Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________
Class: _________

Weekly Packet: Week _____

Unit: I Survived Chap 10-12

Spelling:

1.
3.
5.
7.
9.

April
fifteen
job
tough
twelve

2. eleven
4. fourteen
6. money
8. thirteen
10. wide

Sunday homework: Write spelling words 4 times nicely on A4 paper.

Vocabulary for the Test:

Word

bolt

clatter

jolt
loot
roam =
wander

Definition

Part of
Speech

to move or jump suddenly; to run off in a hurry

Example: When I opened the door, my dog bolted out
the door.
to make a rattling sound
Example: The forks clattered when I dropped them on
the floor.
to move with a sudden, jerky motion
Example: Its so funny to see people falling asleep, and
then they jolt themselves awake.
stolen money or treasure
Example: The pirates keep their loot under the big X.
to move around without aim or destination

Example: The bedouins roam the desert.

Noun

Verb

Verb
Noun

Verb

to make a sound by exhaling (breathing out) hard

snort
stash
steady

swallow

wheeze

Example: Omar snorted, and milk came out of his

nose.
to hide or to store for future use
Example: The thieves stashed the painting in the wall.
not shaky; secure
Example: Please hold the chair steady for him as he
climbs it.
to eat up or enclose completely
Example: Ms. Haya couldnt find the gum in his mouth
because he swallowed it.
to breathe with a whistling sound
Example: It was hard for the fat child to run without
wheezing.

Name:______________________________

Reading Comprehension: Chapter 10

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Verb
Verb
Adjectiv
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Verb

verb

1) Write the simile on p. 56.

___Trolley tracks were twisted like pretzels._________________________

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2) Why cant the firefighters help people whose houses are burning? (p. 58)

___The earthquake broke the water pipes in the ground, so the hydrants
didnt have water._____________________________________________
3) What does Fletch do when he sees Wilkie? Why do you think he does that? (p. 59)

___He ran off because he knew that he left Wilkie to die.______________

_____________________________________________________________
4) Who runs after Fletch first? (p. 59)

_Morris runs after him first.______________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

5) What happens during the afterschock? (p. 59)

_A piece of rooftop from a burning house crashed down and blocked the
alley that Morris ran into._____________________________________
6) What do you think happens in the next chapter? Why?

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Chapter 11
1) What is the onomatopoeia on p. 62? ___Kaboom!____________________
2) What scary story does Leo remember about his Grandpop when he is thinking of how to help
Morris? What happened to Grandpop, and how did he survive? (p. 62-63)

_Grandpop got stuck in a ring of fire when lightning hit a dead tree. He
crawled into a stream and soaked his clothes and kerchief in it.
Afterwards he ran through the fire with the wet kerchief on his
head._______________
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3) What does Leo need to get to save Morris? (p. 64)

_He needs water and a blanket.___________________________________

_____________________________________________________________
4) What does Wilkie decide to do? Why do you think he does that? (p. 65)

__Wilkie decides to go with Leo. Maybe he wants to catch Fletch to show

revenge._____________________________________________________
5) What sentence shows that Leo is shorter than Wilkie? (p. 65)
_Leo had to stand on his tiptoes to get the blanket around Wilkie.___________
6) What are your feelings about Wilkie now? Why?
____________________________________________________________
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Chapter 12
1) Write the simile on p. 67.

___The fire seemed to pull at the blanket like a beast hungry for Leos
flesh.______________________________________________________
2) How did Wilkie and Leo get through the fire? (p. 66-67)

__They put the wet blanket over themselves, took a deep breath, and
ran through the fire.______________________________________________
3) Why couldnt Morris get out? Who helps him? (p. 70)

_Morris was stuck in a hole. Wilkie pulled him out.___________________

_____________________________________________________________
4) Write the simile on p. 71.

_Inch by inch, Wilkie pulled Morris from the earth, like a farmer pulling a
gigantic carrot from his garden.___________________________________

5) What is happening to the house as they are leaving it? (p. 72)

___It was burning and swaying.____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________
6) Who do they find in the house? (p. 73)

__They found Fletch.___________________________________________

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7) What do you think happens in the next chapter? Why?

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