By Angela, Derek,
Logan, Lucy, Riley,
and Sierra
February, 2010
Chapter Work
1. My Father Meets the
Cat
2. My Father Runs
Away
3. My Father Finds the
Island
4. My Father Finds the
River
5. My Father Meets
Some Tigers
Vocabulary
6. My Father Meets a
Rhinoceros
7. My Father Meets a
Lion
8. My Father Meets a
Gorilla
9. My Father Makes a
Bridge
10. My Father Finds the
Dragon
Questions
Vocabulary
1. My Father Meets the
Cat
2. My Father Runs
Away
3. My Father Finds the
Island
4. My Father Finds the
River
5. My Father Meets
Some Tigers
Chapter Work
6. My Father Meets a
Rhinoceros
7. My Father Meets a
Lion
8. My Father Meets a
Gorilla
9. My Father Makes a
Bridge
10. My Father Finds the
Dragon
Questions
Chapter Two- Vocabulary
My Father Runs Away
_Course, A series of lessons.
The lesson at his house was very hard.
_Nobody, not a single person.
Nobody was there.
_Inconvenient, if something is inconvenient, it
causes trouble or difficulty.
Chapter Seven- Vocabulary
My Father Meets a Lion
• Yesterday- a day that was the day before
today.
Yesterday was fun.
• Skidded- to slide across the ground.
I skidded across the ground.
Divide-
Chapter Six Vocabulary
My Father Meets a Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros, a large animal with a horn that
lives in Africa.
Chapter Five Vocabulary
My Father Meets some Tigers
Gloomy- Managed, Drier ,whispery
Gloomy- A very sad feeling
Managed-to do something right away
Drier-to not be wet
Whispery- to be secretive.
My Father Meets the Cat
Dreadful- A horrible thing. A pool when
it gets struck by lightning.
Particularly- A specific thing you want.
Inconvenient- being mean to someone
or something.
Questions
1. My Father Meets the
Cat
2. My Father Runs Away
3. My Father Finds the
Island
4. My Father Finds the
River
5. My Father Meets Some
Tigers
Chapter Work
6. My Father Meets a
Rhinoceros
7. My Father Meets a
Lion
8. My Father Meets a
Gorilla
9. My Father Makes a
Bridge
10. My Father Finds the
Dragon
Vocabulary
My Father Meets the Cat
1.Where did Elmer meet the cat?
Chapter 6
• Were did Elmer find the Rhinoceros?
• What was the rhinoceros complaining
about?
• What did Elmer give the rhinoceros?
• Was the Rhinoceros happy with it?
Answers for Chapter 5
1. Elmer found seven tigers.
2. Elmer gave the tigers gum to chew so
they wouldn’t eat him.
3. The tigers were happy because Elmer
gave them something to chew on.
My Father Meets some Tigers
• How many tigers did Elmer find?
•
What did Elmer give the tigers?
•
Did the tigers like what he gave them?
•
Did they eat Elmer or not?
chapter 5 • How many tigers did the father find?
•
What did the father give the tigers?
•
Did the tigers like what he gave them?
•
Did they eat him or not?
Chapter OneMy Father Meets the cat
Elmer found a cat in the street. He took the
cat home. Elmer asked his mother for a saucer
of milk. His mother wouldn't let him keep the
cat. So Elmer hid him in the cellar. His mother
found the cat’s saucer of milk and whipped
Elmer and threw the cat out the door.
The cat talked about Wild Island and how
Elmer could fly.
Chapter 2My Father Runs Away
Elmer ran away on a boat to Wild
Island. Wild Island had a big muddy river.
Earlier, the cat told Elmer about a dragon
that was trapped on Wild Island. Elmer
wanted to save the dragon from all the
wild animals on Wild Island.
Chapter 3 –
My Father Finds the Island
Elmer got on the boat to Wild Island
without being caught. He put a sack over
himself so he would not get caught on
the boat. He arrived at Wild Island a few
days later.
Chapter 4My Father Finds the River
Elmer thought about finding the river
because the dragon was tied to a tree on
the other side. He met two boars and a
mouse and two turtles. He had to go
through the jungle to find the dragon.
