Mr. Ebright's Mischief Night Memories
Mischief Night 1991: Mr. Ebright decided to play a trick on his next door neighbor by destroying all the jack-o-lanterns on the neighbor's porch. Mr. Ebright smashed all of the pumpkins and thought he was finished, but then he saw a final jack-o-lantern glowing from within the neighbor's living room. In order to break the pumpkin in the ____________ of the house, he had to break a window and crawl inside. Which he did, of course.
interior
Serious danger
Peril
What part of speech is the italicized word:
Jose jumped from a tree.
Verb
A noun meaning the particular difference made by events or actions
Effect
External
Internal
Mischief Night 1998: Mr. Ebright decided it would be a hilarious idea to mess with local construction crews fixing potholes on his street. He and his friend Marcus gathered up a bunch of vanilla pudding, ducked under the Caution tape, and filled all the potholes with pudding. The construction company was so angry that they started to _____________ construction sites with far more impenetrable barriers, like chain link fences and cement barricades.
Restrict
To be fearful or worried about something that is coming in the future
Dread
What part of speech is the italicized word:
The boy carried a pumpkin.
Article
To make an unpleasant or mocking smile
Sneer
Safety
Peril
Mischief Night 2001: Mr. Ebright and his friend Micah decide to get back at their former babysitter, Ms. Marybeth. Knowing that she was terrified of all animals, including gentle dogs and tiny cats, Mr. Ebright and Micah broke into the local zoo and abducted a ____________ tiger. They set the animal loose in Ms. Marybeth's flower garden and laughed from a distance as it destroyed her plants and murdered all the indigenous wildlife.
Ferocious
A verb meaning to have an impact on something or to make a difference
Affect
What part of speech is the italicized word:
Mr. Devin stood on the porch.
Noun
Strange or frightening; spooky
Comforting
Eerie
Mischief Night 1994: One of Mr. Ebright's best Mischief Night pranks was one of the most subtle. Mr. Ebright and his grade school pal Nasty Nick tried to confuse Mr. Ebright's mother by moving her favorite display dishes by one inch every day. Mr. Ebright's mom didn't notice it at first, but over time she began noticing that the whole arrangement appeared to be sliding off her shelf. The trick really began to _______ her, and she started believing that it was the work of ghosts!
Perplex
Insight
Ms. Lizzie swam gracefully across the pond.
Adverb
Very fierce, cruel, or violent
Ferocious
Open, liberate
Restrict
Mischief Night 1997: Mr. Ebright and his seventh grade girlfriend, Kelly Hoberg were also annoyed by their neighbor Mr. Plebus' water sprinklers. Every morning when Mr. Ebright left his house, those stupid sprinklers would get his pants and shoes wet and force him to walk around in damp socks all day. That Mischief Night, Mr. Ebright and Kelly decided to sneak into Mr. Plebus' yard and reset the sprinkler timer so that, instead of spraying in the morning, it sprayed right when Mr. Plebus came home from work. After Mr. Ebright and Kelly reprogrammed the sprinklers, they watched with delight as the water doused Mr. Plebus as soon as he exited his car! The hilarious ___________ of this prank was the soaking all Mr. Plebus' important work papers, which eventually resulted in his firing, divorce, and crippling spiral of major depression.
Effect
On the inside or of the inside
Internal
Sakih will study every day until the test.
To fail to care for someone or something properly
Neglect
Anticipate
Dread