Vocabulary
Nick
Mrs. Granger
Plot
How or Why
100
To be "familiar" with something means the same as this word.
What is "acquainted"?
100
Nick could not get away with sidetracking Mrs. Granger because she was.....
What is "experienced". She knew her students very well.
100
Mrs. Granger almost "worshipped" this.
What is the dictionary?
100
This always happened at the beginning of Mrs. Granger's Spelling class.
What is a pretest?
100
This is the purpose why the author wrote this selection.
What is "to entertain" readers with a funny story.
200
This word is a synonym for "respected".
What is "worshipped"?
200
Nick probably felt this way after Mrs. Granger gave him the extra work.
What is embarrassed?
200

Because she was the only language arts teacher and she was strict, Mrs. Granger had earned this.

What is a reputation?

200

Mrs. Granger sent this home, and it impressed Nick's mom.

What is a letter?

200
To delay Mrs. Granger from giving homework, Nick did this.
Why did Nick ask questions about the dictionary?
300
Something that is necessary....
What is "essential"?
300
Nick asked Mrs. Granger a question to prevent this.
What is a homework assignment?
300

Amazingly, Mrs. Granger never took off her jacket, even in hot weather, because she never did this.

What is sweat?

300
Mrs. Granger would place this on a card and make a student wear it if they were caught.
What is chewing gum?
300
It is the one way how Nick and Mrs. Granger are alike.
What is that they were both clever?
400
Something that "grew" in size has....
What is "expanded"?
400
Nick had no particular use for this.
What is the dictionary?
400

In addition to her weekly vocabulary tests, Mrs. Granger also had this on the blackboard for students to write down.

What is the "Word for the Day"?

400
This is the climax of the story.
What is when Nick asked about the big dictionary?
400
This is how Nick found out that he shouldn't have messed with "The Lone Granger".
What is that he got a large additional homework assignment.
500
Another word for a "task" to be done....
What is an "assignment"?
500
Nick did this if he ran into a word he did not know.
What is to: ask his father, brother or other family member?
500

By saying that Mrs. Granger's smile was "too sweet", the author is telling us this.

What is that Mrs. Granger knew what Nick was up to?

500
Immediately after Nick raised his hand to ask a question to Mrs. Granger at the end of class, this happened...
What is that Mrs. Granger gave the class homework?
500
This was the reason why Mrs. Granger seemed like a giant.
What is her dark gray eyes "turned on full power"?
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