Name____________________

 

Open Court, Unit 2: Lesson 6 Study Guide

 

Digraphs (two letters that represent one speech sound such as /sh/ and /ch/)

wheat

machine

couch

reach

pitch

leashes

crutches

author

cousin

drawing

shapeless

exhaust

earthquake

thankful

stretch

merchant

minnow

sauces

shoe

riches

 

Vocabulary

uncharted

merchandise

port

native (land)

procession

elder

boast

scoundrels

mandolin

depart

boarded

merchant

 

 

 

 

Assignment #1 ______________

Read the story each night. Read the story aloud to a parent on Tuesday evening  (unless instructed otherwise).

Assignment #2_______________Neatly and correctly write each vocabulary word and its definition in your Language Arts spiral notebook

Assignment #3________________ For each of the vocabulary words, write a sentence that gives information about the story. Write the sentence neatly and carefully and underline or highlight the vocabulary word used.

Assignment #4________________ Part A: Be sure to review all of the questions and to discuss them with your parent. Part B: Answer Study Guide questions 1--6. Part C/Challenge Assignment: Respond to question #7 with a paragraph. Use the “Boomerang Answer” format to form the topic sentence.

 

Study Guide Questions

1. How did Ivan the Fool get a huge cargo of salt?

    What happened to his original cargo?

2. How did Ivan the Fool convince the King that he wanted the salt?

3. What can we infer about Ivan’s father?

4. What convinces the princess that Ivan is “the guy for her”?

5. What promise did Ivan break?

6. What does Ivan do that helps the giant?

7. Explain whether or not you believe that Ivan is a fool. Give solid reasons.