Activity Book
REM
637B
I can pick up a Whale with one hand
Old Stormalong
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This activity book was created for use after reading or
listening to the story, I can pick up a Whale with one Hand, a tall tale
about Old Stormalong. The skill pages have been sequenced by
level of difficulty with the easier pages at the beginning of the
book. Skills covered are listed below.
CONTENTS
Visual Comprehension .......................................................................... 1-2
Configuration ..............................................................................................3
Classification ...............................................................................................4
Antonyms .....................................................................................................5
Synonyms .....................................................................................................6
Contractions ................................................................................................7
Alphabetizing ..............................................................................................8
Capitalization and Punctuation ..............................................................9
Writing Sentences................................................................................... 10
Rhyming Words ........................................................................................ 11
Letter Writing .......................................................................................... 12
Contractions ............................................................................................. 13
Antonyms .................................................................................................. 14
Following Directions ............................................................................... 15
Pronouns ................................................................................................... 16
Possessives ............................................................................................... 17
Nouns ......................................................................................................... 18
Punctuation - Quotation Marks ........................................................... 19
Combining Sentences ............................................................................ 20
Vocabulary/Context .............................................................................. 21
Absurdities ................................................................................................ 22
Proofreading ............................................................................................ 23
Comprehension - Literal Comprehension
and Critical Thinking Questions ............................................... 24-27
Picture to Color ....................................................................................... 28
Book Report .............................................................................................. 29
Name ________________________________________
Decide which sentence belongs
with which picture. Write the
sentence under the picture.
VISUAL COMPREHENSION
Shall I mop the deck?
This anchor is heavy.
What a bad storm!
It’s just you and me little bird.
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Decide which sentence belongs
with which picture. Write the
sentence under the picture.
VISUAL COMPREHENSION
Bring us more soap!
I love watching ships.
Write your own sentence to go with each picture.
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CONFIGURATION
Put each word from the box into its correct shape.
Then write the word on the line below.
fathom
enormous
mast
brigantine
anchor
harpoon
kraken
sailor
knots
lifeboat
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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CLASSIFICATION
Read the words on the ship’s sails.
Write each word in the right box.
BIRDS
pink
wren
apple
yellow
grape
eagle
owl
red peach
robin
duck blue
pear
FRUITS
COLORS
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ANTONYMS
Words that have opposite meanings are called antonyms.
Complete each puzzle with an antonym from the list.
young
summer
1.
top
push
kind
happy
3.
N E A R
6.
P U L L
W I N T E R
5.
7.
cold
bad
S A D
2.
4.
sit
far
O L D
M E A N
8.
B O T T O M
9.
G O O D
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S T A N D
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SYNONYMS
Words that mean almost the same thing are called synonyms.
Read each sentence below. Find a synonym for each underlined word. Write it
on the line.
rug
damp
trail
blaze
bed
crook
grin
shop
1. Old Stormalong had a big smile on his face. ______________________________
2. Did he sleep on a cot? ______________________________________________
3. Did he follow the path? ______________________________________________
4. The man owned a small store. ________________________________________
5. The policeman caught the thief. _______________________________________
6. The match started the fire. ___________________________________________
7. Is your hair wet after a bath? __________________________________________
8. What color is the carpet? ____________________________________________
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CONTRACTIONS
A contraction is a word made by joining two words. An apostrophe (’) shows where
a letter or letters are left out.
Draw a line from the two words to the contraction.
1. we will
he’ll
2. you will
I’ll
3. she will
we’ll
4. he will
she’ll
5. they will
you’ll
6. I will
they’ll
Write each contraction as two words.
7. I’ll
________
_________
8. you’ll
________
_________
9. they’ll
________
_________
10. she’ll
________
_________
Write a contraction for the two words.
11. (She will) _______________ play later.
12. (They will) _______________ be here soon.
13. (You will) _______________ like the story.
14. (He will) _______________ catch the ball.
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ALPHABETIZING
Find the Old Stormalong words in the word search
enormous
hoist
schooner
whaling
clipper
fathom
overboard
anchor
knots
mast
F A T H U N V R S C H O O N E R K J O
Q U W H E L I N D G E V V N A S T X S
F A T F O N C L I P P E R W A L I N D
A N C H O R L N B R X R U V D F R C S
T A S T U I I J H G V B G F V Y Y H L
H S C O O N E N O R M O U S C H O O N
O X Z W T P P K I M N A L L J D R I B
M A S T C X V O S I I R A N K H E R X
B O A D R K N O T S G D W H A L I N G
Write the words in abc order.
