Unit 10 Setting. Page 100 and 101.
The setting of a story is where it takes place. Writers usually describe the setting so that readers know where the characters are and what it’s like there. In some stories, setting can be very important to the plot. As you read, think about the setting of the story. What words does the author use to describe it?
a. Read the story on the pages, and answer the following questions.
1. How is the setting described?
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2. Why is the setting important?
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b. Circle the correct answer.
1. People in the island use whistling
a. to communicate with hoopoe birds.
b. to communicate over long distances.
2. Francisco learned the whistling language from
a. his friend Alejandro
b. his grandfather.
3. Francisco didn’t try _____ to communicate
a. Shouting
b. Gesturing.
B. Use the following words to complete the sentences only, palms, impenetrable, ferns, insignificant, respective
1.The beach was hot, so we stood in the shed of some _______
2. After school, my friend and I went home to our _________ houses.
3. Jungles can be almost __________ when there are a lot of trees and palms.
4. I am not an ___________ child. I have a brother.
5. when I look at all the stars in the sky, I sometimes feel small and _____________.