Chapter 5My Father Meets Some Tigers.
Some tigers found Elmer in the
jungle. They were going to eat him
unless he gave them something to eat.
He gave them some gum the cat had
told him to bring so they would not eat
him.
Chapter 6My Father Meets a Rhinoceros
Elmer found a rhinoceros by the
river when he stopped to get a drink of
water. The rhino saw Elmer and scooped
him up with his horn. The rhino said his
horn was dirty and then put Elmer down.
Elmer offered to give him something to
clean it. He gave him a toothbrush and
toothpaste.
Chapter 7My Father Meets a Lion
Elmer met a lion. The lion
growled at him and planned to eat
him. The lion told Elmer that his
mane was ratty and his mother is
coming. Elmer said he had
something for the lion and gave him
a comb and a brush. The lion
groomed his mane and Elmer
escaped.
Chapter 8My Father Meets a Gorilla
While walking in the jungle on his
way to the river, Elmer met a big gorilla.
Elmer gave some monkeys magnifying
glasses to find where fleas were on the
gorilla’s chest.
My father found the crossroads to see
how to get to the river.
Chapter 5
questions
1. How many tigers did Elmer find?
2. What did Elmer give the tigers?
3. Did the tigers like what Elmer gave
them?
4. Did they eat Elmer or not?
Chapter 6 questions
1. Were did he find the Rhinoceros?
2. What was the rhinoceros complaining
about?
3. What did Elmer give the rhinoceros?
4. Was the rhinoceros happy with it?
Chapter 7 questions
• 1.Where does the father get a drink?
2.What does the father find?
3.What did the father give the lion?
4.What was the lion upset about?
Chapter 9My Father Makes a Bridge
Elmer tricked the crocodiles into
making a bridge by giving them
lollipops to make a line across the river.
He climbed across their backs to get to
the other side of the river where the
dragon was tied up!
Chapter 10My Father Finds the Dragon
At last, Elmer crossed to the other side
of the river. It was hard finding the
dragon but he finally found him tied to a
tree. The dragon was in misery and pain.
The other animals on Wild Island
tried to cross the river to stop Elmer from
freeing the dragon and escaping with
him.
Elmer flew away into the sky with the
dragon!
Questions 2-4
1. Why does Elmer run away?
2. How does Elmer find the island?
3. How does Elmer get on the boat without
getting caught?
Answers
Questions 8
• Who was the first animal Elmer met in
the forest?
• What did the monkies find on the cretin
animal chest?
• What did Elmer give the monkies to find
the thing on the animals chest?
Answers
Questions 9
• What did Elmer give to the crocodiles?
• Why did Elmer trick the crocodile’s into
making the bridge?
• How many lollipops did Elmer pull out
of his knapsack?
Answers
Questions 10
• What did Elmer find around the dragons
neck?
• Who did Elmer almost get caught by?
• who came to get the Dragon?
Answers
Answers 2-4
1. To help the dragon and to save Wild
Island.
2. Elmer gets on the boat to save Wild
Island.
3. Elmer sneaks in the cranberry bag in the
cellar.
Answers Chapters 8-10
• Gorilla ,He found the Gorilla.
• a flea, The monkies found a flea on the
gorillas chest.
• Lollypops , He gave the lollypops to the
crocodiles.
• a rope ,a rope was tied around the
dragons neck.
Vocabulary 8
Rhinoceros, chewing, busy, horse feathers,
chewing, To grind food in teeth, she was
chewing very slowly.
Busy, Having a lot to do,
She was very busy.
horse feathers, A saying for frustrations He
was mad and said horse feathers.,
Vocabulary 9
• Disorderly, unfriendly, rubber,
• Disorderly, A confusion chows,
She was disorderly.
unfriendly, Not nice,
He is unfriendly.
Rubber, A mix of materials,
It was rubber.
Vocabulary 10
• Stamped, recovered, circles,
• Stamped, A small peace of paper that
has bean patched,
The dragon was Stamped.
recovered, A return to good health,
he finely recovered.
circles, A round object with a center point,
She was running in circles.
Vocabulary 1
Exactly, in every detail.