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Reading - Davy Crockett Saves the World

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Question 1

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Choose the correct answer. Davy SAUNTERED off to see Sally Sugartree. When Davy SAUNTERED he ________________.

ran quickly

walked slowly

skipped

hopped

Question 2

2.

Choose the correct answer. Davy had to WRING the comet's tail off before it could destroy the earth. In this sentence, WRING means __________________

shake

brush

cut

twist

Question 3

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Choose the correct answer. When the story opens, the world is in trouble because ___________________.

Davy Crockett has drunk the Mississippi River dry

Davy can't find his pet bear Death Hug

Halley's Comet is hurling itself toward America

the President of the United States is getting huge piles of letters

Question 4

4.

Choose the correct answer. Sally Sugartree shows Davy______________________.

a picture of the comet's tail

Halley's Comet in the sky

a drawing of the President

an advertisement in the newspaper

Question 5

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Choose the correct answer. Davy's decision to go see the President is an important event in the plot because____________________________.

he will finally get to dance with Sally Sugartree

he will help the President by trying to stop Halley's Comet

he will be able to climb Eagle Eye Peak

he will help the President place an advertisement in the newspaper

Question 6

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Choose the correct answer. After Davy jumps on the back of Halley's Comet, it tries to get rid of him by _______.

diving into a lake from the top of Eagle Eye Peak

jumping into the Mississippi River

diving into the Atlantic Ocean

spinning him around seventeen times and hurling him into space

Question 7

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Choose the correct answer. Davy is finally able to overcome the comet because ___________________.

water puts out the comet's fire and melts its ice

Halley's Comet cannot get Davy off its back

it has grown back to its original size

it is covered with steam

Question 8

8.

Answer the question using complete sentences. How do you know "Davy Crockett Saves the World" is a tall tale?

Question 9

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Answer the question using complete sentences. How is Halley's Comet in "Davy Crockett Saves the World" different from a comet that you would read about in a nonfiction article?

Question 10

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Answer the question using complete sentences. What is the author's purpose in writing "Davy Crockett Saves the World"? How do you know?

Question 11

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I have neither given or received ANY kind of help with this assignment/quiz/test.

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