Ralph
Mr and Mrs. Gridley
Vocab and Terms
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100
safety helmet.
What did Keith make for Ralph to keep him safe?
100
Over mountains, hills and plains.
What is "how they traveled to get to the Mountain View Hotel"
100
Motorcycle
What is a compound word?
100
A route taken when the main route is closed or blocked.
What is detour?
100
A hotel worker who carries travelers' luggage
What is a bellboy?
200
ping pong ball
What is Ralph's safety helmet made of?
200
Where Ralph lives.
What is a knott hole in the molding?
200
It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
200
A loud, steady noise.
What is din?
200
Worn down, shabby.
What is threadbare?
300
A peanut butter sandwich brought to the mouse hole.
What is room service?
300
A holiday weekend.
Why didn't the Gridley's drive all the way thru?
300
An opening.
What is a vacancy?
300
A game in which players use mallets to hit balls through metal wickets.
What is croquet?
300
A furnace used for burning garbage.
What is an incinerator?
400
Mouse and the Motorcycle
What is the title of our new favorite novel?
400
In the linen closet.
Where did Ralph lose Keith's motorcycle?
400
When an animal, object, or idea takes on the characteristics of a human.
What is personification?
400
Feeling regret for past sins.
What is remorseful?
400
A difficult or troublesome situation.
What is a predicament?
500
MPH
What is miles per hour?
500
an aspirin.
What did Mrs. Gridley take the last of on their drive to the Mountain View Motel because he sun had been in her eyes?
500
The use of a word whose sound suggests it's meaning. Pb-pb-b-b-b-b.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Going on an adventure; taking a risk.
What is venturing?
500
Economically, in a limited way.
Sparingly
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