Ready Steady Read Together
Hello, Universe: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘inky blackness’?
True or False?
Virgil saw his backpack floating in the water at the bottom of the well.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Chet dropped the backpack down an old, abandoned well.
B) Virgil climbed down the ladder in the well to try to rescue Gulliver.
C) Chet asked his father what made people deaf.
D) Virgil chased Chet through the woods to get Gulliver back.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character from the story with the correct description:
A) didn't appreciate a good friend and excluded her from games
1 Chet
B) an unkind bully who steals property and calls others mean names
2 Valencia
C) love of his pet is greater than his fear of the dark
Check
3 Roberta
Click if correct
D) needs people to speak clearly and not cover their mouth to understand them
4 Virgil
Speaking Spotlight
Teacher in Role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am Virgil.What do you want to know?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
adrenaline
venomous
research
exposed
fate
sink its fangs
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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There was a rustling in the leaves. He stopped and looked around.
What if that deaf girl was hiding in the trees?
He waited.
When nothing happened, he rolled his eyes and mumbled, “Whatever.” He poked the leaves with his stick and heard something – this time, from the ground. He paused. Poked again.
He took a step closer so the toes of his sneakers brushed against the pile of leaves. He’d definitely heard something move in there. His body rushed with adrenaline. Goose bumps exploded across both arms, even though it was a million degrees outside.
He tightened his grip on the stick and swept away at the leaves.
He hadn’t expected to find anything, really. Yes, he was on a snake hunt, but he’d been at it for hours, and now it’d just become something to do. He didn’t realise that he no longer expected to find Smaug until he actually found him.
The snake immediately lifted its head. It was the width of a garden hose but not very long. At that moment Chet realised how little he actually knew about snakes. He knew how he would grab it – by the tail, of course, so he couldn’t have to put his hand near the snake’s mouth.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
But he had no clue whether it was poisonous or not. Could snakes this small be venomous? How was he supposed to know? It probably would have been smart to do some research, but there was no time for that. He couldn’t pull out his phone and Google it with Smaug’s eyes on him. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The snake was exposed, waiting for capture. The time was now. Chet’s heart thundered.
“Adrenaline,” Chet mumbled. “Not fear. Adrenaline.”
The snake wasn’t doing anything. Just staring. Not hissing. It didn’t sway back and forth like a sumo wrestler. It just rested there. Head raised. Almost like it was waiting to be picked up and petted. Almost like it was meant to be his pet.
Almost like fate.
Chet tossed the stick aside and flicked the pillowcase open with one melodramatic motion.
He took a big, deep breath and moved closer. The second he leaned in, the snake reared its head back and Chet wildly grabbed at its tail, which gave Smaug plenty of time and open air to swing around – one quick motion – and sink its fangs into the thick and ruddy skin of the Bull’s right forearm.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Chet’s heart thundered.
Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The word ‘thundered’ suggests that Chet’s heartbeat was…
calm.
loud.
stormy.
steady.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) What was Chet’s nickname or pet name for the snake?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
3) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Chet realised he should have done some research on snakes.
Chet heard a noise and thought it might be the deaf girl.
The snake sank its fangs into Chet’s right forearm.
The snake lifted its head when Chet swept away the leaves.
Reveal Answer
Chet tossed the stick aside and flicked open the pillowcase.
Practise & Apply
4) How could you tell that Chet was nervous or excited when he heard a rustling noise? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence his body rushed with adrenaline
Text Mark Evidence Chet’s heart thundered
he felt a rush of energy
his heart was beating powerfully and loudly
Text Mark Evidence goose bumps exploded across both arms, even though it was a million degrees outside
Text Mark Evidence adrenaline…Chet mumbled… not fear…adrenaline
he was trying to reassure himself
he had goosebumps on a hot day
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask,"What if?"
Reveal
Imagine how the story would change if the characters made different choices.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Hello, Universe: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘inky blackness’?
True or False?
Virgil saw his backpack floating in the water at the bottom of the well.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Chet dropped the backpack down an old, abandoned well.
B) Virgil climbed down the ladder in the well to try to rescue Gulliver.
C) Chet asked his father what made people deaf.
D) Virgil chased Chet through the woods to get Gulliver back.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character from the story with the correct description:
A) didn't appreciate a good friend and excluded her from games
1 Chet
B) an unkind bully who steals property and calls others mean names
2 Valencia
C) love of his pet is greater than his fear of the dark
Check
3 Roberta
Click if correct
D) needs people to speak clearly and not cover their mouth to understand them
4 Virgil
Speaking Spotlight
Teacher in Role
Explore
Teacher in Role
I am Virgil.What do you want to know?
How?
Who?
When?
What?
Where?
Why?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
adrenaline
venomous
research
exposed
fate
sink its fangs
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
There was a rustling in the leaves. He stopped and looked around. What if that deaf girl was hiding in the trees? He waited. When nothing happened, he rolled his eyes and mumbled, “Whatever.” He poked the leaves with his stick and heard something – this time, from the ground. He paused. Poked again. He took a step closer so the toes of his sneakers brushed against the pile of leaves. He’d definitely heard something move in there. His body rushed with adrenaline. Goose bumps exploded across both arms, even though it was a million degrees outside. He tightened his grip on the stick and swept away at the leaves. He hadn’t expected to find anything, really. Yes, he was on a snake hunt, but he’d been at it for hours, and now it’d just become something to do. He didn’t realise that he no longer expected to find Smaug until he actually found him. The snake immediately lifted its head. It was the width of a garden hose but not very long. At that moment Chet realised how little he actually knew about snakes. He knew how he would grab it – by the tail, of course, so he couldn’t have to put his hand near the snake’s mouth.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
But he had no clue whether it was poisonous or not. Could snakes this small be venomous? How was he supposed to know? It probably would have been smart to do some research, but there was no time for that. He couldn’t pull out his phone and Google it with Smaug’s eyes on him. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The snake was exposed, waiting for capture. The time was now. Chet’s heart thundered. “Adrenaline,” Chet mumbled. “Not fear. Adrenaline.” The snake wasn’t doing anything. Just staring. Not hissing. It didn’t sway back and forth like a sumo wrestler. It just rested there. Head raised. Almost like it was waiting to be picked up and petted. Almost like it was meant to be his pet. Almost like fate. Chet tossed the stick aside and flicked the pillowcase open with one melodramatic motion. He took a big, deep breath and moved closer. The second he leaned in, the snake reared its head back and Chet wildly grabbed at its tail, which gave Smaug plenty of time and open air to swing around – one quick motion – and sink its fangs into the thick and ruddy skin of the Bull’s right forearm.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Chet’s heart thundered. Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The word ‘thundered’ suggests that Chet’s heartbeat was…
calm.
loud.
stormy.
steady.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) What was Chet’s nickname or pet name for the snake?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
3) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Chet realised he should have done some research on snakes.
Chet heard a noise and thought it might be the deaf girl.
The snake sank its fangs into Chet’s right forearm.
The snake lifted its head when Chet swept away the leaves.
Reveal Answer
Chet tossed the stick aside and flicked open the pillowcase.
Practise & Apply
4) How could you tell that Chet was nervous or excited when he heard a rustling noise? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence his body rushed with adrenaline
Text Mark Evidence Chet’s heart thundered
he felt a rush of energy
his heart was beating powerfully and loudly
Text Mark Evidence goose bumps exploded across both arms, even though it was a million degrees outside
Text Mark Evidence adrenaline…Chet mumbled… not fear…adrenaline
he was trying to reassure himself
he had goosebumps on a hot day
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask,"What if?"
Reveal
Imagine how the story would change if the characters made different choices.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.