Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension1
Comprehension2
Mixed Bag
100
What word means strong, wild, or ferocious?
FIERCE
100
What is a stiff, thick piece of paper?
Cardboard
100
Why did James' parents send him to New York City?
His mother was pregnant and needed to rest.
100
How did James feel at first when he had to go to stay with his Aunt and Uncle?
Sad/scared
100
What was Uncle Romie's wife's name?
Aunt Nanette
200
What means destroyed or spoiled?
Ruined
200
What is a huge meal, usually for a celebtarion?
A feast.
200
What did James think Uncle Romie looked like?
A scary giant.
200
Where did Uncle Romie spend most of his time?
In his studio.
200
What neighborhood of New York City did James and his Aunt visit?
Harlem
300
What is something or someone that is valued and loved?
A treasure
300
What are the front steps leading into a house called?
A stoop.
300
What kind of art did Uncle Romie make?
Collages
300
What special food did James and his Uncle Romie both enjoy?
Pepper Jelly
300
What did James and BJ like to do in North Carolina?
Watch the trains go by.
400
This can mean a container for a liquid OR someone who throws a baseball.
A pitcher.
400
What is a feeling of sadness or grief?
Woe
400
When the author says "the sky changed from dark blue to black", was his point to tell the color of the sky or to tell how long the journey was?
How long the journey was.
400
Is the following sentence a fact or opinion? "Uncle Romie looked like a fierce-eyed giant."
OPINION
400
What is one of the things that Uncle Romie put in the collage for James?
Tall buildings, baseball tickets, pepper jelly label, trains.
500
What word means how often something happens or comes up?
Frequency
500
What means to express approval or to glorify?
Praise
500
How did James feel after his birthday in New York?
Happy/pleased.
500
Why did the author write the story from James' point of view?
To show how James' feelings changed.
500
What is one of the things James put in the collage for Uncle Romie, and why did he choose that?
Feather, tiger lillies, train schedule. They were things that reminded him of Uncle Romie/things that were special to Uncle Romie.
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