The Signmaker's Assistant
The Trouble with Signs/ Heroes then and Now
Dex the Heart of a Hero
Grammar
Vocabulary
100

What is the genre of this story?

humorous fiction

100

what is the genre of Heroes then and now

informational text

100

what is the genre of this story?

fantasy

100

Use the verb to be in this sentence

My dad ___ bigger than me.

is

100

The stylist's _____ helps to answer calls and schedule meetings. 

assistant 

200

Why does Norman put his own signs up?

Norman wanted to trick the people and have fun

200

what is the genre of Trouble with Signs 

play

200

How is Dex seen in the beginning of the story?

Small, weak and overlooked

200

Use the verb to be in this sentence

Steven and Jessie ____ the best students in class.

are

200

The construction workers will ____ the land to start building.

clear

300

What is the problem in the story?

Norman put up signs to trick people

300

What were Ben and Ana doing?

driving

300

How does Dex train to be a hero?

reads comics and watches movies about heroes, exercise, and buys a hero suit

300
Fix the sentence


My cousin went to Denver Colorado for the weekend.

Denver, Colorado

300

Carter ____ the muscles in his legs to swim faster. 

flexed

400

What is the solution in the story?

Norman puts up new signs and fixes the town

400

In the play what does a fork in the road mean?

a place in the road that can go in different directions

400

How does Cleevis treat Dex in the beginning?

Is mean to him and makes fun of him

400

Fix the sentence

My family and I plan to go to Barcelona Spain on January 21 2022 and visit Berlin Germany the month after. 

Barcelona, Spain

January 21, 2022,

400

what is the meaning of the word in the sentence

The baby was not able to understand the tv show. 

confused

500

What was one detail from the story that showed the people were not happy with Norman?

People were tearing down all the signs in town

500

How are Sacagawea and Earl Morse similar?

they did things in America to help others

500

What happens at the end of the story?

Cleevis is in danger and Dex saves him. Cleevis thanks Dex and asks to be Dex's sidekick.

500

Fix the incorrect sentence

The first potato parade was held in Montreal Quebec on June 18, 2014.

Montreal, Quebec,

500

what is the synonym of the word in the sentence

I felt pain in my legs after Jiujitsu class. 

sore

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