What does the word "yanked" mean in the following sentence: I yanked off a few blossoms. 1. twisted slowly 2. pulled hard and quick 3. crumbled 4. touched
pulled hard and quick
100
How can you tell the passage is historical fiction?
It tells about people and places in the past.
100
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: Uncle Romie's voice was deep and loud, like thunder.
simile
200
Why is James worried about staying with Uncle Romie?
Uncle Romie looked scary in his picture.
200
On page 96, explain why James liked Harlem best?
Because he played stickball with the kids, ran through water from the fire hydrant, or listened outside to musicians.
200
What is the theme of the passage? 1. People everywhere have the same feelings. 2. A problem should be solved quickly. 3. Work should be done before play. 4. People judge you by your friends.
People everywhere have the same feelings.
200
What is the author's purpose for writing the passage?
to entertain
200
Which word on page 93 means "the opposite of appeared"?
disappeared
300
Identify the setting of the passage.
New York City
300
Why did Aunt Nanette have to leave James?
A relative died and she had to go to the funeral.
300
How do James' feeling about Uncle Romie change from the beginning to the end of the passage?
At the beginning James is afraid of Uncle Romie, but at the end he loves his uncle and is not afraid.
300
Which event is missing from the sequence: 1. James goes to stay with his aunt and uncle. 2. His aunt goes to a funeral. 3. ____ 4. He and his uncle did a lot of things on his birthday.
He was worried he would not have a good birthday.
300
"Rubber baby buggy bumpers" is an example of ___.
alliteration
400
Based on the passage how is life in Harlem the SAME as in North Carolina?
People are friendly to each other in both places.
400
What presents did James get from his parents?
a case for his baseball cards and a model train to build
400
Look at the picture on the page 106 that James made for Uncle Romie. What title would you give the picture? - 1. Uncle Romie's Favorite Things 2. Uncle Romie's Art Show 3. New York Trains 4. Beautiful Flowers
Uncle Romie's Favorite Things
400
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: Rooftop birds, I thought, just like me.
simile
400
On page 111 how many steps are there?
6
500
Which word best describes aunt Nanette: bossy, caring, bored, teasing
caring (because she cared for James)
500
What is James' biggest problem in the passage?
He thinks he will not have a good birthday.
500
Tell one way James and Uncle Romie are alike. (page 103)
Both like baseball.
500
On page 111 what do you do after you draw your sketch?
Choose paper for those shapes.
500
On page 111 what is the purpose of the section named materials?
These are all the materials you will need for making a collage.