Books we read
Why was Old Yeller shot at the end of the story?
He had rabies.
How many helping verbs are there?
23
True or False: To Quash something is to crush or put down completely.
True
Name the 5 basic relative pronouns
Who, whom, whose, which, that
Holling Hoodhood is neither Jewish nor Christian, but he is...
Presbyterian
In No More Dead Dogs, who did Rachel Turner usually write to?
Julia Roberts
A group of words with a subject and predicate is a...
Clause
Artifact and historical object are synonyms of what word?
Relic
True or false: "by" is a preposition
True
True or False: Holling has a younger sister named Heather.
False, his sister is older.
There was Sam Westing, Barney Northrup, Sandy McSouthers, and...
Julian Eastman
Should the title of a poem, song, article, or short story be in italics or quotation marks?
Quotation marks
If you deter someone, do you encourage or discourage them?
Discourage
In a story, the character's ______ and ______ can tell you what they are are like and how they feel.
Actions and dialogue.
Who does Holling play in Mr. Goldman's production of The Tempest?
Ariel the fairy
Holling Hoodhood is neither Jewish nor Christian, but he is...
Presbyterian
What do adjectives describe?
Nouns
If a teacher takes your phone away from you, do they confiscate it or encounter it?
Confiscate it.
True or false: The first line of a haiku has 7 syllables, the second line has 5, and the third line has 8.
False. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7, and the third line has 5.
What is Mr. Hoodhood's profession?
He is an architect.
What sport does Millicent Min have to try out for?
Volleyball
Linking verbs link the ______ to the rest of the sentence.
Subject
If you bring someone before a court of law for trial, you...
Prosecute them
Does a limerick poem have a rhyming format of ABAB, AABB, or AABBA?
AABBA
What grade is Holling, Meryl Lee, and Danny Hupfer in?
Seventh grade