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OUT OF THE DUST

K AREN H ESSE
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OUT OF THE DUST

Karen Hesse
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Table of Contents
Author! Author! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Story in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Word Attack Skills

Making Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Long Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adding Endings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Finding Base Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using Short Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Listening for Syllables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Comprehension Skills
Classifying Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making Inferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Matching Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Classifying Word Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Evaluating What You Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Remembering Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sequencing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Cloze Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Discovering Meaning Through Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Getting the Main Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Determining Cause and Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Matching Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Determining Feelings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Determining Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Study Skills
Determining Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Guide Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using a Pronunciation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Choosing Correct Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creative Skills
Recalling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Writing a Journal Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Creating a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recalling a Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Creating a Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using Descriptive Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Writing a Book Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Explaining Feelings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Optional Spelling and Vocabulary Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Supplementary Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Response Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
OUT OF THE DUST
Author! Author!
KAREN HESSE
Karen Hesse was born on August 29, only the relationships between people but
1952, in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up the relationship between the people and
in a row house surrounded by people, the land itself. It was all about
sights, and sounds, but she often felt alone. forgiveness.”
As a young girl, Karen Hesse spent many Ms. Hesse never attempted to write the
hours “tucked in a corner of the library book any other way than in free verse. She
devouring books.” She was inspired by her said, “The frugality of the life, the
fifth-grade teacher to write. Ms. Hesse hypnotically hard work of farming, and the
knew she was “good with words,” so this grimness of conditions during the dust
wasn’t a hard task. demanded an economy of words.”
Ms. Hesse graduated from the University Ms. Hesse concluded her speech by
of Maryland. She has worked as a teacher, saying that historical fiction gives the
a librarian, an advertising secretary, a reader perspective. It relieves the
typesetter, and a proofreader. pressures of present-day life and gives the
It took almost 30 years for her dream of reader a safe place in which to grow,
publication to come true. In 1991, Wish on transform, and transcend. “It helps us
a Unicorn became her first published understand that sometimes the questions
book. In 1996, The Music of the Dolphins are too hard, that sometimes there are no
won numerous awards, including being answers, and that sometimes there is only
named best book of the year by Booklinks forgiveness.”
and Publishers Weekly magazines. In addition to the Newbery Medal, Out of
In her 1998 Newbery acceptance speech the Dust received the Scott O’Dell Award
for Out of the Dust, Ms. Hesse stated that for Historical Fiction and was named best
the book is not only about the Great book of the year by Publishers Weekly,
Depression but also about forgiveness. Booklinks, and the ALA.
“The whole book, every relationship. Not
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OUT OF THE DUST
The Story in Brief
Billie Jo Kelby is born in the Oklahoma other. Without Ma, Daddy and Billie Jo live
dust bowl. She inherits Daddy’s physical separate lives in the same house.
characteristics and Ma’s love of playing the Then Billie Jo notices that Daddy has
piano. developed spots on his face just like
Because of the lack of rain, the wheat Grandpa, who died of skin cancer. But
crop fails time and again. The dust blows Daddy will not see Doc Rice to have it
day and night. Billie Jo’s only reprieve is treated. Billie Jo can’t handle life on the
playing the piano. farm any longer. She decides the only
One day, Daddy leaves a pan of kerosene solution is to run away, heading west on
by the stove. An accident occurs. Ma is the train.
burned badly. Billie Jo burns her hands Billie Jo travels to Flagstaff, Arizona,
trying to save her mother. Ma delivers the before returning home. But she discovers
infant Franklin, but they both die. that running away does not lessen her
Billie Jo considers her role in the new loneliness. She calls Daddy and tells him
family and life on the farm. Strangely, she will be home soon.
Daddy begins digging a hole for a pond in Daddy meets Billie Jo at the train, and
the yard. they begin to forge a new relationship.
Billie Jo’s disfigured hands are a They both visit Doc Rice.
constant source of pain. She is uneasy Daddy has met a woman at the night
around others. But she enters a talent show school he has been attending. He and
and wins third prize. The pain in her hands Louise have fallen in love while Billie Jo
is unbearable. Billie Jo worries that she has was gone. Louise gives Billie Jo time to
won the prize out of pity, not talent. adjust to the relationship.
Arley and Miss Freeland encourage Billie Billie Jo and Daddy begin to repair their
Jo to continue playing. But it’s too painful, relationship, and Billie Jo and Louise begin
both physically and emotionally. to develop one. The Kelbys soon start to
Billie Jo and Daddy grieve separately feel like a family again.
and silently. They find no comfort in each
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Winter 1934
Making Compounds
Two words combined form a compound. Each word in
Box A forms the first part of a compound. Each word in
Box B forms the second part. In the blank in each
sentence below, write the compound that best completes
the sentence. Use a word from each box to make your
compounds.
Box A Box B
pepper fare payment foot
grand over headed day
birth week nights boy
cheek half bones way
plow red mint pa
bare well
Example: Ma was barefoot in the kitchen.
1. Billie Jo was a girl with like bicycle handles.
2. The girl had a fondness for apples.
3. Billie Jo’s had died of cancer.
4. The rabbits could hop to Liberal and still not find food.
(continued)

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Making Compounds
Winter 1934
5. A party for Livie Killian was Thursday night at the

Old Rock Schoolhouse.
6. Ma wanted Billie Jo to stay home and study.
7. Mad Dog had a voice better than any should have.
8. Billie Jo had been asked to perform at the President’s ball.
9. Billie Jo longed for a piece of .
10. Billie Jo laid the on Mr. Hardly’s counter.

