Joey Pigza
Vocabulary
Grammar/Punctuation
Parts of Speech
100

True or False: The book "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" is written in first person.

True

100

What does the word 'clamped' mean?

held tightly

100

What is the following sentence missing? 'I am really tired today'

a period at the end

100

What is a noun?

person, place, thing

200

Who seemed to care the most about Joey?

Joey's mother.

200

What does the word 'jittery' mean?

very nervous

200

Which punctuation mark belongs at the end of a question..

a question mark

200

What is a verb?

an action word

300

Why did Joey and his mom go to Pittsburgh?

to get a medical test done.

300

What does the word 'afford' mean?

to be able to pay for something

300

Which punctuation mark separates words in list?

a comma

300

What is an adjective?

a describing word

400

Identify the speaker of the following book quote "Can I get back to you on that?

Joey Pigza

400

What does the word 'significant' mean?

having an effect

400

Use a white board to correct the following sentence: 'He eated a slice of pizza, sub, and cookie at Dions.'

He ate a slice of pizza, sub, and a cookie at Dion's. 

400

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: Make sure you ask for permission before taking the Chromebook.

ask, taking

500

Explain the title of the book "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by carefully describing the event that the title comes from.

The title of the book comes from the event in the story where Joey accidentally swallowed his house key during class.

500
What does the word 'mesmerized' mean?

so interested that nothing else is seen or noticed.

500

Which type of nouns need a capital at the beginning? Give an example

proper nouns EX: names, titles, etc...

500

Write a complete sentence with a noun, verb, and adjective in it. 

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