Worksheets & Activities
Toliver is… My chore is…
Girl / Boy
(circle)
I do not like.…
My family is…
Toliver’s secret was…
I live in…
Was her mission successful?
Write a few descriptive words about each character.
Ellen Toliver Grandfather
Dicey Mother/ Abby
Dow Mr. Higgins
Mrs. Murdock Mr. Shannon
While you are reading through the book, stop at the end of each
chapter listed below. Read the question and write your prediction.
Chapter 1 - Do you think Dicey will be at the pump? If she is, will Ellen stand up to her or run away?
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Chapter 3 - Will Ellen face her fear and take the mission?
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Chapter 5 – Ellen is lost. Will she be able to find the docks and the boats? Will she get there on time?
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Chapter 6- Will Dow and the Soldiers take her bread? Will Ellen be able to get off this boat and to the
Tavern? Will they realize she is a girl?
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Chapter 8 – How will Toliver get to Elizabeth-town and will she get there?
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Chapter 9- What do you think Mrs. Murdock will be like? Will she help Ellen too?
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Chapter 11- What an adventure!!! Will the Murdocks come after her? Will she be able to get to the Tavern
and find it? Will the Shannons be there? How will this story end?
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Prediction: To say or estimate what you believe will happen in the future
What was the main problem in each chapter
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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MAIN PROBLEM
While reading chapter ___, take down notes.
Main characters: Setting:
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__________________________ Problem & Solution:
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Main idea: ________________________
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Extra interesting details:
__________________________ Words I didn’t understand:
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Title of chapter______:
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Using the word bank, label each paragraph by describing which part of the story it falls in.
Beginning Middle Climax Resolution Ending
“Now that we are friends” – he coughed politely-
“Now that we are friends, I’ll just share your fresh
bread with us.” He leaned down and quickly
snatched Ellen’s blue bundle from her mittened ________________________________
hands.
“Grandfather must have lost his wits. He
slipped into the dark kitchen and locked ________________________________
the door with a big key.
“I did it!” Ellen cried in a loud whisper as
she kicked off her shoes and danced
about the room. I did it!!!” She grabbed ________________________________
her mother’s hands and they whirled
around.
Very carefully she picked her way through
the black rubble flecked with white snow.
…As she stepped quickly along, she had a ________________________________
feeling the trip wouldn’t be so bad after all.
“I have brought you a present for your
birthday.” Then she added, “My
grandfather hurt his ankle this morning ________________________________
and he couldn’t walk at all. So he sent
me.”
Parts of the Story
ANSWER KEY
“Now that we are friends” – he coughed politely-
“now that we are friends, I’ll just share your fresh
bread with us.” He leaned down and quickly
snatched Ellen’s blue bundle from her mittened
Climax
hands.
“Grandfather must have lost his wits. He
slipped into the dark kitchen and locked Beginning
the door with a big key.
“I did it!” Ellen cried in a loud whisper as
she kiked off her shoes and danced about
the room. I did it!!!” She grabbed her Ending
mother’s hands and they whirled around.
Very carefully she picked her way through
the black rubble flecked with white snow.
…As she stepped quickly along, she had a Middle
felling the trip wouldn’t be so bad after all.
“I have brought you a present for your
Resolution
birthday.” Then she added, “My
grandfather hurt his ankle this morning
and he couldn’t walk at all. So he sent
me.”
Example:
Toliver Ellen
Girl
Dressed Dressed
like a boy like a girl
Has a
grandfather
and mother
Brave Scared
Dow Higgins
Dicey Ellen
Ellen Mrs. Shannon
Ideas
Toliver Ellen
Girl
Dressed Dressed
like a boy Has a
grandfather
like a girl
and mother
Brave Scared
Dow Higgins
Example
Taker Soldiers Giver
Men
Mean / Gruff Kind
Dicey Ellen
Mean Girls Kind
Both
Tough fetch Timid
water
Raggedy Dressed
nicely
Ellen Mrs. Shannon
Woman
Child
Spy Dressed
Dressed like a loyal
like a boy subject of
the King
Chapter___ Title: _________________________________
Read the page below and skim for the answer. Then write the answer below.
Pg. 5- Was Grandfather tall, short, fat, or skinny? Pick two of the words and write them on the line.
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Pg. 11 - What job did Ellen’s dad have?
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Pg. 19 – What happened to Ellen’s dad?
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Pg. 24 - What color is Ellen’s cloak?
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Pg.33 - What does Grandfather’s hair look like?
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Pg. 46 – What is the name of the Tavern that Ellen is supposed to find?
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Pg. 54 - What colors is Mother’s cap?
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Pg. 64 – How many houses had been burned
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Pg. 93 – What town did Toliver land in?
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Pg. 105 - What two words describe the coin that was placed in Toliver’s hand?
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Pg. 144 – What did the Jolly Fox Tavern smell like?
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Pg. 155 – Describe Mrs. Shannon.
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Read the page below and skim for the answer. Then write the answer below.
Pg. 5 Was Grandfather tall, short, fat, or skinny? Pick two of the words and write them on the line.
___short and fat__________________________________________________________________
Pg. 11 - What job did Ellen’s dad have?
___schoolmaster__________________________________________________________________
Pg. 19 – What happened to Ellen’s dad?
____He died in the Battle of Brooklyn Heights___________________________________________
Pg. 24 - What color is Ellen’s cloak?
_____Red________________________________________________________________________
Pg.-33 What does Grandfather’s hair look like?
____Short & Reddish_______________________________________________________________
Pg. 46 – What is the name of the Tavern that Ellen is supposed to find?
____Jolly Fox Tavern_______________________________________________________________
Pg. 54 What colors is Mother’s cap
___Red & White__________________________________________________________________
Pg. 64 – How many houses had been burned
___600__________________________________________________________________________
Pg. 93 – What town did Toliver land in?
___Perth Amboy__________________________________________________________________
Pg. 105 What two words describe the coin that was placed in Toliver’s hand?
___Fat, Silver_____________________________________________________________________
Pg. 144 – What did the Jolly Fox Tavern smell like?
___Hot Food, Old Ale and Muddy Boats_______________________________________________
Pg. 155 – Discribe Mrs. Shannon
__Plumb little woman______________________________________________________________
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