Vocabulary
Potpourri
Story
Questions
Story Questions II
Story Questions III
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A word that means disliked or scorned.
What is despised.
100
The genre of "Little by Little". A person's story of his or her own life.
What is an autobiography.
100
The reason why Jean doesn't tell Miss Marr how difficult it is for her to see the board.
What is because fitting in with her classmates is important to Jean; climbing and crouching to read the board would make her feel ashamed.
100
The reason Jean is worried about the arithmetic test.
What is Jean has not mastered her times tables yet.
100
The reason Jean didn't explain her reading problem to Miss Marr.
What is Jean didn't want to stand out. She wanted to fit in.
200
An infectious disease most common in children and young adults, caused by a virus and often followed by paralysis.
What is polio.
200
Surprised very much; amazed.
What is astonished.
200
The author's feeling about her first day in fifth grade and the reason she wrote about this experience.
What is Jean likes her teacher but is unhappy about being set apart from her classmates. She wrote about the story because she thought others could learn from her experience and maybe relate to it.
200
The way Jean's first day of school is going.
What is her first day is not going very well. Her desk makes her stand out when she just wants to fit it, Shirley is mean to her, her classmates ignore her on the playground, and she dreads the mental arithmetic test.
200
The reason Jean thinks Miss Marr will understand her seeing problem.
What is Miss Marr also has a disability and can relate to her feelings and emotions.
300
The condition of not being able to move or of being motionless.
What is immobility.
300
Fact or opinion? In the story Jean Little was a nine year old girl who had vision problems.
What is a fact.
300
Jean's feelings about Shirley Russell in the beginning of the story.
What is Jean envies Shirley and wants to be her friend. She feels that she is different too, but everyone wanted to be her friend.
300
The reason the author lets Ruth see that Jean has not answered any of the math questions.
What is she wants the reader to know that Jean will get caught cheating.
300
The reason Shirley is referred to as the "War Guest Herself".
What is Shirley is a guest in the United States because of the war in England.
400
A feeling of disappointment, uneasiness, and confusion.
What is dismay.
400
Fact or opinion? Shirley Russell's golden ringlets were beautiful.
What is an opinion.
400
The reason the author makes Shirley an important character in the story.
What is because Jean wants to be Shirley's friend more than anyone else in the class.
400
The way Jean feels about Shirley after Shirley is mean to her. The new information you have learned about Jean.
What is Jean is very hurt but she tries to understand why Shirley is mean; Jean has insight into other's feelings and is very understanding.
400
The action Ruth and Stella take when they find out that Jean has cheated on the arithmetic test. Ruth and Stella's true intentions when it comes to being Jean's friend.
What is they tell Jean they won't be her friends if she doesn't confess. They do not intend to be Jean's friends because they weren't friendly before and they aren't acting like they care about her like friends would.
500
To be able to read something, such as handwriting.
What is decipher.
500
Fact or opinion? Jean's desk was brown and it was able to be moved.
What is a fact.
500
The author's feelings about Shirley after Shirley tells her to keep away from her and get lost.
What is Jean will not think she is so wonderful because she sees how mean Shirley can be.
500
Jean's opinion of cheating and how we know this.
What is Jean thinks cheating is wrong and she expects something bad to happen to her, such as a thunderbolt strike or someone yelling at her.
500
The reason Miss Marr didn't say anything to Jean when she saw her cheat on the test.
What is Miss Marr may have wanted to give Jean a chance to admit what she had done or she may have wanted to handle it privately and not in front of the class.
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