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Winter 1934
Using Long Vowels

Read the words in the word box. Each meantime straight babies
word contains a long vowel sound. Say the potatoes behind piano
words to yourself and listen for the long believe nightie truly
vowel sounds. Then read each sentence. weight crazy
Choose a word from the word box to
complete each sentence. Write your
answer on the blank line.
Example: Billie Jo had a hunger for playing the piano .
1. Ma hadn’t had any except Billie Jo.
2. Ma was the only one who taught Billie Jo to play the piano.
3. The music seemed to spring from Billie Jo’s fingers.
4. Billie Jo felt almost while playing at the ball.
5. In the , Arley had asked Billie Jo to play two more times.
6. Ma had sewn a feed-sack for the new baby.
7. The door to Hardly’s store slammed Billie Jo.
8. Mr. Hardly’s attic had collapsed under the of the dust.
9. Daddy said the had been peppered with dust.
10. Daddy tried to that the rains would come soon.

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Winter 1934
Adding Endings
Read each sentence. Then look at the word shown in
parentheses at the end of the sentence. Add an ending
such as -ed, -ing, -s, or -er to the word to make it fit in
the sentence. Remember, you may need to change the
word when you add the ending. Write the new word in
the blank.
Example: Billie Jo had a fondness for apples. (fond)
1. From the time, Billie Jo was restless. (early)
2. Aunt Ellis was almost 14 years than Daddy. (old)
3. Many grown men were seen clubbing to death. (bunny)
4. Ma and Daddy never had other . (child)
5. The of the Palace Theater asked Arley to find talent to

perform. (manage)
6. Ma got whenever Billie Jo asked permission to play the

piano. (test)
7. Billie Jo crept across the store’s floor. (wood)
8. Billie Jo forgot to keep track of how Mr. Hardly was money.

(handle)
9. Billie Jo was going to miss some school because of all the .

(rehearse)
10. Billie Jo scored higher than anyone else on the tests.

(achieve)

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Spring 1934
Finding Base Words

Each word below has been made by adding an ending
such as -ly, -ed, or -ing to a base word. On the blank
beside each word, write the base word.
Example: coughing cough
1. closed 11. poppies
2. grumbles 12. brightening
3. different 13. juicy
4. grown 14. peppery
5. happening 15. fared
6. crusty 16. delivered
7. farmer 17. elevator
8. teacher 18. connections
9. nursing 19. earnings
10. flowers 20. voices

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Spring 1934
Using Short Vowels

compliment chickens testing
Read the words in the word box. Each something leveling fences
word contains a short vowel sound. Say windmill delicate glass
the words to yourself and listen for the blessing kitchen
short vowel sounds. Then read each
sentence. Choose a word from the word
box to complete each sentence. Write your
answer on the blank line.
Example: Dust blew in the gaps around the window glass .
1. Billie Jo was her fingers on the piano keys.
2. Ma slammed around the while Billie Jo played.
3. Joe De La Flor was riding when Billie Jo passed by.
4. Ma wanted to fill the pond using the .
5. Ma wouldn’t think of her apple trees.
6. Ma went outside to the so Daddy wouldn’t see her anger.
7. Billie Jo wondered how Mad Dog knew she didn’t.
8. The trees were thick with blossoms.
9. The fast, hard rain was no .
10. Arley and his wife gave Ma a .

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Spring 1934
Listening for Syllables

Say each of the words below to yourself. The number
of vowel sounds you hear in each word will be the same
as the number of syllables. Decide how many syllables
are in each word. Then write the number on the blank
line after each word.
Example: schoolhouse 2
1. bonus 16. graves
2. storm 17. tornado
3. everything 18. countryside
4. withered 19. stomach
5. future 20. prairie
6. quaking 21. choice
7. simmering 22. ground
8. butterfly 23. enough
9. everyone 24. dropping
10. remember 25. miracle
11. blossoms 26. convince
12. petals 27. piano
13. boughs 28. crazy
14. bring 29. sounds
15. seventeen 30. amazing

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Summer 1934
Classifying Words
In each group of words below, one word does not
belong with the others. Draw a line through the word
that does not belong. Then decide what the other three
words have in common. Write your answer on the blank
line after the words.
Example: five sixteen apron forty
numbers
They are all __________________________________________________.
1. melon apple pear throat
They are all _________________________________________________.
2. day night dust afternoon
They are all _________________________________________________.
3. California Canada New Mexico Nevada
They are all _________________________________________________.
4. milk water coffee kerosene
They are all _________________________________________________.
5. anyone brother mother sister
They are all _________________________________________________.
(continued)

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Classifying Words
Summer 1934
6. walls dunes floorboards foundation
They are all _________________________________________________.
7. leaves stalks roots fields
They are all _________________________________________________.
8. trees wheat meat grass
They are all _________________________________________________.
9. baby jackrabbits mice sheep
They are all _________________________________________________.
10. doll pond ball marbles
They are all _________________________________________________.

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Summer 1934
Making Inferences
Read each of the questions below. Then read the three
possible answers. Think about what happened in the
chapter “Summer 1934” of Out of the Dust. Use what you
know to choose the best answer for each question.
Circle the number next to the answer you choose.
a. Why did Ma cry when she heard about the five Dionne
babies?
1. Ma was jealous because she wanted five babies.

2. Ma knew she would have trouble taking care of one.
3. Ma was cutting onions at the time of the news.
b. Why did Daddy take the emergency money and get

drunk?
1. Daddy got drunk every night.

2. Daddy knew that Billie Jo would spend the money on
sheet music.
3. Daddy wanted to escape the problems at home.
c. Why did Billie Jo name the baby Franklin?
1. Billie Jo knew her father hated the name Franklin.

