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Pirates Past Noon

Jack and Annie travel back in time and meet pirates

with a treasure map.

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Vocabulary

I. Match the words to complete the phrases. Chapter 1~5

keep on his raincoat

pull for the mid-term examination

charge on running

prepare into the rain

II. Choose the correct word. Chapter 1~5

greedy ragged charge rescue snatch

gleeful engrave shove toss mysterious

1 Jane is mysterious . She never talks about herself.

2 The fire fighter rushed into the burning house to rescue my dog.

3 My brother snatch ed the dinosaur from my hand and yelled

“That‟s mine!”

4 I need a new pair of jeans. They are all ragged .

5 Toss me the ball, will you?

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Vocabulary

III. Read the definitions of the words and solve the puzzle. Chapter 1~5

r
2 c o n f u s i o n
a
a 4

3 p ra e p a r e
s
c
a
p
e
1 to make a very loud, deep sound

2 a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you

should do, what something means

3 to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do

something

4 to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner
or not allowed to leave

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Vocabulary

IV. Fill in the blanks. Chapter 6~10

bottle
1 The knights are all armed for the battle .
battle

I asked my mom to buy some ice cream but she ignored

2
ignored my suggestion supported

The troll looked at a gold ring and yelled precious

3
“My precious ring.” poor

When you need help choosing a book, library

4
talk to the librarian . librarian

dismay
5 To my dismay , no guests showed up at the party.
dismiss

V. Match each word with its definition. Chapter 6~10

to quickly push your fingers or another object

seasick
into something/somebody.
poke feeling ill or wanting to vomit when you are
traveling on a boat or ship
century
that can not be seen
invisible a period of 100 years

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Vocabulary

VII. Find the words in the puzzle and write the words in the blanks.
Chapter 6~10

Word Box Puzzle

c r e a t u r e i l t a
dreary
h t c h l d l h m p f y
enchantress
u u h b k w h i a p l e
imagine c v i h u c t m g k o g
k e d r e a r y i c a r
chuckle
l p t r h a g e n u t p
creature e n c h a n t r e s s g

1 My father chuckle d at my jokes.

2 I‟m scared to go out in this dreary night.

3 I wasn‟t quite sure if the creature was a spider or a bee.

4 A female magician is called an enchantress .

5 Can you imagine a house covered with chocolates?

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Comprehension Chapter 1

I. Choose T for true, or F for false.

1 The weather in Pennsylvania was rainy. T F

Annie was sure that the M person was

2 T F
waiting for Jack and Annie.

Jack wasn‟t sure he was ready to meet the M

3 T F
person.

Jack wanted to bring his raincoats and boots

4 just in case. T F

The books in the tree house were all neatly

5 stacked along the wall just the way Jack and T F
Annie had been the day before.

Jack and Annie felt the magic tree house

6
wasn‟t cozy because it was too wet and cold. T F

A cat appeared after Annie made the wish to

7 T F
go to the place in the book.

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Comprehension Chapter 2

I. What can be inferred from the passage?

“We have to study the book first,” said Jack.

He started to reach for the book, but Annie grabbed it.
“We can read it on the beach,” said Annie.

a. Annie is impatient. b. Annie is trustful.

c. Jack is daring and likes adventure.

II. What did Annie forget to do before going into the ocean?
a. to put on her swim suit b. to bring her notebook
c. to take off her boots

III. Where was Polly?

a. in the palm trees b. on the sunlit sand c. nowhere

IV. When did Jack realize the ship was a pirate ship?
a. When he saw the pirates in the row boat.
b. When he saw the flag with a skull and crossbones.
c. When he saw the captain on the deck.

V. Another title for this chapter could be .

a. A Day at the Beach b. The Peaceful Bright Blue Sea
c. Yikes! Pirates are coming!

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Comprehension Chapter 3

I. What is the main idea of this chapter?

a. The pirate‟s flag is called the Jolly Roger.
b. Jack and Annie take a rest in the Caribbean Sea.
c. Jack explores the beach and is about to get captured by pirates.

II. The Skull-and-Crossbones flag was called .

a. the flag of the Caribbean b. the Jolly Roger c. Black Roger

III. Jack saw coming toward the shore.

a. the rowboat b. The tall sailing ship c. The small raft

IV. Jack dropped as he started to run.

a. glasses b. boots c. notebook

V. Jack forgot to bring the which was propped in the sand.

a. socks b. pirate book c. boots

VI. What information did Jack get from the book?

VII. Describe the three big pirates.

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Comprehension Chapter 4

I. Fill in the blanks.

kittens roar pistols struggle

howl bow meanly bully

shout friendly glimmer dogs

1 “Stay where you are!” Jack shout ed.

But Annie kept coming. “Leave him alone, you bully !” She cried.

