English Language Arts: Grade 7
Activity sheet: “Higher Animals” Complete the activity sheet. You can
work with a partner, but you have to work with someone whose sheet has the
same character name.
“Katie”
Your name _______________________
General Questions:
1.
Find a hint on page 126 that suggests that this might have been a game and
that Skye and Kevin might have made preparations.
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2.
Describe the game that they are playing.
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3.
Are Skye and Kevin omnivores, herbivores or carnivores? How do you
know?
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Word meaning: Use clues in the text to predict the meaning of the following
words:
Kaleidoscope (p.126)
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Vermin (p.128)
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Taut (p.128)
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Darted (p.129)
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Reeled (p.129)
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Visual. In the box provided, draw your impression of Todd. What clues in the
story helped you to shape your idea of the way in which he looks.
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Pretend that you are writing a scary story. In a brief but well written
paragraph, describe what the setting will be.
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English Language Arts: Grade 7
Activity sheet: “Higher Animals”. Complete the activity sheet. You can work
with a partner, but you have to work with someone whose sheet has the same
character name
“Marla”
Your name _____________________________
General questions:
1.
Describe the setting for this story.
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2.
Describe the game that they are playing.
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3.
How does Skye feel when the mouse starts to crawl up her leg? Why doesn’t
she try to get it off her?
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Vocabulary. Use the clues from the text to predict the meaning of the
following words:
Coaxed (P.126)
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Sympathy (p.127)
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Scurried (p.127)
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Twitched (p.129)
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Scolded (p. 130)
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Visual. In the box provided, draw your impression of Marla. What clues in
the story helped you to shape your idea of the way in which she looks.
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In a well-written but brief paragraph, describe a place that you would
consider to be really scary.
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English Language Arts: Grade 7
Activity sheet: “Higher Animals”. Complete the activity sheet. You can work
with a partner, but you have to work with someone whose sheet has the same
character name
“Todd”
Your name ___________________________
General Questions:
1.
Who are the three beasts of Redmond Junior High?
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2.
Where are Kevin and Skye hiding?
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3.
Is this the story of a game, or are Skye and Kevin really being hunted? How
do you know?
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Word Usage. Find the word in the text. Look at the clues in the sentence as to
its meaning. Then, match the word to its correct meaning by drawing a line.
Word
Definitions
Persuers (p. 126)
to move quickly
Sympathy (p. 127)
avoided
Darted (p. 129)
comfortable
Dodged (p.130)
those chasing
Cozy (p.130)
feel bad for
Visual. In the box provided draw a picture of what you think Marla looks
like. After this is done, pick two references from the story that helped you
come to your conclusion as to what she looks like.
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In four sentences, describe your idea of the scariest place on earth (you can
make it up)
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