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1. I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page _____ • Read pages 208-211 and answer questions 4-7. • 4. Why does the author tell the story of the hat? (Author’s Purpose) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • 5. Explain the metaphor “Storm had scale eyes.” What does this comparison suggest? (Figurative Language) __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ Reading Comprehension Questions: Woodsong Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________________ Teacher: _________________________________ Reading Homework By Friday, you must read all of Woodsong and answer all of the questions for each section. These questions are due on Fri. Answer all questions in complete sentences.Be sure to answer all parts of each question!!! • Read pages 206-208 and answer questions 1-3. • 1. Describe Storm in your own words. (Summarize and Paraphrase)__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • 2. What examples does the author give to illustrate Storm’s sense of humor? (Author’s Craft/Characters’ Traits) • __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ • 3. Paraphrase (retell) the story of the hat? (Summarize and Paraphrase) __________________________________________________________________________ • __________________________________________________________________________ Theme 2.4 (over)

2. I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page _____ I found my answer on page 212 Reading Comprehension Questions: Woodsong • Read pages 208-211 and answer questions 4-7 (cont’d). • 6. What is the difference about the way Storm acts compared with the way the other dogs act when the stove is brought out? (Compare and Contrast)__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • 7. How does the author use figurative language to show what Storm thinks and feels? (Author’s Craft/Figurative Language)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Read pages 212-214 and answer questions 8-9. • 8. What do you know about the Iditarod that helps you understand what the author means when he says that Storm “settled in for the long haul”? (Use Prior Knowledge) • __________________________________________________________________________ • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 9. Paraphrase the text from the words “At a curve in the trail” on page 212, to the end of the page? (Summarize and Paraphrase) • __________________________________________________________________________ • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________