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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
Packet 4
“A Pirate’s Life for Me”
Questions on Chapters 13-17
Due
Date:
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Using Context Clues
Context
clues
are
hints
in
the
text
that
can
help
you
determine
the
meaning
of
a
difficult
or
unusual
word.
The
clue
may
appear
within
the
same
sentence
as
the
word
to
which
it
refers,
or
it
may
be
in
an
earlier
or
later
sentence.
Because
so
much
of
your
vocabulary
is
gained
through
reading,
it
is
important
that
you
are
able
to
recognize
and
take
advantage
of
context
clues.
Listed
below
are
four
common
types
of
context
clues.
Synonym
A
synonym,
or
word
with
the
same
meaning,
is
used
in
the
sentence.
Example:
His
pertinacity,
or
stubbornness,
is
the
cause
of
most
of
his
trouble.
Antonym
A
word
or
group
of
words
that
has
the
opposite
meaning
reveals
the
meaning
of
an
unknown
term.
Example:
Although
some
men
are
loquacious,
others
hardly
talk
at
all.
Explanation
The
unknown
word
is
explained
either
explicitly
or
implicitly
within
the
sentence
or
in
a
sentence
immediately
surrounding
it.
Example:
Because
the
conflagration
was
aided
by
wind,
it
was
so
destructive
that
every
building
in
the
area
was
completely
burned
to
the
ground.
Example
Specific
examples
are
used
to
define
the
term.
Celestial
bodies,
such
as
the
sun,
moon,
and
stars,
are
governed
by
predictable
laws.
Directions:
On
this
page,
read
each
sentence
and
circle
the
meaning
of
the
word
in
bold.
Then,
continue
to
practice
these
skills
by
reading
the
short
article
“A
Pirate’s
Life
for
Me”
on
the
next
page
and
answering
the
questions
that
follow.
1. He
dreamed
of
sailing
on
pirate
ships
and
fighting
villainous
foes
like
John
Long
Silver.
What
does
“villainous”
mean?
a. important
c. slow
b. evil
d. silly
2. However,
Robert
Louis
Stevenson
had
the
misfortune
of
being
sick
much
of
his
life.
What
does
“misfortune”
mean?
a. accident
c. good
reason
b. bad
luck
d. mistake
3. Luckily,
the
strength
of
his
mind
compensated
for
the
weakness
of
his
body.
What
does
the
word
“compensate”
mean?
a. fought
over
c. thought
about
b. made
up
for
d. brought
down
A Pirate’s Life for Me
Many
children
during
the
1800s
enjoyed
playing
pirates,
rogue
robbers
of
innocent
people
on
boats
at
sea.
However,
the
peril,
or
danger,
that
they
caused
was
very
real.
Men
would
sign
onboard
pirate
ships
under
a
captain,
who
would
promise
a
reward
–
a
percentage
of
captured
gold,
money,
and
other
goods
–
for
this
work
aboard
the
ship.
Royalty,
too,
used
pirates
to
help
them
increase
their
wealth.
Queen
Elizabeth,
for
example,
commissioned
Sir
Frances
Drake
to
pirate
Spanish
ships
laden
with
gold
and
jewels.
Except
for
those
moments
when
the
pirates
happened
upon
a
victim,
life
at
sea
was
dull.
Jaded
pirates
would
try
to
find
ways
to
keep
themselves
entertained.
Often,
they
would
fight
among
themselves.
Since
they
were
lawless,
the
captain
rarely
intervened,
allowing
them
to
fight
to
the
death.
Because
they
would
be
at
sea
for
a
long
time,
pirates
loaded
up
on
hard
tack
(unappealing
dry
biscuits)
and
limes
to
fight
scurvy.
The
classic
symbol
on
a
ship’s
pirate
flag
is
a
skull
and
crossbones.
If
a
pirate
ship
flew
a
red
flag,
it
symbolized
that
the
sailors
on
board
would
show
no
mercy
to
their
captives.
Either
way,
the
sight
of
pirates’
flags
struck
fear
in
sailors
and
captains
aboard
other
ships.
These
innocent
travelers
knew
that
the
pirates’
intent
was
to
plunder
their
ship
in
order
to
take
anything
of
value.
What
does
the
word
“peril”
mean?
a. safety
c. risk
b. excitement
d. opportunity
What
clues
did
you
use
to
determine
its
meaning?
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What
does
the
word
“jaded”
mean?
a. amused
c. angry
b. bored
d. jeweled
What
clues
did
you
use
to
determine
its
meaning?
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What
does
the
word
“plunder”
mean?
a. borrow
c. trade
b. purchase
d. rob
What
clues
did
you
use
to
determine
its
meaning?
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Title
of
Chapter
13:
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1. Tom
decided
to
become
a
pirate
because
he
thought…
a. school
was
boring
b. no
one
loved
him
c. pirates
made
lots
of
money
d. the
sea
was
safe
2. You
can
infer
that
the
boys
got
most
of
their
ideas
about
pirates
from…
a. adventure
stories
c. their
own
imagination
b. friends
who
were
pirates
d. their
teachers
Title
of
Chapter
14:
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1. Tom
made
fun
of
Joe
for
feeling
homesick
because
Tom
did
not…
a. feel
the
same
way
c. want
to
show
that
he
was
homesick
too
b. want
Huck
to
feel
left
out
d. like
Joe
2. What
were
the
people
on
the
steamboat
searching
for?
a. Injun
Joe
c. The
bodies
of
the
boys
b. A
stolen
boat
d. Muff
Potter
3. The
boys
felt
like
heroes
because
they
were…
a. outlaws
c. the
center
of
attention
b. brave