2. Franklin was the only male name that Billie Jo could
think of.
3. Billie Jo thought highly of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
(continued)

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Making Inferences
Summer 1934
d. What did Billie Jo think the women meant when they

spoke about the accident?
1. Billie Jo thought they really blamed her.

2. Billie Jo thought the women were very sympathetic
toward her.
3. Billie Jo thought they really blamed her father.
e. Why did Billie Jo not look over her shoulder as she

walked to town?
1. Billie Jo was afraid someone was following her.

2. Billie Jo would have turned around and run for home.
3. Billie Jo didn’t want to look back at her past.

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OUT OF THE DUST

Summer 1934
Matching Synonyms
screaming bodies shook
A synonym is a word having the same or
faraway burned rain
nearly the same meaning as another word.
dropping raced get
Read each sentence. Choose a synonym
satisfy piled
from the word box to replace the italicized
word. Write your answer on the blank line.
Example: rain Ma stood outside in the drizzle.
1. Billie Jo dreamed of making a home in a distant place.
2. Billie Jo tore after Ma when she ran from the house.
3. The piano sounded like someone shrieking in pain.
4. Dust heaped against every wall.
5. Billie Jo shuddered every time she looked at Ma.
6. The smell of scorched skin filled the tiny house.
7. Not even water seemed to quench Ma’s thirst.
8. Billie Jo saw a cloud of grasshoppers descending on

Daddy’s wheat.
9. Daddy’s sister came to fetch the baby.
10. Billie Jo saw carcasses of jackrabbits, birds, and mice along

the road.

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Autumn 1934
Classifying Word Groups

Read the following sentences. Decide if the italicized
part of the sentence tells you where, when, or how.
Underline the correct choice.
Example: Daddy got a job on Tuesday. where when how
1. It didn’t look good for winter crops. where when how
2. Billie Jo had earned money now and then playing piano. where when how
3. It was hard for Billie Jo to stay in the same room

with a piano. where when how
4. Rain clouds hung low over the farm. where when how
5. The thick air smelled like rain. where when how
6. It even rained in town. where when how
7. The basketball team started practice this week. where when how
8. Billie Jo wanted to play piano again. where when how
9. Billie Jo watched how the snow melted into the earth. where when how
10. Vera planned a dance revue at the Palace. where when how
11. Billie Jo agreed to play because it seemed like it meant

a lot to Arley. where when how
(continued)

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Classifying Word Groups
Autumn 1934
12. Vera’s costumes came all the way from the city. where when how
13. Mad Dog stood by the piano during rehearsals. where when how
14. Mad Dog didn’t stare at Billie Jo’s deformed hands. where when how
15. Billie Jo was grateful to Arley and Vera. where when how
16. Fourteen years ago, Billie Jo had been two. where when how
17. There was an art exhibit last week. where when how
18. The library let Billie Jo in the second and third times for free. where when how
19. Ma’s book of poetry sat on a shelf over the piano. where when how
20. Billie felt angry because she couldn’t see the

art exhibit again. where when how

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Autumn 1934
Evaluating What You Read

Read each of the story situations below. Decide
whether you agree or disagree with what the character
said, did, or thought about the situation. Then explain
why you feel as you do.
1. Daddy decided that he would go to work for Wireless Power. Billie Jo thought it would
be a good idea because the winter crop didn’t look good. She felt that a job would
make Daddy feel better. Do you agree or disagree with Billie Jo? Why?
I _______________________ with Billie Jo because _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Arley Wanderdale was the only one who would talk about Billie Jo’s hands. He
predicted that Billie Jo would be able to play the piano again if only she would try. Do
you agree or disagree with Arley? Why?
I _______________________ with Arley because _________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. In November, it snowed a gentle Christmas snow. Billie Jo thought this would make
her father happy. Do you agree or disagree that the snow would make Daddy happy?
Why?
I _______________________ with Billie Jo because _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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Autumn 1934
Remembering Details
The following questions are about the main character
and some of the events in the book. Write the answers on
the lines below the questions. Be sure to use complete
sentences.
1. Why would Daddy be good at excavating towers? ________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Why didn’t Coach Albright say anything about Billie Jo playing basketball? __________
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Why did the dust stop in November? ___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
4. Why did Billie Jo agree to play for the dance revue? ______________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Why was Billie Jo grateful about the way Mad Dog talked to her? ___________________
____________________________________________________________________________
6. How did Mad Dog get his name? _______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
7. Why did Billie Jo go to the courthouse? _________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

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OUT OF THE DUST

Winter 1935
Sequencing Events
The two sets of events listed below are arranged in
incorrect sequence. Number each set of events in order
from 1 to 5 by writing a 1 in the blank before the event
that happened first, a 2 before the event that happened
next, and so on.
Set 1
The teacher said the family could stay as long as they wanted.
Billie Jo, her classmates, and her teacher entered their classroom.
After several weeks, the family left and headed west.
The students found a family had moved into the classroom.
The next day, students brought food and clothes to share with the family.
Set 2
Billie Jo stood backstage and watched all the other contestants.
Billie Jo practiced every day until the day of the contest.
Billie Jo entered the talent contest.
Billie Jo won the third-place prize in the talent contest.
The Palace Theater announced there would be a talent contest.

