The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley

1. Take a look at this short story.

Short Stories: The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley


Questions

a. What genre is this story?  Is it fiction, non-fiction? Also, is it a myth or a historical event, or a fairy tale?

b. Before waking up, how did the dragon rock play a part in the daily life of the village?

c. What is the climax of this story?

d. What is the resolution to the problem in this story?

e. What do you suppose the dragon did after he disappeared into the cool dark waters of the lake?

2. Word Problems

a. There are 45 students in the school band. The band instructor wants to have five equal rows of students on stage at their performance.

How many band students will be in each row?

There will be _________ students in each row.

b. Danny volunteers at the library. He always works a total of two hours each time he goes. Last week Danny worked six hours.

How many days last week did Danny volunteer at the library?

Danny volunteered at the library ________ days last week.

c. The science fair had 12 rows with displays. There were eleven displays in each row.

How many projects were displayed at the science fair?

There were ________ projects displayed at the science fair.

d. Melissa has 216 flowers. She wants to make vases with six flowers each to take to the retirement home.

How many vases will Melissa need? 

Melissa will need _________ vases.

e. Danny volunteers at the library. He always works a total of four hours each time he goes. Last week Danny worked twenty four hours.

How many days last week did Danny volunteer at the library?

Danny volunteered at the library ________ days last week.

f. Sara has 24 classmates and she wants to bring Oreo cookies for her birthday party. She wants to give 5 Oreos to each student.

How many Oreos will she need to bring to class for her birthday party? 

Sara will need to bring ________ Oreos to the party. 

If there are 40 Oreos in each package, how many packages will she need to bring?

Sara will need to bring _______ packages of Oreos to the party. 

g. Joe and Noah are collecting Pokemon cards.  Every week they both buy 3 packages of cards. Each pack holds 5 cards. 

How many cards do they collect each week?

Joe and Noah collect _______Pokemon cards each week.

How many cards do they collect after eight weeks?

After eight weeks, Joe and Noah collect _______ Pokemon cards.

3.  Spring is in the air.

The following is a mix of popular spring designs and some student drawings.