Vocabulary
Simile/Metaphor/Personification
Comprehension
Chinese New Year
Roman Numerals
100
What is the male leader of a family or tribe called?
What is patriarch.
100
What is "They were very tiny, like little red peppers."
What is a simile.
100
What is the name of the bird in the story?
What is Toscanini
100
What cycle is the Chinese New Year based on?
Lunar
100
What is IV?
4
200
What is an expression of praise or admiration that you might give someone called?
What is compliment.
200
What is "Her legs felt like spaghetti out of a can?"
What is a simile.
200
What is the name of the team that Jackie Robinson played for?
Brooklyn Dodgers
200
What two colors are considered lucky?
red and gold
200
What is XXXIII?
33
300
What is the shedding of an outer covering such as feathers called?
What is molting?
300
What is "The ship hiccupped to a halt?"
What is personification.
300
What was Shirley Temple Wong's name in China?
What is Bandit or Fourth Cousin.
300
What are the twelve months of the Chinese New Year named after?
animals
300
What is XLV?
45
400
What do you call someone who lives somewhere temporarily and pays rent?
What is a tenant?
400
What is "The dungeon held no monster, but it was a beastly mess?"
What is a metaphor?
400
Who was Senora Rodriguez?
The piano teacher (who owned a bird)
400
Which one of these would NOT be done to prepare for Chinese New Year? a. cleaning house b. putting plants in the windows c. putting sand at the door.
c. sand
400
What is LXVIII?
68
500
What is a word that means wild, turbulent (often used to describe a downpour?)
What is torrential
500
What is "The wicked skates refused to obey...?"
What is personification.
500
What is the reason that Shirley would always be ineligible to become President of the United States?
She was born in China.
500
How long does Chinese New Year usually last?
two weeks
500
What CLVII?
157
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