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OUT OF THE DUST

Winter 1935
Using Cloze Reading

birthday flying white
Read the paragraphs below. Use the
overalls raised night
words in the word box to fill in the blanks.
dancing alive free
The first example is done for you.
wooden laugh
Couples were (1) dancing at the President’s Ball. The ball was held to
celebrate President Roosevelt’s (2) .
Daddy wore his best (3) , and Billie Jo wore her dress with the
(4) collar. Their feet were (5) as they
danced across the (6) floor.
About ten, Arley announced that they had (7) 33 dollars. They
had done better last year. Of course, everything had been better. Even Billie Jo’s mother
had been (8) then.
This night, though, everyone felt (9) . They felt free of dust,
debt, and withered wheat.
On this special (10) , Billie Jo smiled most of the time. She even
saw her father (11) twice.

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OUT OF THE DUST

Winter 1935
Discovering Meaning
Through Context
Read the following sentences. Three meanings are
given for each italicized word. Use the context of the
sentence to figure out which meaning is correct.
Underline the correct meaning.
Example: During the years of rain, the wheat crop thrived and farmers were happy.
failed grew drowned
1. Chickens died of suffocation because dust clogged their lungs.
danced blocked cleaned
2. After breathing the dust, Billie Jo used a damp cloth to wipe the grime from her nose
and mouth.
food lipstick dirt
3. Thinking of her mother’s death and the wheatless fields, Billie swore that she would
leave that forsaken place.
wretched lush wonderful
4. There was enough rain that relieved farmers watched withered wheat stalks revive.
blow away shrivel up come alive
(continued)

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Discovering Meaning
Through Context
Winter 1935
5. The man, his wife, the three children, and the grandma sat crammed in the tiny pickup.
packed studied comfortably
6. Billie Jo bit her lip and tried to ignore the pain when her hands began to throb from
playing the piano over and over.
mend move ache
7. Billie Jo was getting more and more jittery as she watched the other acts perform. She
could hardly stand still.
cautious relaxed nervous
8. Billie Jo looked at the cracks in the parched earth. There hadn’t been rain for weeks.
dry muddy huge
9. Daddy decided to go to night school. That way he would have prospects to fall back on
if the farm failed.
people opportunities Billie
10. No matter how awful life seemed, Ma was always able to reassure Billie Jo by stroking
her hair or singing her to sleep.
comfort punish irritate

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Spring 1935
Getting the Main Idea

Read each of the following paragraphs. Then read the
four sentences below each paragraph. Choose the
sentence that best states the main idea of the paragraph.
Then neatly copy that sentence on the line provided.
a. Billie Jo was restless. When her father asked her what

was wrong, Billie Jo stormed to her room. Billie Jo’s
mother would have followed her and tried to soothe her.
But Daddy just stood in the middle of the kitchen and
stared after his daughter.
1. Billie Jo was a spoiled child.

2. Billie Jo angered very easily.
3. Mothers are better listeners than fathers.
4. Daddy did not know how to comfort Billie Jo.
b. Billie Jo noticed the raised spots on Daddy’s nose,

cheeks, and neck. They were never there before. Daddy
didn’t seem concerned about the spots. Billie Jo thought
the spots looked just like the cancerous spots that Daddy’s
father had before he died. She thought Daddy should see
Doc Rice.
1. Billie Jo is worried about the spots on her father’s face.

2. Daddy looks just like his father.
3. Daddy thinks the spots will go away.
4. Billie Jo’s grandfather was an ugly man.
(continued)

Name _____________________________
Getting the Main Idea
Spring 1935
c. In April 1935, the skies cleared and blue sky was visible
for miles. By the third day of clear skies, people were
singing and planning picnics and car trips. The last dust
storm seemed a long time in the past.
1. It had been raining for weeks.

2. People were thinking the worst was over.
3. People didn’t have anything better to do when the skies
cleared.
4. The dust storms had been over for months.
d. The whole town gathered at the furniture store to hear

Mad Dog sing on the radio. They clapped time to the music
and hooted and hollered after Mad Dog finished each song.
One would have thought the people had been on the radio
themselves.
1. The townspeople were very lazy.

2. Mad Dog was singing on the radio.
3. The townspeople were happy for Mad Dog.
4. Everyone waited for Billie Jo to play the piano.

Name _____________________________
OUT OF THE DUST

Spring 1935
Determining Cause and Effect

To determine a cause, ask “What is the reason?” To
determine an effect, ask “What is the result?” Match the
causes and effects below. Write the number of the cause
in front of its effect.
Cause Effect
1. Daddy had raised spots on his face A woman welcomed the funeral
like his father had had. procession into her home.
2. Billie Jo didn’t want people staring at Billie Jo crossed her arms tightly
her scarred hands. in front of her.
3. The townspeople knew how fire had The townspeople believed the
changed Billie Jo’s life. worst was over.
4. For three days, the skies were clear Billie Jo worried about her
without a sign of a dust storm. father’s health.
5. A dust storm blew up when the funeral No one talked to Billie Jo

procession was six miles from town. directly about fire.
1. The dust storm finally let up. Daddy got the tractor running so
he could replant the wheat.
2. Billie Jo was unable to play the piano Daddy and Billie Jo cleaned the
at graduation. thick grime out of the truck.
3. A steady rain soaked the ground and Billie Jo asked Daddy if they
softened the earth. could adopt the baby.
4. Mad Dog was going to be singing on Everyone went to the furniture

the radio. store to listen to the radio.
5. Someone abandoned a small baby at Billie Jo stood and walked

the church. offstage.

