Vocab
angry look
What is FIERCE?
place on the front of a house
What is STOOPS?
Describe Aunt Nanette.
A) She is bossy. B) She cares about others. C) She gets bored quickly. D) She likes to tease people.
What is B) SHE CARES ABOUT OTHERS?
UNFORGIVABLE has a prefix, suffix, or both?
What is BOTH? (un and able)
Bart bought a baseball for $4.35. He paid with a ten dollar bill. This is Bart's change.
What is $5.65?
something that is no longer any good
What is RUINED?
This person can strike you out.
What is PITCHER?
James's BIGGEST problem in the story is
F) He thinks his aunt will not like him.
G) He is nervous about riding on a train.
H) He thinks he may not have a good birthday.
I) He worries about his new brother and sister.
What is H) HE THINKS HE MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD BIRTHDAY?
Meaning of the prefix "non."
What is NOT?
Miss Dearing gave a box of crayons to each of her 9 reading students. Each box had 11 crayons in it. This is the number of crayons in all.
What is 99?
hard paper
What is CARDBOARD?
something of value
What is TREASURE?
The BEST title for the birthday gift James makes for Uncle Romie
A) "Uncle Romie's Favorite Things"
B) "Uncle Romie's Art Show"
C) "New York Trains"
D) "Beautiful Flowers"
What is A) "UNCLE ROMIE'S FAVORITE THINGS?"
If "un-" means not, this is the meaning of "unequal."
What is NOT EQUAL?
Korey practiced his trumpet each day from Monday through Friday. He practiced for 10 minutes on Monday and 25 minutes on each of the other days. This is the number of minutes he practiced in all.
What is 110 MINUTES?
Moving slowly and carefully so you won't be seen or heard
What is CREPT?
Large amount of food at a meal
What is a FEAST?
Readers can tell "Me and Uncle Romie" is historical fiction because
F) It has words that rhyme.
G) It has events that could not happen.
H) It tells about people and places in the past.
What is H) IT TELLS ABOUT PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE PAST?
The meaning of wooden if the suffix "-en" means "made of."
What is MADE OF WOOD?
Today's high temperature is 81°F. Yesterday's high temperature was 7°F cooler. Tomorrow's high temperature will be 12°F degrees cooler than yesterday. This is tomorrow's temperature.
What is 62°F?
Memories and traditions of your family's past
What is HERITAGE?
Sections of stairs
What are FLIGHTS?
Based on the story, life is the SAME in Harlem and in North Carolina because
A) People live in tall buildings.
B) People shop only in fancy stores.
C) People are friendly to each other.
D) People cook on the rooftops.
What is C) PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY TO EACH OTHER?
The root or base word in "unfriendly."
What is FRIEND?
Del owns a barber shop. He pays $500 per month in rent and $120 per month in supplies. This is his total cost for 3 months.
What is $1860?