MTH44 A Ghost Tale For Christmas Time PREVIEW

Magic Tree House #44A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

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Vocabulary Definitions & Study Sheets 3

Reading Comprehension Worksheets * 8 (with background graphics)

Reading Comprehension Worksheets * 20 (without background graphics)

* Some questions have more than one answer.

Vocabulary Worksheets 32 crossword puzzles matching spelling challenge word search

Handwriting/Spelling Practice 52

Research Project 57

Book Review 58

Bordered Writing Pages 59

Coloring Pages 70

Mazes 88

Victorian Graphics 92 (images of Dickens' London, people, and places)

Links 111

Answer Keys Reading Comprehension 114 Vocabulary 126 Research Project 146

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VOCABULARY STUDY SHEET 1(in order of appearance, in context of the sentence)

Chapter 1:fade: to gradually grow faint and disappearenchanter: a person who uses magic or sorcerymission: an important assignmentbonnet: a woman's or child's hat tied under the chin, usually with a brim framing the faceVictorian: referring to the years Queen Victoria ruled the British Empirehoop skirt: a long full skirt belled out with a series of circular supports

Chapter 2:velvet: a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one sidecarriage: a four wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horsessteeple: a spire on the top of a church tower or roofhandsome: good-lookingbuggy: a small, light, one-horse carriage with two wheelscobblestone: a small, round stone used to cover road surfaceselegant: pleasingly graceful and stylishornate: made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patternsplump: well-rounded and full in form, chubby, abundant, ample

crown: a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made or or decorated with precious metals and jewelsera: a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristicempire: an extensive group of states or countries ruled by a single authorityreign: to rule as a king or queenIndustrial Revolution: radical changes that took place as a result of mechanical production; the shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large scale factory productionfactory: a building where goods are manufactured by machinemine: an excavation in the earth from which ore or minerals can be extractedwealthy: having a great deal of money; richruffle: a strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for decorationtop hat: a man's hat having a narrow brim and a tall cylindrical crownshilling: a former British coin and monetary unit equal to twelve pencestun: to astonish or shock


Chapter 1Did You See That?

1. The story begins in which settings (time and place)?October November Frog Creek, PA USALondon, England morning afternoon

2. Who was in the tree house when Jack and Annie arrived?two school friends two strangers two enchanters

3. How did Jack and Annie react when they saw Teddy and Kathleen?they were scared they were happy they were upset

4. Merlin wants Jack and Annie to help:an artist a musician a painter

5. Their next mission is to travel to:Victorian England New England Venezuela

6. The artist they were to help was:Louis Armstrong Charles Dickens William Shakespeare

7. The time period they were going to was in the:1600s 1800s 1900s

8. What does 'Victorian times' mean?the years King Victor ruled New England

the years Venezuela was victorious in war

the years Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire

9. Why didn't Annie want to wear a long skirt?she's a tomboy she likes short skirts it's hard to run

10. What was the magic instrument they were to use for this mission?a whistle a violin a flute

11. How was this instrument magical?whatever is sung comes true

people get sleepy when played

makes the player invisible when played


Chapter 1Did You See That?

1. The story begins in which settings (time and place)?October November Frog Creek, PA USALondon, England morning afternoon

2. Who was in the tree house when Jack and Annie arrived?two school friends two strangers two enchanters

3. How did Jack and Annie react when they saw Teddy and Kathleen?they were scared they were happy they were upset

4. Merlin wants Jack and Annie to help:an artist a musician a painter

5. Their next mission is to travel to:Victorian England New England Venezuela

6. The artist they were to help was:Louis Armstrong Charles Dickens William Shakespeare

7. The time period they were going to was in the:1600s 1800s 1900s

8. What does 'Victorian times' mean?the years King Victor ruled New England

the years Venezuela was victorious in war

the years Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire

9. Why didn't Annie want to wear a long skirt?she's a tomboy she likes short skirts it's hard to run

10. What was the magic instrument they were to use for this mission?a whistle a violin a flute

11. How was this instrument magical?whatever is sung comes true

people get sleepy when played

makes the player invisible when played


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Crossword - Chapters 1 & 2Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.

