Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 3 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What was NOT something the girls had to do before they went outside to play.
do the dishes
sweep the floor
help with the laundry
make their bed
What happened to the footprints that the girls and the oxen left along the bank?
the current washed them away
the girls filled them with grass
they disappeared
they filled with water
What did the girls see skating along the surface of the water?
small limbs
water-bugs
fish
frogs
True and False: When Mary grabbed a big rush to pull herself up on the bank, the rush squeaked and split in two.
true
false
True and False: The girls discovered that they could make bubbles by blowing air through the rushes into the water.
false
true
What did the girls do when they got thirsty while playing in the creek?
used the rush as a straw to drink water
brought their mugs down with them to drink from the creek
dipped their heads down and drank from the creek
walked to the house to get a drink of milk
Why were the girls never allowed to go upstream, beyond the willows?