Quotations and Authors
But there is no joy in Mudville--
"Casey at the Bat"
In "Peewee Half," which quality was Don Meek missing in order to become a good football player?
Size
In "Casey at the Bat," what did Casey do?
He struck out.
How much did Don Meek weigh?
125 pounds
What part of speech shows action or links a word to the subject?
When the game is done and the players creep / One by one to the League of Sleep.
"The Record"
In "The Surprise of His Life," what did Uncle Jim do after catching the big trout?
He released it.
Why did Denny Travers have to be replaced?
He moved away.
Running 1 mile in 4 minutes
What part of speech is an exclamatory word not related to other words in the sentence?
Interjection
He writes--not that you won or lost--but how you played the Game.
In "Run, Boy, Run!" what caused Glen Cunningham's leg injury?
a fire
In "Peewee Half," Don Meek wanted to play football because he made a promise to whom?
His brothers
What did Uncle Jim give Kerry?
$25 and a Kendall rod
What part of speech joins words or groups of word?
Conjunction
Who wrote "The Record"?
Grantland Rice
In "the Duster," what had ruined Smoke Warren's baseball career?
In "The Duster," what was the name of the man who kept giving Bill bad advice about his pitching style?
Doc (Windy) Fitch
In "Off the Track," who was the new member of the team?
Donald
What part of speech modifies a noun or a pronoun
Adjective
What event were the boys training for in "Off the Track?"
relay
Give one example of how Glenn Cunningham showed determination in "Run, Boy, Run!"
He determined to walk again when the doctors said he couldn't.
He massaged his legs constantly/tried to walk every day.
Exercised, chose food carefully, ran, worked to improve his speed
What part of speech shows how a noun or pronoun is related to some other word in the sentence?
Preposition