Vocabulary Word
What is the meaning of specialty?
a certain skill or knowledge about something
What is this word? When something is hard to do.
Struggled.
Who is carrying the package up the stairs?
Louis
You need your book for this question. Find text evidence that shows why there are airplanes and pencils all over the school yard.
"I've been trying to teach them about gravity all morning. We had been using pencils and pieces of paper, but the computer was a lot quicker."
How many stories are there REALLY?
29 (There isn't a nineteenth floor.)
What is the meaning of wobbled?
When something moves unsteadily from side to side.
What is this word? To walk very unsteadily
staggered
Whose specialty is mushrooms?
Mrs. Mush
Why did Louis take the package to Mrs. Jewls himself?
He took the package himself because he didn't want the bushy-haired man to disturb her lesson.
According to the story, what floor is Mrs. Jewls on?
30th floor
What is the meaning of collapsed?
When something or someone falls down.
What is the word? Moved or changed position
Shifted
Who delivered the package to Louis?
A bushy-haired man
Find an example in the book of the author using humor. Explain.
Answers vary.
What does Mrs. Jewls instruct the students to do in order to open the door for Louis?
She instructs the students to spell words.
What is the meaning of numb?
Having no feeling.
What is the word? When someone interrupts what you are doing.
Disturbing
What teacher is on the 19th floor? (Hint: There is not a 19th floor)
Miss Zarves (There is not a Miss Zarves.)
Why was Louis's legs wobbling underneath him?
Because he had been carrying a heavy box up many stories.
What is the word on the box that Louis carries?
Fragile
What is the meaning of interrupted?
When something stops and begins again because something or someone is disturbing.
What is the word? To crush or flatten something
Squashing
Who is the teacher Louis is taking the package to?
Mrs. Jewls
Irony is when an event or outcome is the opposite of what was expected. Explain why an author may add irony to a story?
Answers vary.
EX: to make the story more interesting or more memorable.
Use the word "squashing" in a sentence with "Louis." It must be related to the story.
Answers vary.
EX: The box is squashing Louis's nose.