ACROSS

4. an excavation in the earth from which ore or minerals can be extracted

8. radical changes that took place as a result of mechanical production; the shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large scale factory production

10. a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

12. an important assignment

13. a former British coin and monetary unit equal to twelve pence

14. made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns

DOWN

1. a four wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses

2. an extensive group of states or countries ruled bya single authority

3. referring to the years Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire

5. a small, light, one-horse carriage with two wheels

6. pleasingly graceful and stylish

7. a small, round stone used to cover road surfaces

9. a person who uses magic or sorcery

11. to rule as a king or queen

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Matching Activity - Chapters 1 & 2Clues are listed below. Print the word that matches the clue on the blank line by the clue.

BUGGY EMPIRE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION REIGN

CARRIAGE ENCHANTER MINE SHILLING

COBBLESTONE ERA ORNATE VICTORIAN

1. a four wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses

2. a small, light, one-horse carriage with two wheels

3. a person who uses magic or sorcery

4. a small, round stone used to cover road surfaces

5. made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns

6. referring to the years Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire

7. an extensive group of states or countries ruled by asingle authority

8. a long and distinct period of history with a particularfeature or characteristic

9. radical changes that took place as a result of mechanical production; the shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large scale factory production

10. a former British coin and monetary unit equal to twelve pence

11. an excavation in the earth from which ore or minerals can be extracted

12. to rule as a king or queen


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Spelling Challenge - Chapters 1 & 2For each question below a number of similar words appear, but only one is spelled correctly and matches the clue that is provided. Write the letter of the correctly spelled word in the space by the question number.

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to rule as a king or queen

A. reigne B. raign C. riegn D. reign

2.

a woman's or child's hat tied under the chin, usually with a brim framing the face

A. bonet B. bonnet C. bonnyt D. bonnete

3.

a spire on the top of a church tower or roof

A. steeple B. steeeple C. steple D. steepl

4.

pleasingly graceful and stylish

A. elegant B. eleganc C. elegent D. elagant

5.

good-looking

A. handsom B. hanjsome C. handsome D. hanndsome

6.

referring to the years Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire

A. Victoriane B. Victorian C. Victorien D. Viktorian

7.

made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns

A. ornatee B. arnate C. orneat D. ornate

8.

a small, round stone used to cover road surfaces

A. kobblestone B. cobblestone C. cobblston D. coblestone

9.

a four wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses

A. cakriage B. cariage C. carriage D. carriege

10.

an important assignment

A. misssion B. mission C. mision D. missiun

11.

having a great deal of money; rich

A. whealthy B. wealthye C. weilthy D. wealthy

12.

a person who uses magic or sorcery

A. enchantir B. enchanter C. enchanteg D. inchanter

13.

radical changes that took place as a result of mechanical production; the shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large scale factory production

A. Industrial Revolusion B. Inddustrial Revolution C. Industrial Revolution D. Industbial Revolution


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Word Search - Ch 1 & 2At the bottom of the page is a list of words. These words are hidden in the puzzle. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - frontwards or backwards. When you locate a word, draw a circle around it.

BONNET ENCHANTER MINE STEEPLE

BUGGY ERA MISSION STUN

CARRIAGE FACTORY ORNATE TOP HAT

COBBLESTONE FADE PLUMP VELVET

CROWN HANDSOME REIGN VICTORIAN

ELEGANT HOOP SKIRT RUFFLE WEALTHY

EMPIRE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION SHILLING

I S T U N U R C P F U S C Z A V W R E C

I H H C V I C T O R I A N E I Y D E R D

F A Q C F O U R U F F L E Z T S P L A E

I N D U S T R I A L R E V O L U T I O N

I D O K B Q C O B B L E S T O N E V Z I

Z S L C R O W N P L U M P S S K T B C C

V O G B U O R N A T E K Q G I O Z Z D N

E M I T Z B U G G Y Y I X B O N N E T Y

L E T O P H A T R M U E N C H A N T E R

V P D E S G S I I S H I L L I N G L E U

E T C R A K T X M Y W E A L T H Y S L U

T S X E B O E L I E M P I R E M I N E Z

K V R I C S E F S H O O P S K I R T G W

Y J V G P K P L S C A R R I A G E T A R

W D R N C E L N I U K Q J W F B O V N C

Q J B R K F E Q O V I F A C T O R Y T P

J K Q J Y C K C N A G B F A D E W S N R

HANDWRITING/SPELLING PRACTICE – CHAPTERS 1 & 2

enchanter

mission Victorian

velvetcarriage

handsome

cobblestone

ornate

plumpcrownelegantempire reign factory bonnetwealthyruffleshillingIndustrial

Revolution


VICTORIAN GRAPHICS(including some of the people and places mentioned in the book)


Queen Victoria

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