Literacy
What is a noun?
Person, Place, Thing, Animal, Idea
What digit is in the one place in the number 8,537,964?
4
Put these words in alphabetical order:
match, began, laugh
began, laugh, match
Define the word: revenge
retaliation or punishment for a wrong
Where did the Amoses lock up Bud for the night?
The shed out back
What is a verb? Give two examples.
Verb is an action word.
Jump, Kick, Slept, Dance
What digit is in the hundreds place in the number 274?
2
Put these words in alphabetical order:
happen, grass, glad, travel
glad, grass, happen, travel
Define the word: ingratitude
ungratefulness
What age was Bud when his mom passed away?
6 years old
What is an adjective? Give two examples.
Adjectives can be shapes, colors, sized, etc.
What place is the 7 at in the number 4,173?
Tens place
Put these words in alphabetical order:
aunt, past, answer, ask
answer, ask, aunt, past
Define the word: commence
How does Bud manage to get breakfast at the mission, even though he is late?
A family in line already pretended that Bud was their son.
In literature, what is a simile?
Comparison of two things using the word 'like' or 'as'
What digit is in the thousands place in the number 3,167,859?
7
magic, banana, match, branch
banana, branch, magic, match
Define the word: insisted
Put it in a sentence.
demanded; persisted
Who is the man that Bud believes is his father?
Herman E. Calloway from the band "Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression
What is the simile in this quote? What word is used to create the simile?
"Jerry looked like he'd just found out they were going to dip him in a pot of boiling milk."
word: like
simile: comparing Jerry's look to that of if he just found out they were going to dip him in a pot of boiling milk.
What place is the 4 at in the number 1,849,562?
ten-thousands place
Put these words in alphabetical order:
plant, past, plastic, pass
pass, past, plant, plastic
Define the word: glum
Put it in a sentence.
Why did Bud's mother name him bud?
"A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. Its a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the words. And that's you." pg. 42