to figure out what is happening in a story from clues the author provides.
What is inference?
100
Shook with cold, fear, or excitement
What is shivered?
100
What genre of story was "I Love Guinea Pigs" and "Komodo Dragons" (hint: they are the same)
What is nonfiction?
200
A short look
What is a glimpse?
200
John's laugh scared the ____.
What is sun?
200
The crew boss did not think John could destroy a ______ that dynamite could not.
What is boulder?
200
An underground passage
What is tunnel?
200
What was the story we read about a girl who did not listen to her parents and broke a rule?
What is The Swimming Hole?
300
Cried loudly or shouted
What is hollered?
300
John broke and helped rebuild the ____.
What is porch?
300
John feels ______ about his ability to smash boulders.
What is confident?
300
to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is true
What is exaggerate?
300
What was the name of the boy who was not very good at playing the violin?
What is Yingtao?
400
The line where earth and sky seem to meet
What is horizon?
400
How did John die?
He worked too hard and his heart burst.
400
You can tell that John Henry is a legend because he beat the _______.
steam drill
400
What does it mean when the author says "that boulder shivered like you do on a cold winter morning when it looks like the school bus is never going to come."
It is a comparison to show that the boulder was shaking.
400
What did Justin from A Visit with Grandpa not want to do?
Chores
500
Any movement with regular repetition of a beat or accent
What is rhythm?
500
Ferret faced Freddy's name changed to __________.
Frederick the Friendly
500
Name two things you hear from the people after John died.
What is crying and cheering?
500
Where did people say John Henry was buried?
What is the white house lawn?
500
What was Luz doing with an abandoned lot in Big City Dream?