Name _____________________________
OUT OF THE DUST

Spring 1935
Matching Antonyms
connected partial fanned
An antonym is a word that means the rudeness calmly hope
opposite or nearly the opposite of another skipped began damp
word. Read each sentence. Choose an smiling anger
antonym from the word box to replace the
italicized word. Write your answer on the
blank line.
Example: began Mad Dog finished his last song.
1. Ma always knew how to soothe Billie Jo.
2. The fire boys separated the burning boxcars.
3. Billie Jo thought the dust would have smothered the fire.
4. People staggered out of their homes on the first clear day.
5. The birds flew frantically, trying to keep ahead of the dust.
6. Daddy’s look of desperation told Billie Jo all she needed to

know about the approaching dust storm.
7. The woman found room in her home for the entire

funeral party.
8. The woman’s hospitality helped the people get through

the storm.
9. Aunt Ellis’s invitation was glowering at Billie Jo from the

shelf above the piano.
10. Billie Jo ran her tongue over her parched lips.

Name _____________________________
OUT OF THE DUST

Summer 1935
Determining Feelings
A person does not always express Dust. The name of the character is
feelings directly in words. Sometimes italicized. First study the clues. Then
feelings are shown through other clues as choose the word from the box that best
well. Each of the sentences below provides describes the character’s feelings. Write the
clues to a character’s feelings in Out of the word in the blank in front of the sentence.
sympathetic forgiving worried content caring

remorseful generous hopeful lonely bitter
1. Billie Jo resented the dust and blamed it for her father’s

silence and her mother’s death.
2. Billie Jo had no one to talk to or confide in.
3. Billie Jo shared her stale biscuits with the stranger on

the train.
4. The man’s eyes filled with water when he realized he had

taken food from a child again.
5. Billie Jo nodded with understanding as the man told the

sad story about leaving his family.
6. Billie Jo made a promise to herself to contact the man’s

family and let them know he was alive.
7. Billie Jo wanted her father to see the doctor about the

spots because she didn’t want him to die.
8. Daddy talked about a future of swimming in the pond,

fishing, and planting flowers.
9. Billie Jo and Daddy walked together, comfortable with

each other for the first time in a long while.
10. Billie Jo realized that the past was not all her father’s fault.

Name _____________________________
OUT OF THE DUST

Summer 1935
Determining Fact and Opinion

Some of the following sentences are statements of
fact. Some are statements of opinion. In the blank before
each sentence, write the letter F if that sentence is a
statement of fact. Write O if that sentence is a statement
of opinion.
Example: F Billie Jo was filled with bitterness.
1. It’s hard for all fathers and daughters to talk to each other.
2. Digging ponds is the best way to overcome grief.
3. Billie Jo left the house in the middle of the night.
4. Girls should not ride in boxcars alone.
5. Billie Jo jumped on a westbound train.
6. Billie Jo should have jumped off the train when the man climbed
into the boxcar.
7. Billie Jo gave the man two of her biscuits.
8. Billie Jo should mind her own business and not contact the man’s family.
9. Billie Jo got off the train in Flagstaff, Arizona.
10. Daddy should not have met the train because Billie Jo chose to run away
from home.

Name _____________________________
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Summer 1935
Determining
Alphabetical Order
Words are listed in a dictionary in which they would appear in the dictionary.
alphabetical order. Number the six words Write a 1 in the blank before the word that
in each list below to show the order in comes first alphabetically, and so on.
Example: A. B.
1 piano touch willing
2 picture tonight wind
3 piled tongue watching
6 promises tumbleweed water
4 plant temper waiting
5 pond together wheat
C. D. E.
cover mirror filled
companion mostly family
comes moving finishes
coming mending food
comfort moved father
comb mother Flagstaff
F. G. H.
bitterness digging away
brother dream again
biscuits dying awhile
beneath double anyone
boxcar different address
birthday drifts agency

Name _____________________________
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Autumn 1935
Using Guide Words

At the top of each dictionary page are guide words.
These words are the first and last words on a dictionary
page. The other words on the page fall in alphabetical
order between the guide words.
Put the words in the word box in alphabetical order
under the correct guide words. The first one has been
done for you.
someone figured bandages
heal quiet baskets
middle probably honest
laughed everything kitchen
piano filled anything

mark green first
act—fin final—march mare—tongue
1. anything 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
6. 6. 6.

Name _____________________________
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Autumn 1935
Using a Pronunciation Key

Use the key at the bottom of the page to help
pronounce the respelled words. Write the word correctly
spelled on the line beside the Respelled Word. Use the
Word List to help figure out the Respelled Word.
Respelled Word Word List

Example: (ha: pē) happy history
1. (ban: dij Ez) striped
2. (strı̄pd) reflection
3. (klo: zEt) ache
4. (klēnd) college
5. (his: tE rē) radio
6. (strāt) cleaned
7. (āk) bandages
8. (pē a: nō) right
9. (rā: dē ō) poppies
10. (ri flek: shEn) piano
11. (po: pēz) potatoes
12. (ko: lij) happy
13. (pō tā: tōz) straight
14. (rı̄t) closet
pat/ cāke/ cär/ pet/ mē/ it/ nı̄ce/ pot/ cōld/ nôrth/
book / fool/ boil/ out/ cup/ mūle/ burn/ sing/ thin/
this/ hw in white/ zh in pleasure/ E in about
The : mark indicates an accented syllable.

