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A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 4 - "The Black Thing"

VOCABULARY

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Answer the following questions with complete sentences:

1. What do you think is happening to Meg at the beginning of this chapter?

2. Why does Mrs. Who use so many quotes instead of using her own words?

3. Find the sentence on page _____ that describes what Mrs. Whatsit’s voice sounds like.

4. Where are they now, and how did they get there?

5. Why did they stop on Uriel?

6. Mrs. Whatsit transformed into another creature right before the kid’s eyes. Draw a picture to show what she looks like in her new body.

7. Find the sentence on page _____ that describes Mrs. Whatsit’s new voice. How does Mrs. Whatsit’s new voice sound compared to her old voice?

8. What did the kids see as they flew over the garden while riding on Mrs. Whatsit’s back?

9. What were the creatures singing?

10. Why did the children need to use the flowers that were given to them?

11. What did Mrs. Whatsit show them when they reached the summit of the mountain?

 12. Find the sentences that describe how this sight made each of the kids feel. (Look on pages ___________.) Choose one of the characters, and create an open mind to show her/his feelings.

a) Meg

b) Charles Wallace

c) Calvin

Test your vocabulary,

To learn more about Uriel click on the image below.

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A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 4 VOCABULARY TEST

PART 1 - Match the correct meaning with each word.

 

PART 2 - Choose the correct word from the list above to complete the following sentences:

1. Meg was not of a _______________ form when they tessered through space.

2. Mr. Which’s body would ______________ as she talked.

3. The kids watched Mr. Whatsit ______________ right before their eyes.

4. As the kids rode ___________ on Mrs. Whatsit’s back, they saw other creatures like her singing a beautiful hymn.

5. She carried them to the ______________ of the mountain where they saw the dark thing.

6. The dark shadow _________________(ed) the light.

7. Meg was filled with _________________ when she saw the dark thing.

8. When the shadow covered the light everything seemed __________.

9. Meg felt a sense of _________________ peace and joy as she rode on Mrs. Whatsit’s back.

10. Meg cried __________________, "Is that where my father is?"

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Part 3 - Extra Credit - Select five (5) words from the list and write your own sentence for each.

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A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 5 - RESEARCH

How many of these people can you identify?  Look up the following "Light Bearers," and prepare to tell the class something important you learn about each person:

1. JESUS

2. LEONARDO da VINCI

3. MICHELANGELO

4. SHAKESPEARE

5. BACH  

6. PASTEUR

7. MADAME CURIE

8. EINSTEIN

9. SCHWEITZER

10. GANDHI

11. BUDDHA

12. BEETHOVEN

13. REMBRANDT

14. ST. FRANCIS

15. EUCLID

16. COPERNICUS

What do all of these people have in common?

Why do you think they were all mentioned together in the story?

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 5 - "The Tesseract"

VOCABULARY

Answer each question with complete sentences:

1. Read over the last paragraph of Chapter 4 and the first paragraph of Chapter 5. Why is Meg so upset?

2. What mistake does Mrs. Which make when they are tessering?

3. What happened to Meg because of Mrs. Which’s mistake?

4. What is a "tesseract" anyway?

5.  Make your own tesseract.

6. Make a storyboard showing what you think the experience of tessering would be like.

7. Where are they now, and why are they there?

8. In your own words write a description of the Happy Medium and the place where she lives.

9. Why did the Happy Medium not want to look at Earth?

10. What do you think the dark thing is or represents?

11. Where is Meg’s father?

12. What do you think has happened to him? 

Test your vocabulary.

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 5 - VOCABULARY TEST

PART 1 - Match the correct meaning with each word.

PART 2 - Choose the correct word from the list above to complete the following sentences:

1. Meg felt the __________________ of her body when they tessered through space to another planet.

2. Meg’s _______________ about her father became worse when she learned that he was fighting against the shadow.

3. Mrs. Whatsit went through a ______________________ when she changed into a new creature.

4. The kids got a ______________ of the tall rocks as they rode pass them on Mrs. Whatsit’s back.

5. The Happy Medium gave a polite _________________ to show her respect for Mrs. Which.

6. Mrs. Which’s voice ______________________(d) through the cave when she spoke.

7. Meg’s plans were ___________________ since she did not know what would happen next.

8. The ____________________ of the Earth seemed to be covered with a smoky haze, like clouds.

9. They seemed to be standing on some kind of ________________ flat surface.

10. Meg finally understood the tesseract, and Charles Wallace gave a ____________________ cheer.

PART 3 - Extra Credit - Choose five (5) words from the list and write your own sentence for each.

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A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 6 - "The Happy Medium"

VOCABULARY

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In groups, create a Readers' Theatre script for Chapter 6 and prepare to perform it before the class.

Answer the following questions with complete sentences:

1. What made the darkness disappear?

2. Why did Charles Wallace want to kiss Mrs. Whatsit?

3. Meg became angry when she saw how sad her mother was. Why did Mrs. Whatsit tell Meg to "Stay angry " ?

4. The three women had to leave the kids on their own on Camazotz. However, before they left, they each gave something special to the kids. What gift did each woman give them?

a) Mrs. Whatsit gave to:

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• Meg -
• Charles Wallace -

b) Mrs. Who gave to:

• Calvin -
• Charles Wallace -
• Meg -

c) Mrs. Which gave all three of them a command. What was it?

5. Mrs. Whatsit also warned Charles Wallace about something. What was it?

6. Why were the kids left on Camazotz anyway? What were they going to do?

7. What are Meg’s faults? How can her faults help her with her mission?

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8. Write a paragraph describing what it is like on Camazotz. How would you like living in a place like this?

9. Create an Open Mind showing why Charles Wallace got scared.

Test your vocabulary.

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 6 VOCABULARY TEST

PART 1 - Match the correct meaning with each word.

PART 2 - Choose the correct word from the list above to complete the following sentences:

1. Meg was frightened by the darkness that seemed to _________ and (2) ______________.

3. Charles Wallace was the most ________________ because he was the youngest.

4. Meg and Mrs. Who were both _______________ and could not see far without their glasses.

5. Mrs. Whatsit ____________________ took the kids off to another planet.

6. The doors of all the houses on Camazotz closed with a

__________________ slam.

7. After tessering through space, an airplane trip would seem like an ______________ .

8. All the children bounced their balls to the same rhythm except for one little boy who was different. He was an __________________ .

9. Charles Wallace had a very __________________ expression on his face as he watched the dark shadow cover the Earth.

10. Calvin saw his _________________ mother through the crystal ball.

PART 3 - Extra Credit - Choose five (5) words from the list and write your own sentence for each.

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