Wh- Questions
(Who, What, When, Where, Why?)
(Who, What, When, Where, Why?)
Because of Winn-Dixie
Who did Opal find in the grocery store?
Winn-Dixie, the dog.
Shiloh
How did Marty’s dad find out Shiloh was in the pen located on their property?
Heard dog yelping in the night - Shiloh attacked by shepherd.
Lemonade War
Cause: Evan realizes that people coming from a certain direction didn't buy lemonade.
Effect: Evan walks around the corner to investigate.
Lemonade War
Why do you think Evan thought Jessie was boasting about the money she made?
Frindle
When the television reporter asked Nick if he was surprised that the teacher got mad at him. When Nick responded kindly, the reporter could tell Nick would not say anything controversial about his teacher.
What does controversial mean?
Public argument or disagreement.
Lemonade War
Who gave Evan $5.00?
A police officer.
Frindle
In Frindle, the principal comes to speak with Nick’s parents at home. What was this discussion about?
The principal wants the parents to have Nick stop everyone from using the word “Frindle”. The parents did not see the harm and did not agree with the principal.
Lemonade War
Cause: Megan doesn't believe that they will make much money from selling lemonade.
Effect: Jessie draws a picture to show them how much many they will make.
Because of Winn-Dixie
What can you infer about Winn-Dixie from the following passage?
"That night, there was a real bad thunderstorm. But what woke me wasn’t the thunder and lightning. It was Winn-Dixie, whining and butting his head against my bedroom door."
Winn-Dixie is afraid of thunderstorms.
Frindle
Nicks’s mother says, “I think the real issue is Mrs. Granger’s reaction to a harmless little experiment with language- it’s an overreaction…”
What does overreaction mean?
Reacting in an extreme, especially an angry or frightened, way.
Frindle
Where did Nick get the idea that he could make up a new word?
Mrs. Granger said that all the words in the dictionary were words that we, the public, decided would be the word for that thing or actions we were trying to communicate.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Explain what happened when the preacher and Opal brought Winn-Dixie inside the church.
Winn-Dixie found a mouse and brought it to the preacher, and then the preacher threw it outside.
Shiloh
Cause and effect: Because Marty asked for any leftover food at the grocery store with $.53, what happened with his dad on the mail route?
The grocer thought the food was for Marty and his family. He thought they were having money problems to get food. People started putting food in the mailboxes on mail route.
Lemonade War
Evan had a sour mix, sugar, pitcher, cups, and a box. What is Evan doing?
Making lemonade.
Shiloh
What is the name of an animal doctor?
Veterinarian
Because of Winn-Dixie
Why did Opal name the dog Winn-Dixie?
Because that is the name of the grocery store where she found him.
Lemonade War
Describe how the lemonade war started.
The war started because they wanted to decide who could get the most money.
Because of Winn-Dixie
The cause is that Opal wanted to buy a red leather collar and leash for Winn-Dixie. What is the effect?
Effect-She started to work for Otis at Gertrude's Pets, sweeping the floor, to pay for the collar and leash.
Frindle
Why do you think the word “Frindle" became popular for the students?”
-The kids had power over something the adults did not.
-It was fun to make a new word.
-It was an experiment.
-It was entertaining to see what the grown-ups would do next.
Lemonade War
What does the word "slump" mean?
A drop in the activity of a business or the economy.
Shiloh
Where is the story located? Name of town and state.
Friendly, WV
Because of Winn-Dixie
Explain how Opal became Winn-Dixie's owner.
The dog was in the store and the manager wanted to call the pound. Opal couldn’t let him go to the pound, so she said the dog was hers.
Frindle
The effect is that the parents called the school to complain. What was the cause?
Cause- Mrs. Granger kept the students after school over and over.
Shiloh
Why you think Marty couldn’t tell anyone he kept Shiloh in the yard? What was he so afraid of in the end if someone knew about Shiloh?
He didn’t want Shiloh to go back to his abuser owner, Judd Travers.
Because of Winn-Dixie
What does the word melancholy mean in the following sentence?
"It almost tastes a little melancholy," he said.
Sad.