Questions / Assignments

1. How many friends does Sami have? (5)

2. What are the names of Sami’s friends? (Bruce, Gloria, Cannon, Porsha and Harvey)

3. Look at the pictures in the story that show each of Sami’s friends.  Point out their different colors.  Discuss how each friend is unique because each is a different kind of fish.

4. Bruce is wearing lots of medals.  How do you think he won these medals? (He is fast.  He won them in swimming races.)

5. Gloria is looking in a mirror.  What is she looking at? (her new blue bow)

6. Cannon likes to eat.  There are crumbs near him.  What do you think he ate? (cattail cake)

7. Porsha is very good at what sport? (football)  Football is a term used in many countries in the world for American soccer.

8. Harvey is helpful.  What does he do to show this? (he cleans up Cannon’s crumbs)

9. How does Sami feel about his friends? (He loves them.  He feels lucky to have them as his friends.)