What is aqua and hydro mean water
temp and chrono mean time
circ/circum and peri mean around
100
What sports did Mr. J compete in, in high school?
What is basketball, baseball, football, and track.
100
True or False. A novella is longer than a short story.
What is False
100
The first story we read in class from the Literature book was...
What is La Bamba
100
Who is Mr. J's favorite NFL football team?
What is Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
200
Give me the meaning of the root word logue/logo
What is idea, reason; word, speach
200
What sport(s) did Mr. J play in college and how many years did he play?
What is basketball and golf. 1 year of each.
200
True or False. Fables were created to answer questions such as; why is there day and night, what makes the seasons change, and why does death exist?
What is False.
200
In Priscilla and the wimps, Monk Klutter was the leader of what gang?
What is the Kobras
200
How old is Mr. J?
What is 26
300
Give the meanings of the following root words: cred/creed, ceed, cede, cess, bio, and biblio/bibli
What is to believe, to trust: to go to yield: life: book
300
What type of music does Mr. J enjoy the most?
What is country
300
What is the difference between an internal and external conflict?
What is external is from outside forces, and internal is a conflict from within.
300
In the story "Just Once," the main character wanted to do what? Did he still want to do this at the end of the story as well?
What is carry the ball. No, he never wanted to again.
300
What are Mr. J's two dogs' names?
What is Macey and Lilly
400
Combine two or more root words to make a real word and give the meaning of the word.
What is telegraph/telegram- a letter that is able to be sent a long distance away.
telephone- device that allows you to hear sounds/voices from a distance away.
microscope- device that allows you to see really small things.
periscope-device that allows you to see all around you.
Others may be accepted.
400
If Mr. J is now 26, what year was he born?
What is 1987
400
What do you need to make an inference?
What is clues from the text, and information you already know.
400
What was the name of the short story we read, watched a short video over, and wrote a compare/contrast paper over?
What is "All Summer in a Day"
400
What is Mr. J's middle name?
What is Charles
500
Give me the meaning of all the words acroos the top of the wall. Starts with aqua and end with tract, trai, treat.
What is aqua; year; high; law; place, idea, reason, word, speach; time; heat; to pull to draw
500
What was my favorite subject in school?
What is math.
500
What is the difference between the subject of a story, and the theme of the story?
What is the subject is what the story is about. The theme is an idea. It usually expresses an important truth about life.
500
In the story "Ta-Na-E-Ka" two characters have to go through a right of passage by living out in the wilderness on their own. What are the names of the two main characters?