Vocabulary
happy, joyful, cheerful
festive
Why are Beezus and Ramona behaving so well at the beginning of the story?
They hope it will make their parents forget the girls' promise to make dinner.
Which word has the SAME sound as the ir in the word birthday?
spurs fire chore star
spurs
Identify the following sentence (past, present, future-tense)
I will walk to school
future tense
What does Beezus mean when she says LITTLE SPECKS?
spices
angry
cross
Why do Ramona and Beezus think their parents are mean?
They make the girls cook dinner.
Which word has the SAME sound as the or in the word worm?
born floor fur sour
fur
I walked to school.
past tense
present tense
future tense
past-tense
What does Ramona mean when she says WE'RE SLAVING OUT HERE?
We're working hard.
said
remarked
Why do the girls think about making something bad for dinner?
They want their parents to know how it feels to have to eat something awful.
Which word has the SAME sound as the ur in the word nurse?
bore here jar stir
stir
I walk to school.
past-tense
present-tense
future-tense
present-tense
What does Beezus mean when she says she CAN'T STAND TOUCHING RAW MEAT?
She does not like touching the meat.
parts of a mixture
ingredients
Why do the girls light candles?
to make the food look better
Which word sound has the SAME sound as er in the word stern?
bird oar steer there
bird
Amira will walk to school.
past-tense
present-tense
future-tense
future-tense
What does it mean, "the classroom was a zoo."
classroom was crazy and wild
units used to measure temperature
degrees
How do the girls feel Sunday morning?
worried
Which word has the SAME sound as ur in the word Thursday?
fort soar tire worst
worst
Tomorrow, I will walk to school.
future-tense
You are my sunshine
reason for being happy