Question 1

what is a synonym for annoyed?

Accepted Answer

kind of angry

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silly

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scared

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excited

Question 2

prospectors and miners are very similar - both of them do what?

Accepted Answer

search for gold

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come from the same family

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come from another time

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come from another country

Question 3

Why do Eric's parents want him to learn more about the Gold Rush?

Accepted Answer

it is part of his family history

Answer

all parents want their children to know about historical events

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gold makes people rich

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there might be another gold rush some day

Question 4

allowing characters to go back in time is a characteristic of what genre?

Accepted Answer

science fiction

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realistic fiction

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legend

Answer

nofiction

Question 5

What is the effect of the earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Wong falls into the river and the boys save him

Answer

the boys fall into the river and Mr. Wong saves them

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Matt falls into the river and Eric saves him

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Eric falls into the river and Matt saves him

Question 6

What was special about the chop Mr. Wong gave to Eric and Matt?

Accepted Answer

it had Mr. Wong's initials carved into it

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it was white

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it was cheap

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it was small

Question 7

How does Eric change throughout the story?

Accepted Answer

At first he is not interested in his family history, but then he is excited about it

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he is disobedient and then obedient

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at first he is interested in his family history, but then he gets bored

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he is very silly and then gets serious

Question 8

wait and weight are two words that sound the same but are spelled differently. They are ______.

Accepted Answer

homophones

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idioms

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synonyms

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metaphors

Question 9

an event that makes something happen is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

cause

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story structure

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effect

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explicit

Question 10

what happens as a result of an event or action is called the ______.

Accepted Answer

effect

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event

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cause

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implicit

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