building.________

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_____________________________________________________________
5) What is the first simile on p. 44?

_______It looked like a furious giant had marched through the city,
jumping over some houses and stomping on others.__________________ _
6) How does the author show the bad condition of the houses? (HINT: simile) (p.44)

___Others looked like a sneeze would send them crashing

down._________
_____________________________________________________________

7) What do Morris and Leo see outside once they escape the building? What are two other things
that start to happen? (p.44-46)

__The city was ruined. Aftershocks and fire happened afterwards._______

_____________________________________________________________

8) Why were the dogs really barking? (p. 45)

__They were barking because they sense the vibrations underground

before the earthquake happened.__________________________________
9) How does Leo feel about Morris at the end of the chapter? Why? (p. 48)

_Morris was the truest friend Leo had ever had.______________________

_____________________________________________________________
10)What do you think happened to Fletch and Wilkie? Why?

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

Chapter 9
1) What happened to Wilkie during the earthquake? (p.49-51)

__He was buried under bricks.____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

2) What do Leo and Morris decide to do when they see Wilkie? Why? (p. 49-51)

_They decided to help him because they couldnt just leave him to die.
He was still alive.__________________________________________________
3) Write the simile on p. 51.

_Flames reached out of the windows, like bright orange arms trying to
grab the houses all around it.__________________________________________

4) What is the problem Morris and Leo face? (HINT: fire) (p. 51)

_They had to save Wilkie, but if they stayed, the fire would kill them
too.__
_____________________________________________________________
5) Write the simile on p. 52.

__Wilkie rose out of the rubble, tossing bricks aside like they were puffs
of cotton.________________________________________________________

6) What action shows that Fletch only cares about himself? (p. 52)

__He left Wilkie to die.__________________________________________

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7) What actions show how mad Wilkie is at Fletch? (p. 52-53)

_He threw bricks at a pile of rubble and grunted and growled like a rabid
dog.__________________________________________________________
8) When Wilkie wakes up, we learn more about his past and his friendship with Fletch. What do we
learn? How does he feel about Fletch? (p. 53)

_He didnt go to school and become a football champion, so he could be

with Fletch. He went to jail because of Fletch. He was loyal to
Fletch._____
9) Wilikes character goes through some big changes. What do you think will happen with Morris,
Leo and Wilkie?

_____________________________________________________________
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