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CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION
A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
The names of people begin with a capital letter.
A sentence that just tells something ends with a period.
A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark.
Write each sentence correctly.
1. stormy was a jolly old sea dog
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2. did stormy love to watch ships
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3. he took a job on a whaling ship
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4. stormy had a fight with a sea monster
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5. did stormy win the fight
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WRITING SENTENCES
Use each word group in a sentence. Remember to use capitals and end
punctuation.
1. wooden sailing ships
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2. a jolly old sea dog
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3. a big school of whales
_______________________________________________________________
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4. dive overboard
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5. mermaids and sea horses
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RHYMING WORDS
Complete each mini-poem with a word that rhymes with the last
word on the second line.
1.
2.
Having lived for years
They have been called
on ships too small,
the White Cliffs of Dover
Stormy built a ship
Ever since Courser
that was wide and ________________.
rubbed white soap all ________________.
Into deep water
3.
4.
the big whale goes,
in a hurricane.
And the lookout yells,
It was tossed by waves
“Thar she _________________!”
and soaked by ________________.
A dozen cooks made
5.
The Courser was caught
6.
Caught in the arms
shark steaks and stew.
of the devilfish,
They made biscuits and coffee
Getting free was
and whale pie, ________________.
Stormy’s greatest ________________.
Write rhyming words.
7.
whale
ship
sea
shark
crew
_______________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ ________________ ________________
_______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________
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LETTER WRITING
A friendly letter has five parts:
HEADING:
street address – city, state, zip code – date
GREETING: person to whom you are writing (Dear __________,)
(a comma follows the greeting)
BODY:
contents of your letter; indent each paragraph
CLOSING:
end of letter (Sincerely, – Your friend, – With love,)
(a comma follows the closing)
SIGNATURE: sign your name
Pretend you were on a ship that was caught in a hurricane.
Write a letter to a friend telling him/her what it was like. Follow the rules above.
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
On a separate sheet of paper, draw an envelope. Address the envelope.
• Write your name and address in the upper left-hand corner.
• Write the name and address of the person receiving the letter
in the middle of the envelope.
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CONTRACTIONS
A contraction is made by putting two words together and leaving out one or more
letters. An apostrophe ( ’ ) takes the place of the letters left out.
Example: they are – they’re
Underline the contraction in each sentence.
Write the two words that make up the contraction.
1. The whale wasn’t very big.
____________
______________
2. “You’re a great whaler,” the captain said.
____________
______________
3. Where’s the English Channel?
____________
______________
4. Stormy decided he’d build a new ship.
____________
______________
5. The Courser wouldn’t fit in the channel.
____________
______________
6. “I’ll stop the kraken,” Stormy said.
____________
______________
7. They’ll rub white soap on the ship.
____________
______________
8. The captain asked, “Who’ll dive into
the ocean?”
____________
______________
9. Stormy doesn’t like hurricanes.
____________
______________
10. The seagulls won’t fly in a storm.
____________
______________
11. “I wonder if we’re lost,” a sailor said.
____________
______________
12. The crew couldn’t lift the anchor.
____________
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ANTONYMS
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
Example: thick
thin
For each word below, find the antonym in the box.
Write it on the line and in the puzzle.
took
right
died
tightened
women
backward
take
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weak
under
float
night
northbound
careless
black
1. day
____________________
2. lived
____________________
3. tall
____________________
4. sink
____________________
5. strong
____________________
6. wrong
____________________
7. forward
____________________
8. loosened
____________________
9. give
____________________
10. worst
____________________
11. southbound
____________________
12. white
____________________
13. gave
____________________
14. careful
____________________
15. men
____________________
16. over
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FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS
Read the description and complete the picture.
This is the schooner SEA HAWK. Its name is printed on the side of the ship. A flag waves
from the top of the middle mast. Two large, white clouds are in the sky. A seagull is flying
overhead. Three whales are swimming in the water by the side of the ship. One whale at the
back of the ship has its head above the water. Two seagulls are hunting for food on the shore.
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PRONOUNS
Help Stormy with his grammar. He sometimes forgets this rule:
Name yourself last when talking about someone else and you.
Example:
WRONG: Me and the kraken fought a long time.
RIGHT: The kraken and I fought a long time.
Write the correct words on the line.
1.
___________________________________ live on the seacoast of Maine.
(I and my family) (My family and I)
2.
The captain gave orders to _____________________________________.
(the first mate and me) (me and the first mate)
3.
