About The Story
Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble
Vocabulary
Story Structure
Mixed Bag
100

Who is the main character in the story?

Mr. Tanen

100
What does Mr. Tanen find out at the beginning of the story?
There is not enough money to build the playground
100

What is a plan on how to spend your money?

budget

100

Which of the following is a character in the story? a) Mr. Apple b) Mr. Tanen c) Both Mr. Tanen and Mr. Apple are characters in the story

c) Both Mr. Tanen and Mr. Apple are characters in the story

100
What does "setting" mean?
where the story takes place
200

What is the author's purpose for the story?

To persuade

To inform

To entertain

To entertain

200
How does Mr. Tanen plan to raise money to build the playground?
By selling his tie collection
200

What word means raising money for a cause?

fund

200
What is the problem in the story?
The is not enough budget to build the playground
200

Which word means to get?

receive

300
Who is the author of "Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble"? a) Dr. Seuss b) Maryann Cocca-Leffler c) Tedd Arnold
b) Maryann Cocca-Leffler
300

Which tie could Mr. Tanen not give up?

His blue ribbon tie

300

What word means to laugh gently?

chuckle

300
How did Mr. Tanen solve the problem in the story?
He raised money by selling his ties
300

Which word means to do or say something again?

repeated

400
What does it mean when Mr. Tanen says "I am in a real pickle"?
Mr. Tanen is in trouble
400
At the end of the story, Mr. Tanen will cut the ribbon, but what is the ribbon made out of?
All of Mr. Tanen's Ties
400

Which word means being sad and upset because something didn't go the way you wanted it to go?

disappointed

400
What is the setting in Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble?
The town-including the school
400

How does Mr. Tanen feel after the auction?

He is sad because his closet is empty.

500

Who is Mr. Tanen in real life?

The author's daughter's principal

500

What happens to Mr. Tanen's ties at the end of the story?

The people in the town give them back to Mr. Tanen at the opening of the playground

500

Which word means a place in the bank where money is kept?

account

500

What is the word that means the way the problem is solved?

Solution

500

How many syllables are in the word tricked?

1

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