Name _____________________________
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Autumn 1935
Choosing Correct Meanings

The italicized word in each of the sentences below has
several meanings. Some of the meanings are listed in the
Glossary. Decide which meaning the word has in the
sentence. Then write the number of your choice on the
blank.
Glossary
dream 1. hope 2. picture seen in the mind 3. to imagine
face 1. to confront or deal with 2. to stand with the face toward 3. front part of the
head 4. facial expression
grave 1. serious 2. burial place
place 1. to put 2. an area without definite boundaries 3. space or room 4. house or
dwelling 5. to come in second in a race
time 1. period when action takes place 2. period of history 3. to record the rate of
something 4. tempo
Example: 3 Billie Jo raised her hands to her face.
1. Billie Jo’s heartbeat kept time with her footsteps.
2. Billie Jo’s dreams about the accident occurred less frequently.
3. Billie Jo and Daddy visited the graves of Ma and Franklin.
4. Daddy placed the dirty dishes in the sink.
5. Billie Jo finally had to face the fact that Daddy cared for Louise.
6. Billie Jo had always dreamed of leaving the farm and going

somewhere else.
(continued)

Name _____________________________
Choosing Correct Meanings
Autumn 1935
7. Billie Jo told Louise about times when the family had been happy.
8. Billie Jo and Daddy headed back to their place.
9. Billie Jo noticed the grave expression on the doctor’s face.
10. Billie Jo turned to face the hill where her mother was buried.
11. Billie Jo had found a place near the book of poetry for the letter.
12. This time would be remembered as the Great Depression.
13. Billie Jo made a face at herself in the mirror.
14. Billie Jo had timed how long it took to get from the train station
to the farm.
15. Billie Jo had dreamed of any place where there would be no dust.

Name _____________________________
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Recalling an Event
Think about the accident when Billie Jo and her
mother were burned. Then describe this event to
someone who has not read the book. Remember to
include details about the setting, why the event
happened, how the characters felt, and so on.
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Writing a Journal Sample

Imagine that you are Daddy. In the sample journal
below, express your feelings about an event that has
changed your life.

Name _____________________________
OUT OF THE DUST
Creating a Picture
Draw one of the scenes the author describes in Out of
the Dust. Then write your own description of what you
have drawn.

Name _____________________________
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Recalling a Character
Think about a character from this book. Imagine that
you are describing this character to someone who has
not read the book. Write your description of the
character. Try to include information about the
character’s appearance, likes and dislikes, behavior,
family relationships, and so forth.
Character: ____________________________________________
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Name _____________________________
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Creating a Character
Imagine that you are Billie Jo. It’s been a year since
you returned home, and you’re being interviewed by a
newspaper reporter. Write your answers to the reporter’s
questions on the lines provided.
Reporter: How are you and your father getting along now?
Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________
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Reporter: Explain how Louise has influenced your life in the last year.
Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________
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Reporter: What are your plans for the future?
Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________
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Reporter: How have the early events in your life influenced your plans?
Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________
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Reporter: What advice would you give others faced with similar difficulties?
Your Answer: _________________________________________________________________
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Name _____________________________
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Using Descriptive Words

List four words that can be used to describe each of
the italicized words below. Write your words on the
blanks. Be creative.
Example: ghost
1. pale
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2. spooky
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3. mischievous
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4. floating
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A. Billie Jo B. piano
1. _________________________ 1. __________________________
2. _________________________ 2. __________________________
3. _________________________ 3. __________________________
4. _________________________ 4. __________________________
C. dust D. fire
1. _________________________ 1. __________________________
2. _________________________ 2. __________________________
3. _________________________ 3. __________________________
4. _________________________ 4. __________________________
E. rain F. home
1. _________________________ 1. __________________________
2. _________________________ 2. __________________________
3. _________________________ 3. __________________________
4. _________________________ 4. __________________________

Name _____________________________
OUT OF THE DUST
Writing a Book Recommendation

Do you think other students would enjoy reading Out
of the Dust? On the lines below, explain why you would
recommend reading the book. Mention specific things
you liked about the story. For example, did you think the
story seemed believable? Did you think the characters
were realistic? Did the descriptions of the setting seem
accurate? If you didn’t like the book, tell why you would
not recommend it.
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Name _____________________________
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Explaining Feelings
The questions below ask you to describe the feelings
you had as you read the book. Read each question
carefully. Write your response on the lines provided.
Explain why you felt the way you did. Be sure to use
complete sentences.
1. How did you feel when Billie Jo returned the money to Mr. Hardly?
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2. How did you feel when the wind destroyed most of the apples on Ma’s trees?
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3. How did you feel when Daddy left Billie all alone with her injured mother?
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(continued)

Name _____________________________
Explaining Feelings
4. How did you feel when Billie Jo noticed the spots on her father’s face?
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5. How did you feel when Mad Dog told Billie Jo he was going to Amarillo to sing on the
radio?
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6. How did you feel when Billie Jo and her father began talking on the way home from
the train station?
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7. How did you feel when Billie Jo finally sat down at the piano and began playing again?
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OUT OF THE DUST
Optional Spelling
and Vocabulary Lists
Here are eight word lists from the book. The words
can be used as spelling or vocabulary words.
Winter 1934 Spring 1934

crouched biscuits quarters poppies
bawling bounty rhythms cobbler
fierce whittled sorghum searing
fidgety dazzled stubborn harvest
ancient spindled quaking bushel
revenge pregnant opera delivered
memory rehearsals plowboy convince
muscles achievement drought compliment
riled locomotive delicate gripe
permission ratcheted blizzard amazing
Summer 1934 Autumn 1934

dazzling carcasses excavating reverend
kerosene tufts dollars language
desperate octaves especially benefit
scissors volcano practice admission
antiseptic prairie revue charcoal
chafed grizzled costumes poetry
tortured mortgages deformed pastels
blisters stubble grateful sketch
stupor equipment considering enormous
writhed vanished surrounded exhibit
(continued)

