the houdini box
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The Houdini Box. By Brian Selznick. Vocabulary. Houdini is a magician. Person who writes for magazines. Person who performs tricks. Answer. b. Person who performs tricks. Vocabulary. The animals are trying to escape from the zoo! Come in. Break loose. Answer. b. Break loose. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Houdini The Houdini BoxBox
By Brian SelznickBy Brian Selznick
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VocabularyVocabularyHoudini is a Houdini is a magician.magician.
A.A. Person who writes for Person who writes for magazines.magazines.
B.B. Person who performs Person who performs tricks.tricks.
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AnswerAnswerb. Person who b. Person who
performs performs tricks.tricks.
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VocabularyVocabularyThe animals are trying to The animals are trying to
escapeescape from the zoo! from the zoo!
A.A. Come in.Come in.B.B. Break loose.Break loose.
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AnswerAnswer
b. Break b. Break loose.loose.
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VocabularyVocabularyThe shoppers were The shoppers were
bustling.bustling. A.A. ScurryingScurryingB.B. Chattering Chattering
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AnswerAnswer
A. A. scurryinscurryingg
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VocabularyVocabularyThe car appeared from over The car appeared from over
the hill.the hill.A.A. Came into viewCame into viewB.B. Stayed in one placeStayed in one place
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AnswerAnswer
B. Came B. Came into into viewview
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VocabularyVocabularyWe visited the Washington We visited the Washington
monument.monument.A.A. Memorial Memorial B.B. Head quartersHead quarters
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AnswerAnswer
A. A. MemoriMemorialal
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VocabularyVocabularyThe cookie The cookie crumbled.crumbled.
A.A. Stuck to the floorStuck to the floorB.B. Fell to piecesFell to pieces
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AnswerAnswer
b. Fell to b. Fell to piecespieces
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VocabularyVocabularyThe food The food vanishedvanished from the from the
Thanksgiving table.Thanksgiving table.A.A. disappeareddisappearedB.B. darkeneddarkened
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AnswerAnswer
a. a. disappedisappearedared
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Comprehension Comprehension QuestionsQuestions
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ComprehensionComprehensionWhat did Victor and Houdini have What did Victor and Houdini have
in common?in common?
They wanted to travel.They wanted to travel. They had a box with their They had a box with their
initials on it.initials on it. They liked to perform magic They liked to perform magic
tricks.tricks.
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c. c. They liked They liked to perform to perform magic tricks.magic tricks.
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ComprehensionComprehensionVictor was upset because he Victor was upset because he
could not…could not…
Locate his mother at the Locate his mother at the train station.train station.
do the things that Houdini do the things that Houdini did. did.
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b. Do the b. Do the things things that that Houdini Houdini diddid
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ComprehensionComprehensionRight after Victor learned about Right after Victor learned about
each one of Houdini’s tricks, each one of Houdini’s tricks, he…he…
Tried to do what Houdini had Tried to do what Houdini had done.done.
told his Aunt Harriet the told his Aunt Harriet the secret. secret.
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AnswerAnswer
a. Tried to a. Tried to do what do what Houdini Houdini had had done.done.
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ComprehensionComprehensionHoudini probably promised to Houdini probably promised to
write Victor a letter be he write Victor a letter be he was…was…
Worried that Victor would Worried that Victor would get in trouble.get in trouble.
Impressed with Victor’s Impressed with Victor’s determination. determination.
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AnswerAnswer
b. b. ImpresseImpressed with d with Victor’s Victor’s
determinatdetermination. ion.
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ComprehensionComprehensionWhat is the most likely reason What is the most likely reason
the author wrote this the author wrote this selection?selection?
To entertain with a story about To entertain with a story about a boy that wants to be a a boy that wants to be a magician.magician.
to persuade children to do to persuade children to do magic tricks for their friends. magic tricks for their friends.
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AnswerAnswera. To a. To
entertain entertain with a story with a story about a boy about a boy that wants that wants to be a to be a magician. magician.
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ComprehensionComprehensionWhat kind of person is Victor?What kind of person is Victor?
Helpful because he did a lot Helpful because he did a lot of chores around the house.of chores around the house.
Daring because he Daring because he approached Houdini at the approached Houdini at the train station. train station.
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AnswerAnswer
b. Daring because he b. Daring because he approached Houdini approached Houdini at the train station. at the train station.
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ComprehensionComprehensionVictor was so excited after Victor was so excited after
reading Houdini’s monument reading Houdini’s monument because he…because he…
Had always wondered what Had always wondered what Houdini’s real name was.Houdini’s real name was.
Realized the box that he was Realized the box that he was given as a boy had belonged to given as a boy had belonged to Houdini. Houdini.
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b. b. Realized the box that he Realized the box that he was given as a boy had was given as a boy had belonged to Houdini. belonged to Houdini.
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ComprehensionComprehensionWhat happed after Victor What happed after Victor
played ball with his son?played ball with his son? He went to visit Houdini.He went to visit Houdini. He found Houdini’s box in He found Houdini’s box in
the attic. the attic.
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AnswerAnswer
b. He found b. He found Houdini’s box in the Houdini’s box in the attic.attic.
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ComprehensionComprehensionIn what way was Victor the In what way was Victor the
same at the beginning and same at the beginning and the end of the story?the end of the story?
He was excited about magic.He was excited about magic. He took a train to visit He took a train to visit
someone. someone.
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AnswerAnswer
a. He was excited a. He was excited about magic.about magic.
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ComprehensionComprehensionWhy did Mrs. Houdini cry when Why did Mrs. Houdini cry when
she read the letter that Victor she read the letter that Victor showed her?showed her?
She was sad because her She was sad because her husband had just died.husband had just died.
She was angry because she She was angry because she had to give Houdini’s box had to give Houdini’s box away. away.
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AnswerAnswer
a. She was sad a. She was sad because her because her husband had just husband had just died.died.
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