Sa-Sa-Sa-Sara
Mi-Mi-Mi-Minchin
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De-De-Demeter
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100

What kind of school did Sara attend?

boarding school

Bonus: Name one thing that is different about a boarding school than regular school.

100

What would Miss Minchin probably do if Sara had a lot of money?

a. Keep Sara as a pupil

b. Help Sara earn more money

c. Try to steal the money

a. Keep Sara as a pupil

100

She was sad and lonely when her dog died. 

a. tired

b. distinguished

c. forlorn

c. forlorn

100

How is Demeter different compared to Hades?

varies

100

When you order a person to go somewhere, you (s)_____________ them. (Cooooommme heeeere)

summon

100

When you are required to do something, you are (o)__________ to do it.

obliged

200

How old was Sara when she entered this school?

8-years-old

Bonus: How old was Sara when her father died?

200

Which character was clever at business?

a. Sara

b. Sara's father

c. Miss Minchin

c. Miss Minchin

200

The boy threw away his garbage.

a. detained

b. discarded

c. throttled

b. discarded

200

Main Idea: Demeter prevented the plants from growing.

Give a supporting detail....

varies

200

A person's reason for doing something is a person's _(m)________________.

motive

200

Somebody who is weak and delicate is (f)________.

frail

300

Sara and her dad came from what country?

India

Bonus: Why were they in England?

300

Why did Minchin decide to keep Sara at the school after her father died?

Sara was useful to Minchin and the school.

300

The tiny triumphant ant won the war against the grasshoppers.

a. wretched

b. victorious

c. meddled

b. victorious

300

Why couldn't the sea nymphs go onto dry land?

They would dry up.

300

A word that means "too much" is (e)______________.

excessive

300

Something that is twisted and full of knots is  (g)_____.

gnarled

Bonus if word is spelled correctly.

400

What was Sara's new friend's name?

Erma

Bonus: What did Erma's dad do for a living?

400

Who was Ms. Amelia to Miss Minchin?

Minchin's younger sister

Bonus: Where did Ms. Amelia tell Sara to go?

400

When you get even with someone you take _________ on them.

revenge

400

Why did Demeter forbid the plants to grow?

She was sad that Persephone was missing and she was angry.

400

The finest and riches foods are (d)______________.

delicacies 

400

An outstanding person is a (d)__________________ person.

distinguished

BONUS: Name someone from one of our stories who is distinguished.

500

What problem would Miss Minchin solve by having Sara teach french?

Minchin would not have to pay a French teacher

500

What city was Miss Minchin's boarding school located?

London

500

A way of behaving that everyone follows is a _______.

custom

500

What did Persephone eat while in Hades' palace?

pomegranate SEEDS

Bonus: How many seeds?

500

When you decorate something, you (a)______ it.

adorn

500

When you are used to something, you are (a)_____________ to it.

accustomed