Optional Spelling
and Vocabulary Lists
Winter 1935 Spring 1935

chestnut paralysis soothe static
cranberry embarrassed ignite electricity
suffocated migrants terrified hospitality
thistle moonshine smothered invitation
gullies clarinet sparse graduation
surveying accordion mattresses lightning
festered applause rickety drenching
bleary biddies procession applications
whirling pneumonia descended parcel
infantile curdling invisible dinosaurs
Summer 1935 Autumn 1935

uncomplaining tractored scowled expectations
absence creaked cancer confident
ache reserves mottled sassy
kerchief sustain ointment irritated
shivered grief business chocolate
applied serious ignored intentions
photograph government accident betrothal
gaunt agency flinch diversification
shredding different nourish comical
mustache lonelier gophers arranges

OUT OF THE DUST
Supplementary Activities
Below is a list of ideas that could be used as
supplementary or culminating activities.
I. Oral reading
A. To the entire class
B. To each other
C. To the teacher
D. To a tape recorder
II. Group discussions
A. Author’s writing style
B. Ideas gained from the book
C. Parts of the book
1. Most important
2. Most humorous
3. Most saddening
4. Most exciting
5. Most liked
D. Characters
1. Did the characters seem real?
2. What did you like best about each character?
3. What did you dislike most about each character?
4. Which character was your favorite? Why?
5. List questions to ask each character.
(continued)

Supplementary Activities
III. Spelling bee using words from the book
IV. Role-play situations from the book
V. Artistic creations
A. Murals
B. Dioramas
C. Book jackets
D. Posters
E. Puppets
F. Poetry
G. Costumes
H. Portraits
I. Mobiles
J. Songs
K. Newspaper headlines, articles, and drawings
VI. Research
A. The Great Depression
B. Dust bowl
C. Migrant workers
D. Oklahoma in 1934–1935
E. Skin cancer
VII. Read other books by the same author

OUT OF THE DUST
Response Key
WORD ATTACK SKILLS

Making Compounds (page 9)
1. cheekbones; 2. redheaded; 3. grandpa; 4. halfway; 5. farewell; 6. weeknights;
7. plowboy; 8. birthday; 9. peppermint; 10. overpayment
Using Long Vowels (page 11)

1. babies; 2. truly; 3. straight; 4. crazy; 5. meantime; 6. nightie; 7. behind; 8. weight;
9. potatoes; 10. believe
Adding Endings (page 12)

1. earliest; 2. older; 3. bunnies; 4. children; 5. management; 6. testy; 7. wooden;
8. handling; 9. rehearsals; 10. achievement
Finding Base Words (page 13)

1. close; 2. grumble; 3. differ; 4. grow; 5. happen; 6. crust; 7. farm; 8. teach; 9. nurse;
10. flower; 11. poppy; 12. bright or brighten; 13. juice; 14. pepper; 15. fare; 16. deliver;
17. elevate; 18. connect or connection; 19. earn or earning; 20. voice
Using Short Vowels (page 14)

1. testing; 2. kitchen; 3. fences; 4. windmill; 5. leveling; 6. chickens; 7. something;
8. delicate; 9. blessing; 10. compliment
Listening for Syllables (page 15)

1. 2; 2. 1; 3. 3; 4. 2; 5. 2; 6. 2; 7. 3; 8. 3; 9. 3; 10. 3; 11. 2; 12. 2; 13. 1; 14. 1; 15. 3; 16. 1;
17. 3; 18. 3; 19. 2; 20. 2; 21. 1; 22. 1; 23. 2; 24. 2; 25. 3; 26. 2; 27. 3; 28. 2; 29. 1; 30. 3
COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Classifying Words (page 16)
1. throat/fruits; 2. dust/time measurements; 3. Canada/states; 4. kerosene/beverages;
5. anyone/family members; 6. dunes/parts of a house; 7. fields/parts of a plant;
8. meat/plants; 9. baby/animals; 10. pond/toys
Making Inferences (page 18)

a. 2; b. 3; c. 3; d. 1; e. 3
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Matching Synonyms (page 20)
1. faraway; 2. raced; 3. screaming; 4. piled; 5. shook; 6. burned; 7. satisfy; 8. dropping;
9. get; 10. bodies
Classifying Word Groups (page 21)

1. how; 2. when; 3. where; 4. where; 5. how; 6. where; 7. when; 8. when; 9. where;
10. where; 11. how; 12. where; 13. when; 14. where; 15. how; 16. when; 17. when;
18. when; 19. where; 20. how
Evaluating What You Read (page 23)

Responses will vary.
Remembering Details (page 24)

1. Daddy must be good at digging holes since he had dug a huge hole on the farm. 2. He
didn’t say anything because he didn’t want to mention her hands. 3. The dust stopped
because it finally snowed. 4. She agreed because she knew it meant a lot to Arley. 5. Mad
Dog treated Billie Jo like a normal person, and he didn’t stare at her hands. 6. He got his
name because he bit everything he could when he was two years old. 7. She went to see
the art exhibit that was in the basement.
Sequencing Events (page 25)

Set 1: 3; 1; 5; 2; 4
Set 2: 4; 3; 2; 5; 1
Using Cloze Reading (page 26)

1. dancing; 2. birthday; 3. overalls; 4. white; 5. flying; 6. wooden; 7. raised; 8. alive;
9. free; 10. night; 11. laugh
Discovering Meaning Through Context (page 27)

