The Tale of a Tail
Miggery Sow had ears that looked like this vegetable.
What is cauliflower.
This picture is to bright.
This picture is TOO bright.
Name the prepositional phrase(s):
Before lunch, during recess, Lucy walked around the playground.
What are:
>before lunch
>during recess
>around the playground
True or False: Benefactor means to pay careful attention to.
What is False.
Kate DiCamillo won this award twice.
What is the Newbery Award.
Which is/are true of Botticelli:
a. He had a locket swinging back and forth on his neck.
b. He gave his locket to Despereaux for good luck.
c. He was evil.
d. He was a rat.
What are:
a, c, d
He said to me ", is that yours."
What is:
He said to me, "Is that yours?"
abstract or concrete?
singular or plural?
common or proper?
Unwilling or reluctant:
a. Loath
b. Inherit
c. Acquire
d. Toil
What is a. Loath
This award honors authors and illustrators of best children's informational books:
a. Ezra Jack Keats Award
b. Robert F. Sibert Medal
c. Caldecott Award
What is b. The Robert F. Sibert Medal
Five themes from The Tale of Despereaux.
What are 1. forgiveness, 2. light vs. dark, 3. love, 4. bravery, 5. chivalry, 6. bitterness of revenge, 7. conformity vs. nonconformity, etc.
Our summer novel for English was Adam of the Road.
The adjectives in this sentence:
A few weeks ago we got some of the stinky cheese.
What are:
a, few, some, the, stinky (5 in all)
The opposite of derogatory:
a. wise and clever
b. imaginary and not real
c. complimentary
d. easily injured
What is c. complimentary
The award, selected by writers, that is given in multiple categories including "Young People's Literature."
What is The National Book Award.
Botticelli did NOT smell this, when Despereaux came down the dungeon stairs: soup, human tears, flour, mouse tears, oil, or mouse blood.
What is mouse tears.
i feed the chickens yesterday, said Joel "its your turn"
"I fed the chickens yesterday," said Joel. "It's your turn."
capitalize I, fed not feed, quotation marks (2), periods (2), It's not its
The number of apostrophes needed below and where they go:
Alexs car wouldnt start because the cars battery was dead.
What is THREE.
Alex's car wouldn't start because the car's batter was dead.
The correct meaning of authentic:
a. A choice item of food
b. Genuine or true
c. A rare fish
d. To eat up hungrily
What is b. Genuine or true.
The award that honors the illustrator of the best American picture book for children each year.
What is The Caldecott Medal.
The illustrator for The Tale of Despereaux.
Who is Timothy B. Ering
The symbol used to show a new paragraph should be started.
What is a backwards capital P with another line through it.
TEN things that require capitalization.
What are 1.proper names, 2. holidays, 3.days of the week, 4. months of the year, 5. dieties, 6. title of respect, 7. street names, 8. first line of poetry, 9. important words in book/poem/music titles, and 10.first word of a sentence (there are others)
What is a mortal.
Considered the 'Nobel Prize' for children's literature, this International award is given for authors and illustrators.
What is The Hans Christian Anderson Medal.