character traits/analysis
vocabulary
run-ons and fragments
reading comprehension 1
reading comprehension 2
100

A kind and gentle boy who once lived peacefully with his parents until they were eaten by an enormous rhinoceros. 

一个善良温柔的男孩,曾经和父母和平相处,直到他们被一头巨大的犀牛吃掉。


James Henry Trotter 

100

What does famished mean? 

Very hungry 

100

Got to close to the edge and fell over backwards. 


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Fragment 


Correct the sentence : 

Got to close to the edge and fell over backwards. 

100

How did James and the creatures know they were in America? 詹姆斯和那些生物怎么知道他们在美国?

They saw tall skyscrapers. 

OR 

They saw the Empire State Building. 

100

Which event happened last? 最后发生了什么?

a. The Centipede bit through the strings so the peach would land on the ground. 

b. The plane cut all the strings. 

c. The peach landed on the Empire State Building.

c. The peach landed on the Empire State Building.

200

Which character says, "I'm a pest." "I am the only pest here."  哪个角色说:“我是害虫。” “我是这里唯一的害虫。”

Centipede

200

 excited, really wanting to do or have something.

a. eager

b. flabbergasted

c. despair

A. eager

200

The Americans thought the peach was a bomb they ran to hide in the subway for safety. 


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Run-on 


Correct the sentence: 

The Americans thought the peach was a bomb they ran to hide in the subway for safety.

200

What happens to Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker? 

海绵阿姨和斯派克阿姨会怎样?

They were ran over by the peach. 

200

How does the peach get off of the tree? 

桃子是怎么从树上掉下来的?

Centipede bites through the stem. 

300

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker hit James, don't feed him, don't give him toys or let him have friends. They also yell at him, lock him in his room, and make him do a lot of work by himself. 海绵姨妈和斯派克姨妈打詹姆斯,不喂他,不给他玩具,不让他交朋友。他们还对他大喊大叫,把他锁在一个房间里,让他自己做很多工作。

What does this tell us about Aunt Sponge and Spiker??? (Give at least 3 answers.) 

这告诉了我们关于海绵姨妈和斯派克的什么? 

(至少给出 3 个答案。)

They are horrible, mean, selfish, lazy, and cruel people.  

300

The word vast means  __________.

a. empty 

b. huge

c. lonely 

B. Huge 

300

James tied one end of the string to his waist he jumped down to save the centipede. 


run-on       or        fragment       

Run-on 


Correct the sentence: 

James tied one end of the string to his waist he jumped down to save the centipede.

300

Why did James want to use the Earthworm as bait for the seagulls? 詹姆斯为什么要用蚯蚓作为海鸥的诱饵?

a. Seagulls love to eat Earthworms. 

b. Seagulls can understand what Earthworms say. 

c. Seagulls think Earthworms look like eels.

a. Seagulls love to eat Earthworms.

300

Which event happened first? 哪个事件先发生?

a. The Cloud-Men threw hailstones at the peach. 

b. The seagulls lifted the peach. 

c. The sharks tried to eat the peach.

c. The sharks tried to eat the peach.

400

This character looked like a great, thick, juicy sausage laying innocently in the sun for the seagulls to eat. 

这个角色看起来像一根又大又厚又多汁的香肠,无辜地躺在阳光下,供海鸥吃。


Earthworm 

400

What does the word mammoth mean ? 

huge, very large 

400

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. 


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Fragment 


Correct the sentence: 

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker.

400

Name at least 2 things that the magic seeds were made from. 

说出至少 2 种制造魔法种子的成分。

crocodile tongues, lizard eye balls, a witches skull, monkey fingers, pig gizzard, the beak of a green parrot, porcupine juice, and sugar

400

True or False 


James drinks the magic seeds. 

False 

500

This "short horned" character plays music for James and the creatures. 这个“Shorthorn”角色为詹姆斯和这些生物演奏音乐。

Old Green Grasshopper

500

What does the word burrowed mean? 

a. fly high in the sky

b. go swimming in a pool

c. make or dig a hole in the ground

 

c. make or dig a hole in the ground

500

A plane cut through the strings that were tied to the seagulls the peach began to plummet to the ground.


run-on       or       fragment 

Run-on 


Correct the sentence:

A plane cut through the strings that were tied to the seagulls the peach began to plummet to the ground.

500

Summarize James' plan to get the peach out of the water and save it from the sharks. 总结詹姆斯将桃子从水里捞出来并从鲨鱼手中拯救出来的计划。

First, Ms. Spider and Silkworm will make string to tie on the seagulls. Then, James will use the earthworm as bait to lure the seagulls close. Next, he will tie the strings onto the seagulls. Finally, the seagulls will lift the peach out of the water and carry it away. 

500

What does the centipede care about more than anything else??? 

蜈蚣最关心什么???

His boots