Comprehension
Consequences
Characters
Miscellaneous
Elements of Literature
100
Geoffrey Peterson suggested this at the beginning of the story.
What is ditch school?
100
As a consequence of ditching school for a day, the main character missed this in Science class.
What is seeing a live tarantula that the teacher brought to class?
100
The person who had never ditched school before.
What is the main character?
100
The story is written from this point of view.
What is first person?
100
Use at least two words to describe the author's tone (attitude).
What is reflective, retrospective, casual, informal etc.
200
The reason why the boys didn't like watching TV.
What is there were only boring shows on?
200
This is what the main character missed in Math class.
What is the math teacher broke her heel and fell down making everyone laugh?
200
The girl whom the author had a crush on.
Who is Amanda Byrnes?
200
The type of writing used to tell a story.
What is narrative?
200
The conflict in the story.
What is the main character was bored when he ditched school?
300
The boy didn't enjoy playing video games with his friend because...
What is the games were old and he played them many times before?
300
As a result of ditching, the main character got this grade on a pop quiz in English.
What is F?
300
Mr. Roddy teaches this subject.
What is science?
300
These are some of the elements of a personal narrative.
What is description of the event, response to this event, and a reflection?
300
The theme of the story (lesson about life).
What is things can turn out to be not what they seem/skipping school can be more boring than staying in school etc.
400
When the mother asked the boy how school was, he told her...
What is "fine" (he didn't tell her he ditched school)?
400
The main character regretted he hadn't seen Amanda Byrnes when he ditched school because...
What is he had a crush on her?
400
Mrs. Ingram teaches this subject.
What is Math?
400
The setting of the story (time and place).
What is Geoffrey Peterson's house during a regular school day?
400
Based on the story, we can infer that the main character never did this again.
What is ditch school?
500
The reason why the main character ate a lot of tortilla chips.
What is there was nothing else to eat?
500
As a consequence of ditching, the main character never ate this food again.
What is fat-free tortilla chips?
500
The person who suggested ditching school.
Who is Geoffrey Peterson?
500
Author's purpose for writing this story.
What is to entertain?
500
The writer engages the reader by opening the story with...
What is dialogue?
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