Words that mean almost the same thing such as "rushed" and "hurried"
What is a "synonym?"
100
How do Gloria and Julian get red mustaches?
From drinking the strawberry juice.
200
Word meaning: "handspring that turns sideways."
What is the definition of "cartwheel?"
200
Word meaning: "someone or something that makes you feel better"
What is the definition of "comfort?"
200
Describes how something 'is' and is used to describe a noun.
What is an "adjective?"
200
A technique used by authors to compare two things using "like" or "as" in order to help readers picture what something looks like.
What is a "simile?"
200
Name one of Julian's 5 wishes.
To see the catalog cats, that his fig tree would be the tallest, to be a great soccer player, to ride in an airplane, for Gloria to stay and be his best friend.
300
Word meaning: "something, usually hair, between the nose and lips"
What is the definition of "mustache?"
300
Word meaning: "wanted very much"
What is the definition of "longed?"
300
A word used primarily to indicate a type of action or general state of existence.
What is a "verb?"
300
Name a strategy students use to become better readers.
A. Use Prior Knowledge
B. Make and Confirm Predictions
C. Adjust Reading Rate
D. Self-Question
E. Create Mental Images
F. Use Context to Confirm Meaning
G. Use Text Structure and Format
H. Use Graphic Aids
I. Use Reference Sources
J. Read Ahead
K. Reread
L. Summarize
300
Who is Algie and why does Mrs. Quimby hug him?
Algie is the unborn baby; Mrs. Quimby is beginning to have the baby and is having pains in her belly. She holds her belly or hugs Algie with each pain.
400
Word meaning: "past"
What is the definition of "beyond?"
400
Word meaning: "able to be spread through contact"
What is the definition of "contagious?"
400
An adjective that describes something with the most or least of a trait and often ends with "-est."
What is an adjective in the "superlative form?"
400
An "Author's Purpose" type that is used to write advertisements, or letters to newspaper editors in order to influence what the readers do or believe.
What is "persuasion?"
400
Where are Aunt Bea and Uncle Hobart?
They are driving to Alaska.
500
Word meaning: "attached"
What is the definition of "fastened?"
500
Word meaning: "a doctor's written instructions about medicine"
What is the definition of "prescription?"
500
An adjective used to show the difference between two objects by adding "-er" (i.e. cheaper), "-ier" (i.e. friendlier), or the word "more" (i.e. more interesting).
What is an "adjective in the comparative form?"
500
When authors make a nonhuman thing possess a human feeling or action. For example, "The minutes crawled by."
What is "personification?"
500
What happens to Ramona as she sits in the lobby? Why does this happen?
She starts to imagine that she has a disease. The nurse's suggestion that she might be carrying germs makers he worry that she really is sick.