Characters
Plot
Active Reading
Places
Surprise
100
Who is the main character in The Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Greg Heffley
100
Where did Melina say her family was from?
Greece and Italy
100
What is it called when you stop and take notes and write as you read?
Annotations
100
What did a student get the cheese touch in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
The playground
100
What is the name of the team playing for a championship right now?
Chicago Blackhawks.
200
Who are the main characters in the book Bird in a Cage?
Clint & Melina
200
How did Greg's older brother Rodrick add to the plot of Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
He played tricks on Greg, he made fun of Greg, he got in trouble from his parents.
200
Which symbol do you use when something is very exciting, interesting, or important as you annotate when you read.
Exclamation Point
200
Where did Clint meet Melina?
Next to his car in the school parking lot.
200
What is one quality of being a good friend?
Answers will vary.
300
Which friend of Greg's traumatized him with a booger?
Fregley
300
What is the most intense moment or the climax of Diary of a wimpy kid?
When Rowley is forced to eat "the Cheese".
300
Which symbol do you use when you understand, you agree, or you make a text connection when reading?
A check mark .
300
Where is Melina and her family from?
Mexico
300
What was the name of Rodrick's band?
Loded Diaper
400
What is the name of the girl that Greg hated?
Patty Farrell
400
What is the conflict in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Greg wants to be cool and make friends.
400
What is it called when something that you are reading reminds you of something else?
Text Connections
400
Where did Greg hide from Fregley during their sleep over?
In the bathroom.
400
What is the name of the last paragraph of an essay?
A conclusion.
500
What is the name of the character that was killed in Bird in a Cage?
Edgar Sandusky
500
What is the conflict in Bird in a Cage?
Clint wants to help Melina with her troubles.
500
Why do we use Active Reading Strategies?
To help us better understand what we read.
500
Where did Melina really get the brooch from?
The brooch was stolen from a scam the group did in California. The brooch originally belonged to an old lady.
500
What is needed at the beginning of an essay to help the reader get interested in your writing?
An attention getter.
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