Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Math
Spelling
Grammar
Traits
100
Who did Mrs. Gorf turn into an apple first?
Todd, Joe, Paul
Joe, copied answers from John
100
7 children share 28 markers. How many markers does each child get?
4 markers each
100
Write a word with -dge /j/ sound ?
many answers...dodge, badge
100
What is an adjective?
a word that describes a noun.
100
What is a trait?
Something you can observe on a living thing.
200
Which floor is the setting of each story?
30th, Thirtieth
200
You put 12 apples into groups of 4. How many groups do you make?
3
200
The word landed ends with which sound of -ed: /t/, /d/, or /id/?
/id/
200
Write a sentence to describe the dog.
many answers...The dog is cute.
200
What traits help to identify related fruits?
shape, size, seeds, flower, smell
300
Why did Mrs. Jewls think the students were monkeys?
Because they were too cute to be children.
300
There are 12 green candies and 9 yellow candies to be given equally into 3 bags. How many green and yellow candies are in each bag?
(12/3) + (9/3) =
4 green and 3 yellow candies
300
Write a word that has the -tch /ch/ sound.
Many answers...match, catch, butch, watch
300
In the sentence, The excited children with colorful balloons ran down the street. What are the adjectives?
excited and colorful
300
True/False How a fruit tastes is not a trait.
False, taste IS a trait.
400
What happened to Mrs. Gorf?
Louis, the yard teacher, ate her! (she was an apple)
400
There are 25 water balloons. 10 balloons break. The rest are shared equally with 5 children. how many does each child get?
25-10 = 15
15/5 = 3 balloons each
400
Write a word that ends in the -y /long i/ sound?
many answers...my, shy, fly, try
400
Describe the weather using two adjectives.
many answers...hot, sunny, dry, cloudy.
400
Compare a banana and lemon. Name one trait that is the same and one trait that is different.
Both yellow, soft insides, have many seeds.
One is sour, one is sweet. Different shapes. Bananas grow is bunch, lemons grow individually.
500
Why did Todd say, "I guess now she won't bring me a banana?"
Because Mrs. Jewls realized the are students and gave them work to do instead.
500
27 apples are packed in bags of 3 apples each. then, you sell 5 bags. How many bags are left?
27/3 = 9
9-5 = 4 bags left
500
Spell the word for, 4th.
fourth
500
What does antonym mean?
It means the opposite.
the antonym of up is down.
500
Pop Math Challenge using Distributive Property: 1200 x 6
(1000 x 6) + (200 x 6)
6,000 + 1,200 =
7,200