Chapter 1
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ bluffs
A. looked over or examined
2. ______ jaunt
B. very serious, dark, gloomy
3. ______ solemnly
C. a steep hill or cliff
4. ______ jubilant
D. loudly happy
5. ______ surveyed
E. a short trip
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. Which boy is the more responsible one, Tony or Joel? Why? _______________________________________________
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7. What does it mean when Joel thinks to himself, “To win this argument would be to lose.”? ______________________
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8. What was Joel’s plan to get out of Tony’s wild idea of climbing the bluffs? Did his plan work? ____________________
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9. What activity did Joel try to get Tony to do instead of climbing the bluffs? ___________________________________
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10. What does the phrase “on my honor” mean to you? ____________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
Most people and characters have a combination of traits we admire and traits we don’t admire. For instance, they
might be incredibly brave, but selfish at the same time. Choose a character from the book that you have mixed feelings
about. Then use a T-chart to list the things you like about them on the left and things you don’t like on the right. Then
write about whether or not you would want them as a friend.
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Chapter 2
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ betrayed
A. movement of some body part to express your feelings
2. ______ haphazardly
B. excitement
3. ______ deserted
C. to be disloyal or unfaithful
4. ______ gesture
D. empty
5. ______ enthusiastically
E. without organization, carelessly
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. What was Tony’s nickname for the river? ______________________________________________________________
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7. Why did Joel want to get up to such a fast speed going down the hill into the Vermillion River Valley? ______________
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8. Why did Joel feel betrayed by his father? ______________________________________________________________
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9. Describe the Vermillion River, use at least 3 adjectives. ___________________________________________________
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10. What did Tony want to do instead of going to Starved Rock? ______________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
While Joel was swimming to the sandbar, he heard Tony having trouble and realized at that moment that Tony was not a
very good swimmer. If you were Joel, what would you have done when you realized this?
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Chapter 3
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ gawk
A. to stare
2. ______ plunged
B. moving violently
3. ______ immersing
C. staring angrily
4. ______ thrashing
D. dive suddenly
5. ______ glowering
E. completely covering with water
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. What would you have done with Tony’s bike? ___________________________________________________________
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7. What did Joel challenge Tony to do? __________________________________________________________________
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8. What did Joel compare the river to? __________________________________________________________________
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9. What did Tony pretend to be when he stood up after going under the water for the first time? ___________________
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10. Create a question for Chapter 3. ____________________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
Have you ever dared someone to do something you knew they shouldn’t, or have you ever been dared to do something
you knew you shouldn’t do? Write about what happened.
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Venn Diagram
Complete the Venn Diagram below. Compare and contrast Joel and Tony. Write at least 3 items in each section.
Joel
Tony
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Chapter 4
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ eddied
A. sparkling, shimmering
2. ______ spewing
B. irritated
3. ______ glistening
C. moving against the current, swirling
4. ______ agitated
D. spitting out
5. ______ indistinct
E. nothing different or extraordinary
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. What did Joel realize had happened to Tony? ___________________________________________________________
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7. What was Tony’s reason for not wanting to work out at the pool? __________________________________________
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8. What had Joel never noticed about Tony before (hint: look at the second paragraph of Chapter 4)? _______________
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9. What did Joel first think was the reason he couldn’t find Tony? ____________________________________________
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10. Was Tony a good swimmer? Give an example. _________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
What do great artists and writers have in common? Both have the ability to bring settings to life. Choose a favorite
setting in the book. In one of the picture frames below draw a picture that represents that location. In the other, use
words to write a careful description. Be sure to use lots of details in both the picture and in your words.
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Chapter 5
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ deceptively
A. shook violently
2. ______ inverted
B. inside out or upside down
3. ______ erratic
C. dark, gloomy
4. ______ murky
D. dishonestly
5. ______ convulsed
E. following an unusual course
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. As Joel ran toward the highway, what was he hoping to see?_______________________________________________
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7. What had Tony left behind that proved to Joel that Tony was not just playing a joke on him? _____________________
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8. What was the object in the water that Joel thought was Tony? _____________________________________________
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9. How did Joel feel about the river at the end of Chapter 5? ________________________________________________
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10. Create a question for Chapter 5. ____________________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
What’s the big idea of the story so far? Fill the light bulb below with a complete sentence that tells what you think the
most important message of the book is. Then write a sentence about how that connects to your life.
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Chapter 6
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ crested
A. stiff
2. ______ reverberated
B. a sudden thought to do something
3. ______ impulse
C. coming over the top
4. ______ rigid
D. paused
5. ______ hesitated
E. echoed
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. How did the teenage boy respond when Joel asked him for help finding Tony in the river? _______________________
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7.Why did the boy quit looking for Tony in the river? _______________________________________________________
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8. Describe the car that the teenagers were in. ____________________________________________________________
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9. What did Joel tell the boy so that he wouldn’t tell the police what had happened? _____________________________
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10. What did the teenage boy say that Joel needed to do next? ______________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
parenthesis ( ). Example: It was raining cats and dogs. (idiom)
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Reader Response
Diamante Poem
The poem you will create is in the shape of a diamond, thus the name! Read the poem below, then follow the directions
to create your own diamante poem.
