So You Speak African?
Why did Azi find the questions his drill partner was asking ignorant?
Because it showed that Mac had very little knowledge about other countries.
How was gum first used thousands of years ago?
It was used as medicine.
What does the word 'glanced' mean?
to look at something quickly
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How does Azi feel about Mac when they are first practicing soccer?
He's a little bit nervous, afraid, that Mac is going to get mad and hurt him.
What discovery did Archeology student Sarah Pickin make in Finland in 2007?
She discovered a 5000-year-old blob of bark tar from a tree. It resembled the gum we chew today.
What is the job of the 'superintendent' in this book?
He is in charge of managing the cleanliness of the apartment building.
Write the word Disrespectfully. Circle prefixes and suffixes. Underline the base word.
disrespectfully
How does Azi impress his coach and teammates at practice?
He scores a goal on the goalie during free kicks.
What did Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna discover?
He discovered chicle could be used to make chewing gum.
Because he applied what he learned in the Senior Living newspaper to helping Mr. O'Malley after his fall.
Add prefixes and /or suffixes to the word "luck". List as many as you can.
lucky, unlucky, luckily, unluckily,
How does Mac react when another teammate approaches Azi and asks if he "speaks African"?
He tells him all the things he learned about Africa from Azi.
True or False: Chewing gum can improve focus and help people do better on tests.
True
False
What are the nouns in the following sentence? (hint: there are 3)
"The large, wooden house burned down and was now a pile of black ashes."
house, pile, ashes
True or False: Wild animals such as lions and giraffes walk the streets of Nigeria.
False (They can be found at the zoo or at game reserves.)
What kind of tree does Chicle come from?
a) sapodilla
b) maple
c) birch
a) sapodilla
Why did Mr. O'Malley tell Rashawn he "can't get ahead reading news flashes for old people".
Because he wanted him to get ahead in life and have more opportunity.
List the adjectives from the following sentence:
"The large, wooden house burned down and was now a pile of black ashes."
large, wooden, black