d. the
terror
of
the
whole
village
4. You
can
figure
out
at
the
end
of
this
chapter
that
Tom
was
probably
going…
a. for
a
swim
c. back
home
b. to
a
new
island
d. hunting
Title
of
Chapter
15:
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1. Tom
heard
Aunt
Polly’s
conversation
because
he
was
hidden
…
a. in
the
backyard
c. in
the
bedroom
b. outside
the
window
d. under
the
couch
2. Aunt
Polly
felt
that
Tom
was…
a. better
off
dead
b. full
of
life
3. Why
didn’t
Tom
tell
everyone
he
was
alive?
a. He
was
afraid
he
would
be
punished
b. He
had
too
much
fun
listening.
c. thoroughly
bad
d. very
unlucky
c. He
didn’t
want
to
scare
anyone.
d. He
never
wanted
to
come
back.
Title
of
Chapter
16:
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1. What
scared
the
boys
in
the
middle
of
the
night?
a. intruders
b. wild
animals
2. What
kept
the
boys
from
going
home?
a. high
tide
b. Tom’s
secret
3. What
kept
Tom
from
admitting
that
he
was
homesick?
a. fear
b. hatred
c. a
storm
d. ghosts
c. a
storm
d. a
buried
treasure
c. pride
d. excitement
4. In
what
ways
was
Huck
more
grown‐up
than
the
others?
Why
do
you
think
he
was?
Explain
your
answer
in
a
well‐written
5‐sentence
paragraph.
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Title
of
Chapter
17:
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1. The
main
idea
of
Chapter
17
is
that…
a. Aunt
Polly
takes
Huck
home
b. the
boys
show
up
at
their
own
funerals
2. Tom
got
slaps
along
with
kisses
from
Aunt
Polly
because…
a. she
had
worried
so
much
about
him
b. she
was
sad
to
see
him
again
c. Saturday
was
a
sad
day
d. the
funeral
sermon
was
beautiful
c. Tom
had
ruined
his
clothes
d. Tom
had
disrupted
the
service
3. How
do
you
think
the
townspeople
felt
about
the
boys
before
they
thought
the
boys
were
dead?
Give
examples
of
what
their
feelings
might
be.
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4. Why
do
you
think
the
townspeople
changed
their
minds
after
they
thought
the
boys
were
dead?
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Active
Reading
Strategies
–
Focus
on
Summarizing
Although
active
reading
strategies
affect
the
way
in
which
you
read,
the
goal
of
using
them
is
that
they
will
help
you
understand
and
comprehend
what
you
have
read.
One
way
to
check
for
understanding
is
through
summarization.
In
this
strategy,
you
connect
related
details
from
the
story.
Complete
the
“Who
Wanted
To
But
So”
statements
below
to
help
you
summarize
the
events
that
we’ve
read
about
so
far.
You
may
include
details
from
chapters
1‐17.
Who:
Tom
Wanted
to
test
a
theory
about
curing
warts
in
the
graveyard
But
instead
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So
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Who:
Tom,
Huck,
and
Joe
Wanted
to
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But
Tom
began
to
feel
homesick
So
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Now
write
two
of
your
own
“Who
Wanted
To
But
So”
statements
with
events
from
the
novel.
Who:
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Wanted
to
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But
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So
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Who:
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Wanted
to
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But
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So
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Active
Reading
Strategies
‐
Focusing
on
Visualization
When
you
visualize,
you
use
your
imagination
to
form
pictures
of
characters,
events,
and
settings
to
help
you
understand
what
is
happening.
Picture
the
scenes
that
took
place
while
the
boys
were
on
Jackson’s
Island.
Draw
and
color
one
of
those
scenes
below.
Write
a
one
or
two
sentence
description
below
the
picture.
Description:
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The
Adventures
of
Tom
Sawyer
‐
Packet
4
Rubric
Pts.
Possible
Self
Criteria
Teacher
Using
Context
Clues
–
“A
Pirate’s
Life
for
Me”
2

The
meanings
of
all
the
given
words
are
correctly
identified.

Complete,
meaningful
description
of
how
the
meaning
was
determined
is
given.
Chapter
Questions
5

The
title
of
each
chapter
is
spelled
and
capitalized
correctly.

All
questions
are
answered
correctly
and
completely.

Student
used
the
question
to
answer
the
question
(UTQTATQ)
for
all
questions.

Each
open‐ended
question
is
answered
with
a
well‐written
paragraph.
Active
Reading
Strategies
3
2
12

“Who
Wanted
To
But
So”
Summaries
‐
Each
summary
completely
and
accurately
summarized
main
events
from
the
novel.

Visualization
‐
Illustration
is
neat
and
colorful
and
is
accompanied
by
a
well‐written
description.
Conventions
‐
Correct
capitalization,
punctuation,
grammar,
and
spelling.
There
are
no
basic
errors.
Presentation
‐
The
entire
packet
is
complete
and
contains
neat,
high
quality
work.
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