Pushing Up the Sky

1. Pushing Up the Sky Mrs. Stortzum’s 3rd Grade

2. The author wrote this story as a play to _________ the reader. • entertain

3. Bony, branching growths or bones on the heads of certain animals. • Antlers

4. Everyone in the tribe had to ______ with a plan. • agree

5. Made up a picture or idea in your mind. • Imagined

6. Over the head; on high; above. • Overhead.

7. When they first tried to push up the sky, they had problems _______ each other. • understanding

8. At first, the _______ noticed there was a problem. • people

9. In the play, a mother loses her _____ in the sky. • son

10. The narrator ________ each scene. • described

11. When people work _________, they can reach a goal. • together

12. Human speech. • Languages.

13. The sky was a _______ for the tall man. • problem

14. The props and scenery helps the reader understand the ________. • setting

15. The sky was so large that the Third Chief thought the sky was _______. • heavy

16. The problem the Snohomish tribes had was the sky was too _________ to the earth. • close

17. What lesson can be learned from this play?In your own words.

18. Pushed with force against someone or something. • Poked

19. Where did the Snohomish record their history? • Totem Poles.

20. The _______ tell what the characters in the play look like. • costumes

21. What problem did the Snohomish tribes have when they first tried to push up the sky? • They couldn’t understand each other.

22. The speaker of a story. • Narrator

23. Good Luck on your test!!