Miguel in the Middle
Why doesn't Miguel have any friends went to school?
Because his old friends went to another school.
What kind of crop does the family grow?
Apple
What does the phrase 'the cat's pajamas's' mean?
The best
Who pointed the new astronomical tool toward the night sky?
Galileo.
Richards was ________ by his A+ score because he never reviewed.
Stunned
Give two examples of why Miguel is in the middle?
Middle in a large circle of friends
Middle child
middle classroom seat
middle letter of the alphabet
What does the phrase 'overwhelming kalamity' mean?
A complete disaster.
Give two details that show The Rollets were poor.
Their brother went away to find work.
They are worried about bills.
They have no fridge.
The meatloaf doesn't have any meat in it.
They need to go to the soup kitchen for food.
What can fly up to about 3km into the sky to study the weather?
kites/balloons/planes
Bob could ______ that the worst Lego building was built by a baby because the tower looked so ugly.
Assume
What did Jake use to let Miguel understand fractions?
Pizza pie. (Student needs to answer these exact words or else you wrong)
What does Ida mean when she describes someone as being 'big-headed?
He is arrogant.
How do people react to the girls singing and dancing in the line? (vocabulary word)
They are supportive of them.
Define the heliocentric model of the solar system.
The Sun stays at the center and the Earth orbits around it.
She is very _______ in class and always reviews at home, so she usually gets good scores.
Focused
Where did Miguel and his classmates go on Winter vacation?
The Math Museum downtown
How does Mrs. W speak towards Ida, and how does Ida feel about Mrs. W?
Mrs. W is encouraging
Ida is respectful
What was the father's job before the Depression?
He was an artist at a theater.
What did scientists use satellites to study in space?
The ages of planets and galaxies.
The Earth's diameter.
The young lady did a quick _____ to figure out if she had enough money to buy the carton of milk and the candy bar she wanted.
Calculation
What does "My heart wasn't exactly dancing when middle school began," mean?
Not exactly happy.
Name two changes in Ida's life after her mom gets cancer?
She is sad/angry.
She has to go to public school instead of being home schooled.
Her parents have to sell part of the orchard.
To do something with 100% effort and not worry about the consequences.
Other than studying outer space, what did an the astronaut Joseph Allen say was another good reason for going to the Moon?
To look back at the Earth to try and understand it.
My classmates ________ me to get the award because I worked very hard all year.
Nominate