Twenty Questions Dear Mr. Blueberry

Twenty Questions

1. “Dear Mr. Blueberry” is a collection of what that pass between Emily and Mr. Blueberry? It is a collection of letters. A correct answer is worth 100 points.

2. According to the postmarks on Emily’s letters, where does she live? She lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts. A correct answer is worth 100 points.

3. How does Emily know Mr. Blueberry? Mr. Blueberry is her teacher. A correct answer is worth 100 points.

4. What does Emily do first to help her whale? She puts salt in the pond. A correct answer is worth 100 points.

5. What does Mr. Blueberry tell Emily about lost whales? He says that whales live in the oceans and never get lost. A correct answer is worth 100 points.

6. What is the first reason Mr. Blueberry gives that Emily’s pond cannot have a whale in it? Whales don’t live in ponds, but in salt water. A correct answer is worth 500 points.

7. What is Mr. Blueberry’s second reason Arthur cannot be a whale? Whales don’t get lost. They always know where they are in the ocean. A correct answer is worth 500 points.

8. Why is Mr. Blueberry sure that Emily’s whale is not a blue whale? A blue whale would be much too big for the pond. A correct answer is worth 300 points.

9. Why does Emily think her whale is a blue whale? He looks blue. A correct answer is worth 200 points.

10. Emily was very happy when her whale jumped up and did this. The whale jumped up and spurted water. The correct answer is worth 300 points.

11. When does Arthur let Emily stroke his head? After she read her whale Mr. Blueberry’s letter, Arthur let Emily stroke his head. A correct answer is worth 500 points.

12. What does it mean if whales are migratory? They travel great distances each day. A correct answer is worth 500 points.

13.Why does Emily think Arthur left the pond? She thinks he decided to migrate after she read him Mr. Blueberry’s letter. A correct answer is worth 700 points.

14. What does Mr. Blueberry tell Emily she might do when she gets older? She might sail the oceans studying and protecting whales A correct answer is worth 700 points.

15. What does Mr. Blueberry know a lot about? He knows a lot about whales. A correct answer is worth 100 points.

16. Why is Emily sure the whale she sees at the beach is Arthur? The whale lets her stroke his head. A correct answer is worth 500 points.

17. What does Emily feed Arthur? She feed him cornflake crumbs and bread crumbs. A correct answer is worth 300 points.

18. What are three facts about whales in this story? Whales are migratory. Whales eat krill which are tiny shrimplike creatures. Whales live in salt water and never get lost. A correct answer is worth 700 points.

19. What are the two vocabulary words that have to do with facts? Information is a collection of facts, and details are a few facts. A correct answer is worth 500 points.

20. Which vocabulary word means to do strongly? Forcibly means to do something or say something strongly. A correct answer is worth 300 points.