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Section Vocabulary


            finale
            entanglement
            chant
            anxiety
            commotion
            spontaneous
            wary
            technicality
            omen
            orb
            emerge
            escalated
            jubilation
            scornful
            gnarled
            luxurious
            adoration
            campaign
            radii
            proclaim
reproducible vocabulary list : The Finale
Comprehension Questions
Questions for Chapter 21-23

These questions can be printed out for use as a written activity, or used for Think-Pair-Share activities - also known as Buddy Talk.
Chapter 21:  The Worst Fright Dream

1.    What do you think Scarab the Dung was drawing on her wall?

    __________________________________________

2.    Explain Scarab's phrase: the nut does not reveal the tree it
        contains.

    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________

Chapter 22:  The Champion

1.    Do you think Stinkbug was treated unfairly.  Why or why not?

 
  ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________

Chapter 23:  Dark Escape

1.  It has been reported that a solar eclipse will cause insects
     to behave in unusual ways. Describe three unusual
     insect behaviors in the book that occur during the eclipse.


    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________

2.    Describe what causes a solar eclipse.

    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________

Reproducible Questions for Chapters 21 - 23
Comprehension Questions
Questions for Chapter 24 - 26

These questions can be printed out for use as a written activity, or used for Think-Pair-Share activities - also known as Buddy Talk.
Chapter 24:  Story Time

1.    Silverfish decides to exaggerate or embellish the story
       of the trip into the Smoking Hills. What parts of the
       story does she embellish and why?
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________


2.   What does Stinkbug mean when she says get this bad
      taste out of my mouth
?

    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________

Chapter 25:  Break-out


1.   What are some of the ways the First Queen seems
      different from the present "evil" Queen
?


    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________


Chapter 26:  The Mission

1.     
Analyze the meaning of each verse of the Luna's haiku.
   
        Through the greenery
____________________________

       ____________________________________________

        For a moment, life rises. ___________________________

        ____________________________________________


         Stolen on the wind.  _____________________________
   
        ___________________________________________
Reproducible Questions for Chapters 24 -26
 Comprehension Questions
Questions for Chapter 27 - 28

These questions can be printed out for use as a written activity, or used for Think-Pair-Share activities - also known as Buddy Talk.
Chapter 27:  Exiles

1.  Explain why the Queen cares more about finding the
     escapees than she cares about the Great Cicada. 

    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________

Chapter 28:  One For All


1.  Why do you think Book Louse volunteered to help the
     Heroes Three?


    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________
    ___________________________________________


2.  Explain what each bug-fellow had done that made
     Book Louse call them heroes.

Stinkbug ____________________________________
__________________________________________

Cockroach ___________________________________
__________________________________________

Silverfish____________________________________
___________________________________________

Reproducible Questions for Chapters 27 - 28
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