TRUTH
HONEST, REAL
GIVING, BELIEVING, TRUSTING
CHURCH, COURTROOM, DETENTION, PRISON
STEALING, TAKING, CHEATING
DISHONEST, UNTRUE
LIE
Line 1: antonym to line 7
Line 2: two adjectives (describing words) that relate to the word in line 1
Line 3: three –ing words that relate to the word in line 1
Line 4: two nouns that relate to the word in line 1, then two nouns that relate to the word in line 7
Line 5: three –ing words that relate to the word in line 7
Line 6: two adjectives (describing words) that relate to the word in line 7
Line 7: antonym to line 1
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Chapter 7
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ nonchalance
A. a raised wall next to a road
2. ______ bleating
B. acting as if nothing is wrong
3. ______ fishtailed
C. thick and close together
4. ______ dense
D. to have the rear end of a vehicle slide out of control
5. ______ embankment
E. sounding like the cry of a sheep or goat
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. What was Joel trying to decide on his ride from Starved Rock back to the river? _______________________________
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7. What had Joel’s mother always told him that he was the worst at? __________________________________________
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8. Why did Joel unfold Tony’s shirt after folding it? _________________________________________________________
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9. What did Joel do when the small red car came over the hill? ______________________________________________
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10. Where did Joel want to hide? _______________________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
parenthesis ( ). Example: It was raining cats and dogs. (idiom)
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Reader Response
Mirror, mirror on the wall…who resembles you most of all? Choose the character from the book that is most like you.
Then use the graphic organizer to record at least four ways your lives are alike.
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Chapter 8
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ elasticized
A. stretched
2. ______ dam
B. grumbled
3. ______ interval
C. manner in which someone stands
4. ______ muttered
D. a barrier to hold back the flow of water
5. ______ stance
E. a space of time between events
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. How did Mrs. Zabrinsky know that Joel was home? ______________________________________________________
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7. Why didn’t Joel let anyone in the house? ______________________________________________________________
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8. Why do you think that Joel could smell dead fish and the stink of the river on him, but no one else could? __________
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9. Who did Joel want to blame for Tony’s death? __________________________________________________________
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10. Create a question for Chapter 8. ____________________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
If you were Joel’s little brother, Bobby, how could you try to make Joel feel better when you’re not even sure what is
wrong?
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Chapter 9
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ circular
A. laugh loudly
2. ______ guffaw
B. worried
3. ______ dispel
C. dismissed
4. ______ fretted
D. printed notice or advertisement
5. ______ reverently
E. seriously
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. How had Tony and Joel decided to make money the previous summer? ______________________________________
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7. Bobby said. “That hurts!” after Joel thumped him on the head. What did Joel then say? ________________________
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8. Why had Tony said once that Joel was like an old grandmother? ____________________________________________
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9. At the beginning of Chapter 9, who was Joel now blaming for Tony’s death? __________________________________
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10. What did Joel think the Zabrinskys would do when get got back from his paper route? _________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
Find and circle the words below in the word search. Then choose five of the words and use them in a paragraph (3-5
sentences) about On My Honor.
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Chapter 10
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ vapor
A. damp and sticky
2. ______ clammy
B. liking the taste of
3. ______ relishing
C. an odor
4. ______ murmur
D. with great care
5. ______ gingerly
E. a voice too low to be heard
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. Why didn’t Joel tell his mother what really happened even though he wanted to tell her? _______________________
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7. What did Joel do when he heard his father coming up the stairs? ___________________________________________
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8. What was Joel’s excuse for not knowing that Tony couldn’t swim? __________________________________________
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9. Where did Joel tell the Zabrinsky’s he had seen Tony last? ________________________________________________
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10. Create a question for Chapter 10. ___________________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
The US Post Office is creating a brand new stamp to honor the book. Draw a super stamp that tells all about the book in
pictures and symbols. When your work is complete, write a paragraph that explains your choices.
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Chapter 11
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ muted
A. at the same time
2. ______ hurtled
B. receiving without giving back
3. ______ simultaneously
C. muffled, not easily heard
4. ______ silhouetted
D. showed against a light background
5. ______ absorbing
E. rushed suddenly
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. Who did Joel see when he looked out his window? ______________________________________________________
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7. Who did Joel blame for Tony’s death at the end of the chapter? ____________________________________________
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8. What was in the plastic bag that the police officer had? ___________________________________________________
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9. What did the police officer say was the worst thing that the Zabrinskys were going through? ____________________
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10. Create a question for Chapter 11. ___________________________________________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Reader Response
Was there a place in the book that had an incredible cliff-hanger? Fill in the graphic organizer with the big problem on
the “cliff” and resolution on the “parachute.”
Problem
Solution
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Chapter 12
Vocabulary: Match the word with the correct definition.
1. ______ harshly
A. not graceful
2. ______ quivering
B. with uncertainty
3. ______ pummel
C. to hit again and again
4. ______ tentatively
D. roughly
5. ______ awkward
E. trembling
Comprehension: Answer the questions in a complete sentence.
6. How did Joel’s father respond when Joel began to cry? ___________________________________________________
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7. Instead of leaving Joel, what did his father do? __________________________________________________________
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8. Why didn’t Joel’s father punish him? __________________________________________________________________
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9. Why did Joel’s father apologize to him? _______________________________________________________________
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10. When Joel said, “It should have been me,” how did his father respond? _____________________________________
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Figurative Language: Find 3 examples of figurative language from the chapter, write the type of figurative language in
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Main character
2 words describing the
main character.
3 words describing the setting.
4 words describing the main problem.
5 words describing an important event.
6 words describing another important event.
7 words describing the solution.
8 words describing the story's theme.
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Reader Response
Celebrate the book with a triple scoop! Write a sentence for the beginning, middle, and end in the three scoops. The
book’s title and author go in the cone, and the genre inside the cherry! When you are done, lightly color your ice cream
cone!
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