When we finally caught the whale,_________________________________ were
(I and the sailors) (the sailors and I)
very tired.
4.
The cooks made shark stew for __________________________________.
(me and the crew) (the crew and me)
Rewrite the sentences to correct the underlined words.
5.
Me and the captain became good friends.
_________________________________________________________________
6.
Sometimes me and my friends went ashore.
_________________________________________________________________
7.
During the hurricane, me and the crew were afraid.
_________________________________________________________________
8.
Me and my brother learned how to tie sailor’s knots.
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POSSESSIVES
Possessives show ownership.
Example: ship’s mast
sailors’ hats
Write the possessive form to show ownership.
1. whiskers belonging to Stormalong
______________________________
2. railing belonging to the ship
______________________________
3. fins belonging to the whales
______________________________
4. arms belonging to the kraken
______________________________
5. hammocks belonging to the men
______________________________
6. anchor belonging to the schooner
______________________________
7. hinges belonging to the masts
______________________________
8. galley belonging to the cooks
______________________________
9. uniform belonging to the captain
______________________________
10. sails belonging to the Courser
______________________________
Choose three possessives from the list above.
Write three sentences using the possessives.
11.
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12.
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13.
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NOUNS
A noun is a word used to name a person, place, or thing.
Look for nouns in the pictures. Write 10 nouns for each picture.
Nouns
Nouns
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
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PUNCTUATION (QUOTATION MARKS)
In a written story, when someone speaks, the spoken words are set off by
quotation marks.
Example: “Follow the whales,” the captain ordered.
Use quotation marks to show the spoken words in the following sentences.
1. Young Stormy said, I would like to have a job on your ship.
2. A kraken’s got hold of the anchor! shouted a sailor.
3. Men, he called, I want a volunteer to dive overboard.
4. I’m going to build the biggest ship ever, Stormy said.
5. The crewman asked, How will we get through the channel?
6. Bring me two whale steaks and some shark soup, Stormy said to the cook.
7. Skipper, yelled a sailor, A hurricane is approaching!
8. How wide is the Strait of Dover? one man asked.
9. A sailor described a kraken. It’s like an octopus, but it has more arms.
10. When the lookout spotted a whale, he yelled, Thar she blows!
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COMBINING SENTENCES
When many short, choppy sentences in a paragraph are related, they can be combined
to make the paragraph clearer and easier to read.
Stormy was thirteen years old. He got his first job. It was as a cabin
boy on a schooner.
When Stormy was thirteen years old, he got his first job as a cabin
boy on a schooner.
Combine the sentences to make them easier to read.
1.
Stormy was a big man. He had blond hair. It was curly. He had blue eyes.
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2.
Stormy would throw his harpoon. He would spear the whale. He would drag it up onto
the deck.
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3.
A kraken is fierce. It is cruel. It is powerful. It is huge.
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4.
The slippery sides scraped. They rubbed off on the cliffs. They made them white.
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5.
Ships followed the Courser. Mermaids followed the Courser. Seahorses followed the
Courser. Neptune, the King of the Ocean, followed the Courser.
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VOCABULARY/CONTEXT
On the waves, find the meaning of each word in boldfaced type.
Write the word on the line. Use a dictionary if you need help.
When the captain realized his ship could not move, he became alarmed. At first, he
thought the anchor was embedded in sand at the bottom of the sea. When a sailor
observed that a kraken was grasping it, the captain called for a volunteer to dive down
and determine what could be done to release the monster’s hold on the anchor.
1.
2.
saw
or noticed
something
4.
6.
be
afraid or
worried
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3.
one
who
offers to do
something
free;
let go
decide
what can
be done
5.
7.
understood
what had
happened
stuck;
held
tightly in
something
8.
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ABSURDITIES
An absurd statement contains information that does not make sense.
Circle the word or words in each sentence that make the statement an
absurdity. Rewrite the sentence so it does make sense.
1.
When Stormy was ten years old, he was almost twelve inches tall.
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2.
Stormy was so weak, he could pull the biggest whale right straight up to the ship.
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3.
The skipper gave the order to drop the anchor and start the ship moving toward the
whales.
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4.
The white soap on the sides of the Courser made it sticky so it could sail easily through
the channel.
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5.
All the sailors on the ocean loved Stormy and when he died, they would not go to his
funeral.
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PROOFREADING
There are mistakes in the following story about Old Stormalong. Circle each
letter that should be capitalized. Put in proper punctuation at the ends of
sentences. Cross out all misspelled words. Write the correct spelling above
each word that is misspelled.
