Short Stories
Short Stories
Beowulf
Grammar
Teacher!
200

What was the name of the FIRST short story we read in this unit?

Starfish

200

What was the name of the main character in "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts"?

Mr. Johnson

200
What was the name of the FIRST monster in the story of Beowulf?

Grendel

200

What is an adjective?

Describing word

200

What is the team on Miss Allan's keychain?

Montreal Canadiens

400

The "The Season's Dying" takes place in which American state?

Utah

400

In "A Retrieved Reformation", Jimmy Valentine changes his name to ___________.

Ralph D. Spencer

400

How does Beowulf defeat the first monster in the story?

By tearing off his arm

400

What is a verb?

Action word

400

How many pushups does Miss Allan make you do for saying swear words?

10 per word

500

In "A Retrieved Reformation", Jimmy Valentine falls in love with a woman named _____________.

Annabel Adams

500

In "The Season's Dying", how old does the salesman think the boy is?

16

500

What were the people called who were under attack by the first monster in the story?

The Danes

500

What is an interrogative sentence?

A sentence that asks a question and includes a question mark

500

What sport does Miss Allan help coach at CCS?

Basketball

800
In "A Retrieved Reformation", the little girl who gets locked in the safe's name is _____.

Agatha

800

In "The Season's Dying", what does the salesman buy for the boy at the diner?

A steak dinner

800

For how many years did Beowulf rule the Geats?

Fifty years

800

What is an exclamatory sentence?

A sentence that expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point

800

How many years has Miss Allan been a teacher?

2

1000

In "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts" Mr. Johnson tells his cab driver to bet on a horse named ________.

Tall Corn

1000

In "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts", how many dogs does Mrs. Johnson send to the pound?

Three

1000

Beowulf dies at the end of the story, but asks as he is dying for his cousin to tell his story. What is the name of the cousin? 

Wiglaf

1000

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

1000

Where is Miss Allan from?

Davidson

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