1. blocked; 2. dirt; 3. wretched; 4. come alive; 5. packed; 6. ache; 7. nervous; 8. dry;
9. opportunities; 10. comfort
Getting the Main Idea (page 29)

a. Daddy did not know how to comfort Billie Jo. b. Billie Jo is worried about the spots on
her father’s face. c. People were thinking the worst was over. d. The townspeople were
happy for Mad Dog.
Determining Cause and Effect (page 31)
Set 1: 5; 2; 4; 1; 3
Set 2: 3; 1; 5; 4; 2
Matching Antonyms (page 32)
1. anger; 2. connected; 3. fanned; 4. skipped; 5. calmly; 6. hope; 7. partial; 8. rudeness;
9. smiling; 10. damp
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Determining Feelings (page 33)
1. bitter; 2. lonely; 3. generous; 4. remorseful; 5. sympathetic; 6. caring; 7. worried;
8. hopeful; 9. content; 10. forgiving
Determining Fact and Opinion (page 34)

1. O; 2. O; 3. F; 4. O; 5. F; 6. O; 7. F; 8. O; 9. F; 10. O
STUDY SKILLS
Determining Alphabetical Order (page 35)
A. 5; 4; 3; 6; 1; 2
B. 5; 6; 2; 3; 1; 4
C. 6; 5; 2; 4; 3; 1
D. 2; 3; 6; 1; 5; 4
E. 3; 1; 4; 6; 2; 5
F. 4; 6; 3; 1; 5; 2
G. 2; 4; 6; 3; 1; 5
H. 5; 2; 6; 4; 1; 3
Using Guide Words (page 36)
act—fin final—march mare—tongue
1. anything 1. first 1. mark
2. bandages 2. green 2. middle
3. baskets 3. heal 3. piano
4. everything 4. honest 4. probably
5. figured 5. kitchen 5. quiet
6. filled 6. laughed 6. someone
Using a Pronunciation Key (page 37)
1. bandages; 2. striped; 3. closet; 4. cleaned; 5. history; 6. straight; 7. ache; 8. piano;
9. radio; 10. reflection; 11. poppies; 12. college; 13. potatoes; 14. right
Choosing Correct Meanings (page 38)

1. 4; 2. 2; 3. 2; 4. 1; 5. 1; 6. 3; 7. 1; 8. 4; 9. 1; 10. 2; 11. 3; 12. 2; 13. 4; 14. 3; 15. 2
CREATIVE SKILLS
Recalling an Event (page 40)
Writing a Journal Sample (page 41)

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Creating a Picture (page 42)
Recalling a Character ( page 43)

Creating a Character (page 44)

Using Descriptive Words (page 45)

Writing a Book Recommendation (page 46)

Explaining Feelings (page 47)

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OUT OF THE DUST
WORD ATTACK SKILLS STUDY SKILLS
Making Compounds Determining Alphabetical Order
Using Long Vowels Using Guide Words
Adding Endings Using a Pronunciation Key
Finding Base Words Choosing Correct Meanings
Using Short Vowels
Listening for Syllables
CREATIVE SKILLS
Recalling an Event
COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Writing a Journal Sample
Classifying Words Creating a Picture
Making Inferences Recalling a Character
Matching Synonyms Creating a Character
Classifying Word Groups Using Descriptive Words
Evaluating What You Read Writing a Book Recommendation
Remembering Details Explaining Feelings
Sequencing Events Supplementary Activities
Using Cloze Reading
Discovering Meaning Through
Context SPELLING AND
Getting the Main Idea VOCABULARY
Determining Cause and Effect Optional Spelling and
Matching Antonyms Vocabulary Lists
Determining Feelings
Determining Fact and Opinion
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The Story in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Word Attack Skills

Using Long Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using Short Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Classifying Word Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Evaluating What You Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using Cloze Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Discovering Meaning Through Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Getting the Main Idea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Determining Cause and Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Determining Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using Guide Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Choosing Correct Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Writing a Journal Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using Descriptive Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Writing a Book Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Optional Spelling and Vocabulary Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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The Story in Brief

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Example: Ma was barefoot in the kitchen.

1. Billie Jo was a girl with like bicycle handles.

2. The girl had a fondness for apples.

3. Billie Jo’s had died of cancer.

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5. A party for Livie Killian was Thursday night at the

6. Ma wanted Billie Jo to stay home and study.

7. Mad Dog had a voice better than any should have.

8. Billie Jo had been asked to perform at the President’s ball.

9. Billie Jo longed for a piece of .

10. Billie Jo laid the on Mr. Hardly’s counter.

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Using Long Vowels

Example: Billie Jo had a hunger for playing the piano .

1. Ma hadn’t had any except Billie Jo.

3. The music seemed to spring from Billie Jo’s fingers.

4. Billie Jo felt almost while playing at the ball.

5. In the , Arley had asked Billie Jo to play two more times.

6. Ma had sewn a feed-sack for the new baby.

7. The door to Hardly’s store slammed Billie Jo.

8. Mr. Hardly’s attic had collapsed under the of the dust.

9. Daddy said the had been peppered with dust.

10. Daddy tried to that the rains would come soon.

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OUT OF THE DUST

Example: Billie Jo had a fondness for apples. (fond)

1. From the time, Billie Jo was restless. (early)

2. Aunt Ellis was almost 14 years than Daddy. (old)

3. Many grown men were seen clubbing to death. (bunny)

4. Ma and Daddy never had other . (child)

5. The of the Palace Theater asked Arley to find talent to

6. Ma got whenever Billie Jo asked permission to play the

7. Billie Jo crept across the store’s floor. (wood)

8. Billie Jo forgot to keep track of how Mr. Hardly was money.

9. Billie Jo was going to miss some school because of all the .

10. Billie Jo scored higher than anyone else on the tests.