Alfred bulltop stormalong was a saler
his
nickname was Stormy. he wuz a very good whaler one
time, the whaling shep could knot move because a
kraken was holding the anchor stormy diveded down and fought the
munster fish “the anchor is free ” shouted Stormy stormy was a hero amung
the kroo.
Stormy decided to bild his own ship
it was a huje ship. He named it
courser one time, the Courser got terned around in a hurricane to get it
backe into deep watur, stormy had to sale it through the english Channel.
the channel was very narrow
“What will wee do ” asked the crew. Stormy
had the men rub wite soap on the sides of the courser it easily slipped thru
the channel stormy spent his hole life sailing on the ochuns of the world
When he was vary old, he died at see
Write a check ( ✔ ) if you found these mistakes:
______ 17 capitals
______ 1 question mark
______ 13 periods
______ 1 exclamation point
______ 21 words spelled incorrectly
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COMPREHENSION
Answer each question.
1. As a child, what did Stormy like to watch from his seacoast home? _____________
_________________________________________________________________
2. From the story, you can tell that frigates and brigantines are _________________ .
3. If a fathom is about six feet, how tall was Stormy when he was 10? _____________
4. What was Stormy’s first job on a ship? ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
5. What might happen if Stormy stood close to the ship’s side rail? _______________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
6. Why was whaling so dangerous for the sailors? ____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
7. When the lookout yelled, “Thar she blows!”, what do you think he meant?
________________________________________
________________________________________
8. How could Stormy catch whales?
________________________________________
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COMPREHENSION
Answer each question.
1. What happened when the captain told the crew to follow a school of whales? _____
_________________________________________________________________
2. What was holding onto the anchor? _____________________________________
3. Describe a kraken. __________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
4. What could a kraken do to a ship? ______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
5. After the kraken got hold of the anchor, what did Stormy do that showed he was very
brave? ____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
6. After Stormy fought off the kraken, what did he do to its arms? ________________
_________________________________________________________________
7. Why did Stormy want to build a ship of his own? ___________________________
_________________________________________________________________
8. Describe the masts on Stormy’s ship. ____________________________________
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COMPREHENSION
Answer each question.
1. What was the name of Stormy’s ship? ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2. What did Stormy like to eat onboard his ship? _____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
3. Through what body of water did the Courser have to sail to get back into deep water?
_________________________________________________________________
4. Explain what the sailors did to get the Courser through the Strait of Dover? ______
_________________________________________________________________
5. How did Stormalong spend the last part of his life? _________________________
_________________________________________________________________
6. Who led the parade of ships that followed the Courser at Stormy’s funeral? ______
_________________________________________________________________
7. Imagine that your home was a ship. What would be the best thing about living on a ship?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
8. What would be the worst thing about living on a ship? _______________________
_________________________________________________________________
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COMPREHENSION
Old Stormalong
A tall tale has details that describe
things as greater than they really are.
Write down at least three (3) examples
of exaggeration that were in the story
about Old Stormalong.
Think of another way the story could
have ended. Write the new ending.
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BOOK REPORT
Complete this book report about a famous old seaman named Old Stormalong.
Include as many important details as you can remember.
BOOK REPORT
Book Title: _____________________________________________________________
Main Character: _________________________________________________________
Where was he born? _____________________________________________________
What did Stormy do for a living? ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
What happened during Stormy’s fight with the kraken? __________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Describe Stormy’s ship, the Courser? ________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
According to the story, how did the cliffs of Dover become white? __________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
How does the story end? __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
PG#
PG#
3
1) knots 2) sailor 3) brigantine 4) harpoon
5) kraken 6) fathom 7) lifeboat 8) mast
9) enormous 10) anchor
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Birds: wren, robin, duck, eagle Colors: pink,
yellow, red, blue Fruits: pear, peach, grape, apple
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1) happy 2) summer 3) far 4) kind 5) young
6) push 7) top 8) cold 9) bad 10) sit
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1) grin 2) bed 3) trail 4) shop 5) crook 6) blaze
7) damp 8) rug
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1) we’ll 2) you’ll 3) she’ll 4) he’ll 5) they’ll 6) I’ll
7) I will 8) you will 9) they will 10) she will
11) She’ll 12) They’ll 13) You’ll 14) He’ll
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Word Search
F A T H U N V R S C H O O N E R K J O
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1) Stormalong’s whiskers 2) ship’s railing 3) whales’
fins 4) kraken’s arms 5) men’s hammocks
6) schooner’s anchor 7) masts’ hinges 8) cooks’
galley 9) captain’s uniform 10) Courser’s sails
Sentences will vary.
