Written in Bone: Ch. 1
The Jokester
Word Wall
DGP Bell Work
WMS
Danger Zone!
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The chapter begins with an unknown skeleton. The victim was ____.
(A) 19 when he died
(B) 15 when he died
(C) an infant (baby) when he died
(B) 15 when he died
100
We read out loud The Jokester. What is it?
(A) short story
(B) novel
(C) drama
(C) drama
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Which word means "punishment"?
wrath OR reprimand
reprimand
100
What is the part of speech of word "he"?
(A) verb (B) pronoun (C) adverb
(B) pronoun
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The current 8th graders are part of the Class of __ (what year).
2030
100
Which pair of words are synonyms?
(A) blew & blue
(B) depressed and happy
(C) good & great
(C) good & great
200
Which scientist examines skeletons for clues?
(A) archaeologist
(B) forensic anthropologist
(C) forensic artist
(B) forensic anthropologist
200
Jake, the class clown, shoots Erica with a rubber band in what class?
English---math---science
English
200
Which word means "careless"?
negligent OR perjury
negligent
200
The 3 articles are an, an, & _____.
the
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Which one is a core class?
(A) P.E.
(B) civics/geography
(C) band
(B) civics/geography
200
Which teacher is also a realtor?
(A) Ms. Frazier
(B) Mr. Lett
(C) Coach McIntyre
(D) Mr. Jackson
(C) Coach McIntyre
300
The skeleton remains were excavated, which means it was _____.
(A) dug up
(B) perfected
(C) analyzed
(A) dug up
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Stage directions tell actors what to do; they are usually _____.
(A) bold-faced
(B) in parenthesis
(C) underlined
(B) in parenthesis
300
Which word means "traditional/normal"? (See the word wall.)
orthodox
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What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? ____
Enraged, she walked by the restroom.
by the restroom
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What is WMS street address?
(A) 105 Micanopy Street
(B) 4591 South Court Street
(C) 1000 Micanopy Street
(C) 1000 Micanopy Street
300
Which network is below? (A) NBC (B) ABC (C) CBS
(C) CBS
400
Jamestown was ____.
(A) a archaeological site
(B) a colonial settlement
(C) the former capital of Virginia
(B) a colonial settlement
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Which character from The Jokester says the following? "People enjoy your jokes. But you shouldn't use them to run away from your problems."
(A) Mr. Garrett (B) Mr. Simon (C) Mrs. Dalton
(C) Mrs. Dalton
400
Which word means "not important"? (See the word wall.)
trivial
400
What kind of sentence is the following?
Control your behavior and attitude, please.
(A) declarative
(B) interrogative
(C) imperative
(C) imperative
[It tells someone to do something.]
400
Mr. Jackson's and Ms. Tapia's planning period is ____.
(A) 5th period
(B) 6th period
(C) 3rd period
(A) 5th period
400
What was the number one movie this summer, based on ticket sales ($)?
(A) Jurassic World: Rebirth
(B) Superman
(C) Lilo & Stitch
(D) Final Destination: Bloodlines
(C) Lilo & Stitch
500
Yesterday we looked at a painting called _____.
(A) The Memory of Jamestown
(B) Jamestown Lifescape
(C) Jamestown: Life of Early Settlers
(B) Jamestown Lifescape
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The Jokester uses humor to cover up a problem. What does this mean?
(A) Jake tries to be funny to cover up his problems at school.
(B) Jake is serious about the problems he faces.
(C) Jake is a great jokester.
(A) Jake tries to be funny to cover up his problems at school.
500
Which word best completes the sentence? She walked away ____ from the car accident without any injuries.
(A) peevish
(B) admonish
(C) unscathed
(C) unscathed
500
What is the subject (S) in the sentence below? ____
I gave Erica a book to borrow for English class.
(A) Erica
(B) a book
(C) I
(C) I
500
Which teacher teaches in Room #5?
(A) Ms. Mays
(B) Mr. Lett
(C) Mr. Maddaloni
(A) Ms. Mays
500
Which one has the most Instagram followers?
(A) Selena Gomez
(B) Katy Perry
(C) The Rock
(D) Justin Bieber
(A) Selena Gomez