Idioms
Similes
Metaphor
Vocabulary
Digging Deeper
100
Being responsible for your actions
What is 'face the music'
100
Sneaky, clever, quiet
What is 'sneaky as a fox'?
100
Happy, pleasant, cheerful
What is 'ray of sunshine'?
100
A large meal
What is 'a feast'?
100
He feels he & his uncle have nothing in common.
What is 'How James at first feels about his uncle'?
200
Solved a mystery or crime
What is 'crack the case'
200
Really sick, really scared, really shocked
What is 'white as a ghost'?
200
Beautiful singing
What is 'music to my ears'?
200
Spread
What is 'to spread'?
200
The narrator is one of the story's characters
What is 'How you know this story is being told from the first person point of view'?
300
To eat A LOT
What is 'chowed down'?
300
Really confusing and hard to understand
What is 'clear as mud'?
300
Messy, disorganized, sloppy room
What is 'disaster area'?
300
A place where an artist works
What is a 'studio'?
300
He doesn't want to be disturbed
What is 'the reason why Uncle Romie usually keeps his studio door closed'?
400
Intelligent, being aware of what is being said & taught
What is 'sharp as a tack'?
400
Freezing!!!, Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
What is 'cold as ice'?
400
Scared to try
What is 'a chicken'?
400
Destroyed
What is 'ruined'?
400
It sounds easy to do/make
What is 'James in the beginning of the story thinks this about Uncle Romie's artwork'?
500
Keep working on something until you accomplish your goal
What is 'stick to it'?
500
Something that is really big, huge, large
What is 'big as an elephant'?
500
Likes to stay up late at night
What is 'a night owl'?
500
Quickly pull
What is 'yanked'?
500
Uncle Romie & James learn about each other.
What is 'when James & his uncle have breakfast together'?
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