Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Grammar
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
100
An ___________ is a person who helps someone else.
assistant
100
If you ___________ a place, you made it neat or empty by taking things away.
cleared
100

A verb is 

a. a person, place or thing

b. an action word

c. a describing word

An action word

100

Who is the main character in The Signmaker's Assistant?

Norman

100

Name one silly sign that Norman paints. 

No School Today 

Open for Swimming 

Eat Your Hat 

Buy Norman a Present 


200
If you __________ with someone, you had the same opinion or idea as that person.
agreed
200
_____________ something down is pulling or ripping it apart.
Tearing
200

Stretch this sentence. Add an adjective.


The dog ran across the street. 

Answers will vary

200
Which genre best describes the story, The Signmaker's Assistant?
Humorous fiction
200

Triple Jeopardy (600 points): How do the kids feel when they read Norman's No School Sign? How does the principal feel?

The kids are excited. The principal is confused. 

300
If you ____________ to do something, you did not succeed in doing it.
failed
300
Someone who has good manners is ___________.
polite
300

Triple Jeopardy (900 points): 

Stretch this sentence. Add when, where, or why. 

The cat jumps. 

Answers will vary

300
What might have happened if the signmaker had seen Norman painting the "BUY NORMAN A PRESENT" sign?
Example response: He would have been angry and scolded Norman.
300

Why did Norman decide to make his own signs? 


Because he noticed that people always did whatever the signs said. 

400
____________ is knowledge or understanding that comes from experience.
Wisdom
400
___________ is a problem that makes something difficult.
Trouble
400

What is the name of the punctuation mark that goes around the words someone is speaking in a story?

Quotation marks

400
How does the author let the reader know what happens AFTER Norman puts up his silly signs? a). He uses words to talk about it b). He lets the reader guess. c). He uses pictures to show it.
c). He uses pictures to show it.
400

What does Norman do after he realizes that it was wrong to trick the townspeople?

He fixes all the signs and apologizes. 

500

Adverbs tell how a verb (or an action) was done. Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

Jose ran quickly to the store. 

quickly

500

Some words have more detail than others. 

Instead of using the word happy, what is another word you could use that would give more detail? 

I was happy when I won a million dollars. 

excited, overjoyed, thrilled

500

Double Jeopardy (1,000 points): 

Where do the quotation marks belong in this sentence?

Jared said I like to eat ice cream!

Jared said "I like to eat ice cream!"

500
What does Norman learn at the end of the story?
Example: Jokes that cause problems are not funny.
500

What do the townspeople learn after they are tricked by Norman's silly signs?

They should not follow signs without thinking. 

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