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Answers will vary.
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1) “I would like to have a job on your ship.” 2) “A
kraken’s got hold of the anchor!” 3) “Men,” . . .
“I want a volunteer to dive overboard.” 4) “I’m going
to build the biggest ship ever,” 5) “How will we get
through the channel?” 6) “Bring me two whale
steaks and some shark soup,” 7) “Skipper,” . . .
“A hurricane is approaching!” 8) “How wide is the
Strait of Dover?” 9) “It’s like an octopus, but it has
more arms.” 10) “Thar she blows!”
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Sentences will vary. Examples: 1) Stormy was a
big man with curly blond hair and blue eyes.
2) Stormy would throw his harpoon, spear the whale,
and then drag it up onto the deck. 3) A kraken is
fierce, cruel, powerful, and huge. 4) When the
slippery sides rubbed off on (or against) the cliffs,
they made them white. 5) Ships, mermaids,
seahorses, and even Neptune, the King of the
Ocean, followed the Courser.
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1) observed 2) release 3) volunteer 4) determine
5) embedded 6) alarmed 7) realized 8) grasping
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In the following sentences, the absurd words are
listed first, and the correct words are listed second.
1) inches; feet 2) weak; strong 3) drip; raise
4) sticky; slippery 5) would not go; all went to
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Bulltop Stormalong, sailor., His, He, was, whaler.,
One, ship, not, anchor., Stormy, dived, monster, fish.,
The, free!, Stormy., Stormy, among, crew, build, ship.,
It, huge, Courser., One, turned, hurricane., To, back,
water, Stormy, sail, English, The, narrow., we, do?,
white, Courser., It, through, channel., Stormy, whole,
oceans, world., very, sea.
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1) ships 2) types of ships 3) 12 feet 4) cabin boy
5) Ship would lean; it was in danger of sinking
6) They had to row small boats next to the whale;
the whale might drag the boat underwater. 7) It
meant he spotted a whale. 8) He would throw the
harpoon, spear the whale, and drag it up onto the
deck.
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1) ship wouldn’t move; couldn’t raise the anchor
2) a kraken 3) like an octopus but with more arms;
like a crab but could bite ten times as hard; fierce,
cruel; a powerful monster 4) could turn a ship into
splinters 5) volunteered to dive overboard to see
what could be done 6) tied them in knots 7) All
other ships felt too small. 8) reached the sky; had
hinges on top to let the sun and moon go by
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1) Courser 2) whale steaks and shark soup
3) English Channel 4) rubbed white soap on the
sides of the ship 5) He traveled all over the world.
6) Neptune, the King of the Ocean 7) Answers will
vary. 8) Answers will vary.
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Answers will vary.
Q U W H E L I N D G E V V N A S T X S
F A T F O N C L I P P E R W A L I N D
A N C H O R L N B R X R U V D F R C S
T A S T U I I J H G V B G F V Y Y H L
H S C O O N E N O R M O U S C H O O N
O X Z W T P P K I M N A L L J D R I B
M A S T C X V O S I I R A N K H E R X
B O A D R K N O T S G D W H A L I N G
Alphabetical Order: anchor, clipper, enormous,
fathom, hoist, knots, mast, overboard, schooner,
whaling
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1) Stormy was a jolly old sea dog. 2) Did Stormy
love to watch ships? 3) He took a job on a whaling
ship. 4) Stormy had a fight with a sea monster.
5) Did Stormy win the fight?
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Sentences will vary.
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1) tall 2) over 3) blows 4) rain 5) too 6) wish
7) Answers will vary.
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Friendly letters will vary, but should include heading,
greeting, body, closing, and signature.
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1) wasn’t; was not 2) You’re; You are 3) Where’s;
Where is 4) he’d; he would 5) wouldn’t; would not
6) I’ll; I will 7) They’ll; They will 8) Who’ll; Who will
9) doesn’t; does not 10) won’t; will not 11) we’re;
we are 12) couldn’t; could not
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1) night 2) died 3) short 4) float 5) weak 6) right
7) backward 8) tightened 9) take 10) best
11) northbound 12) black 13) took 14) careless
15) women 16) under
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Students will complete the picture.
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1) My family and I 2) the first mate and me 3) the
sailors and I 4) the crew and me 5) The captain
and I 6) my friends and I 7) the crew and I 8) My
brother and I
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