Comprehension
chapters 1-12
chapters 1-12
When did Greg start charging his brothers for doing their chores?
When he was in preschool.
What is Mr. Z most afraid of?
B-l-o-o-d
What word means 'to blame someone for something wrong'?
accuse
True or False, the following is one theme of Lunch Money: Money can't buy happiness.
True
theme
12 five dollar bills ($60)
What movie was Greg watching when Maura came over to his house on a Friday night?
Indiana Jones
What word means 'something that is bought or sold at a good price'?
bargain
True or False, the following is one theme of Lunch Money: You can accomplish a goal when you work together.
True.
character traits / adjectives
What was the name of the teacher Greg asked to borrow 50 cents for lunch?
Mrs. McCormick
Why was Greg called to the principal's office?
For selling comic books and fighting with Maura during Math class.
What word means 'a person, thing, or circumstance causing annoyance'?
nuisance
True or False, the following is one theme of Lunch Money: Cooperation
False. A theme must be a complete sentence or thought.
When the author tells the story from the eyes of a different character it is called a different _____.
point of view / perspective
What is the name of the main character in Greg's first comic?
Creon
Who left the box of comic books for Mrs. Davenport to read?
Mr. Z
What word means 'one who does something only for enjoyment and not for money'?
amateur
True or False, the following is one theme of Lunch Money: Greg learned not to be greedy.
False. A theme does not include character names.
What type of figurative language is this an example of: "Mr. Percy was like the guard, always edgy until the prisoners were locked up in their cells again."?
Simile. Mr. Percy is being compared to a prison guard.
What is Mr. Z's classroom number?
Room 27
What class was Greg in when he got called to the principal's office?
Mrs. Lindahl's clas / English Language Arts
What word means 'to follow or copy as a pattern, model, or example'?
imitate
What is one theme of Lunch Money?
(Acceptable answers: Any complete sentence that does not include character names and can be true for anyone.)
What type of figurative language is this an example of: "Money thoughts had been following him everywhere -around the school, onto the soccer field, across town to his home, even into the bathroom."