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The Ferry Horn

Read a story about two cousins on a ferry, tell how each feels about the horn, and practice reading each character's words in a different voice.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.2.6

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1 Common Core standard
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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students tell how two characters feel differently about the same event.
Students match a character's words to that character's point of view.
Students choose a voice that fits what a character says and feels.

How to use

Read the story aloud with two readers, one for each cousin. Then have students answer the questions and try the voices again in pairs.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.2.6

Recognize that characters can have different points of view, and read dialogue aloud in a different voice for each character.

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The Ferry Horn

Tell how two cousins feel and read their words in different voices.

Read the story

The Ferry Horn

1Tomás and his cousin Mei stood at the front of the ferry. The boat was leaving the dock, and gray waves slapped its sides. Then the captain pulled a rope, and the big horn went BOOM.

2"Wow!" Tomás shouted, bouncing on his toes. "That is the best sound in the whole world!" He grinned at Mei. "I wish it would blow again and again!"

3Mei pressed her hands over her ears. "It is too loud," she said in a small, shaky voice. "It makes my tummy jump!" Then she added, "I wish the horn would stay quiet."

4Soon the horn blew once more. Tomás cheered. Mei squeezed her eyes shut and counted to three. When the sound stopped, she peeked at the harbor. "The sea does look pretty from here," she said, "but I do not like the horn."

5Tomás giggled. "You can cover your ears, and I will listen for both of us," he said. Then the two cousins watched the island come closer.

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