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The boy woke up with the worst case of what in the story? (bad breath, bed head, the flu, itching)
He woke up with bed head.
Why was the art assignment for picture day a bad idea?
It was paint, and that is messy.
An angry frown
scowl
What is the vocabulary word for "when you decided ahead of time you would do something"?
Planned
How long had the boy planned for picture day?
Months
What is his family's picture day tradition for breakfast?
Pancakes
How did the boy feel about the gray background his mom had selected for his picture?
He thought it was boring.
When your stomach hurts and is sick
queasy
What is a basket used to hold dirty clothes?
hamper
How does his mom feel about the picture?
She thinks it is his best picture ever.
The boy's shirt could be described as all the following except what? (Dirty, wrinkled, smelly, clean)
Clean
Why did the boy's mom like the picture?
He was smiling.
The best it can be
perfect
The boy became queasy listening to everyone say"cheese." Queasy must mean what?
Your stomach hurts and/or feels sick.
What did the boy unexpectedly do at the time the picture was taken?
Smiled
What made the boy smile unexpectedly?
He smiled because he was thinking about everything that had gone wrong all day and how it was actually perfect.
What do you think happened after the boy got in trouble for making a face?
He had to leave the classroom.
When you kept touching or playing with something
fiddled
What is the vocabulary word for "when you decided ahead of time you would do something"?
Planned
How do you think the boy wanted his picture to look?
The boy actually wanted his picture to look bad.
a. What is surprising about what happens in this part of the story?
We learn that the boy really wants his picture to look bad, and he was very happy with what had happened during the day.
This story is realistic fiction. what are two events from the story that could happen in real life?
Various Answers
An event that goes horribly wrong
Disaster
Given free as a gift or courtesy
Complimentary
What does the boy mean when he said that his hard work was ruined “in a moment of weakness”?
He meant that by smiling about how well his plan had gone, his picture didn’t turn out the way he wanted it to.