COMPREHENSION SKILL QUESTIONS A. Vocabulary in Context
1. In the following excerpt, what does the word transformation mean?
Darrell read the part about Brian's transformation again. In Hatchet, Brian
changed when he realized that he was not going to survive alone in the woods.
a, relaxation
b, change
c. creation
d. rescue

What kind of word is the pronoun in bold letters? the car will be yours when you pay your last car payment.

The dogs created when they pulled the christmas tree down and started eating the candy canes.

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?