2 The other pirates laughed meanly .

3 The pirate grabbed Annie with his giant hands.

And he held Jack and Annie as if they were two kittens .

4 Pinky held the medallion. It glimmer ed in the sunlight.

5 He grabbed two of his pistols . He shot them into the air.

Pinky and Stinky howl ed like wolves.

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Comprehension Chapter 5

I. Jack and Annie couldn‟t run away from the pirates

because .
a. Cap‟n Bones held a pistol on them.
b. Cap‟n Bones asked them to help.
c. Cap‟n Bones held their arms.

II. Cap‟n Bones had a in his belt pouch.

a. compass b. pistol c. map

III. Why did Cap‟n Bones give the treasure map to Jack?
a. He couldn‟t read. b. He didn‟t have glasses.
c. The map was in secret code.

IV. What deal did Cap‟n Bones make with Jack and Annie?
a. If they read the map, he would give them a golden compass.
b. If they took him to the treasures, he would give them half.
c. If they read the map, he would let them go.

V. What did the treasures map say?

VI. Why did Polly the parrot fail to help Jack and Annie?

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Comprehension Chapter 6

I. What were the pirates doing when Jack and Annie were on board
the boat? Check all.

Some were fishing. Some were dancing.

Some were drinking. Some were singing.
Some were fighting with swords or their fists.

II. According to the book, who buried a treasure chest

on a deserted island?
a. Captain Kidd b. Captain Bones c. Captain Pinky

III. Did Jack and Annie see a real whale?

a. Yes, they saw a real whale spouting water.
b. No, they just saw a mirage.
c. No, the slope of the island looked like the back of a whale.

IIII. What did Jack learn by reading his pirate book?

a. Captain Kidd was mean to other people.
b. Captain Kidd buried a treasure chest on a deserted island.
c. The Treasure was filled with priceless statues and paintings.

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Comprehension Chapter 7

I. Choose T for true, or F for false.

Jack and Annie made up a plan to go back

1 T F
to the tree house.

Jack bitterly regretted having mentioned

2 T F
the place where the treasure chest was.

Jack and Annie asked Cap‟n Bones for a rope and

3 T F
shovels but he ignored them.

Jack saw the sky had grown even darker with

4 clouds as the pirates and children rowed back T F
to the island.

As soon as Annie told Cap‟n Bones where the

5 treasure was, he held guns on them and made T F
them dig.

Cap‟n Bones didn‟t work with other pirates

6
because he had to hold Jack and Annie tightly. T F

Another title for this chapter could be „ The

7 T F
Failed Plan‟.

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Comprehension Chapter 8

I. What can be inferred from the passage?

The two pirates pulled. And pulled. And pulled.

“They need help!” said Jack.
“Aghh, let the dogs do the work!” growled Cap‟n Bones.
“You are not very nice to them,” said Annie.
“Who cares?” roared Cap‟n Bones.

a. Cap‟n Bones is generous. b. Cap‟n Bones is sensitive.

c. Cap‟n Bones is mean.

II. What did Polly say to Jack and Annie?

a. “Go back!” b. “Come back!” c. “Too late!”

III. Why did Jack ran to the hole which was dug by the pirates?
a. to give the treasure map to Pinky.
b. to let them know the storm is coming.
c. to get the medallion.

IV. Why did Jack hesitate to go back to the tree house?

a. He couldn‟t find the medallion.
b. He found the treasure chest.
c. He was stuck in the hole.

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Comprehension Chapter 9

I. Fill in the blanks.

softer either swoosh gone

grew sweeter wore neither

happily perch gentler sadly

1 They were back in Frog Creek. The rain was softer .

The wind was gentler . The air was sweeter .

2 “Polly‟s gone . I was hoping Polly might come back with us.”

said Annie sadly .

3 The parrot swoosh ed into the tree house.

She perch ed on the stack of books.

4 When Jack and Annie saw a beautiful old woman,

neither Jack nor Annie could speak.

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Comprehension Chapter 10

I. Choose T for true, or F for false.

The M person was King Arthur‟s private

1 T F
librarian.

Morgan had no idea the magic tree house

2 T F
would ever be discovered.

3 Morgan came to Frog Creek to collect books. T F

Jack gave the bookmark to Morgan. She had

4 T F
dropped in dinosaur times.

The reason why Jack and Annie could travel in

5 the tree house was that Annie believed in T F
magic and Jack loved books so much.

Jack and Annie thought Morgan would be

6 coming back because she put the medallion in T F
Annie‟s pocket.

II. Describe what Jack and Annie saw on the way home.

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Quiz! Find Captain Kidd’s Treasure.

Help Jack and Annie lead Cap‟n Bones to the place where
Captain Kidd‟s treasure is buried. X marks the spot.

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