Reading Skills
Voc. (Word Wall)
Helen Keller
The Bully
Women's History Month
Danger Zone
100
What does context clues help you do as a reader?
(A) figure the meaning of an unknown word in a text without using a dictionary
(B) figure the theme of a text
(A) figure the meaning of an unknown word in a text
100
Which word means "to tell information in your own words"? ___ (See the word wall, if needed.)
summarize
100
In what year was Helen Keller born?
(A) 1968 (B) 1825 (C) 1880
(C) 1880
100
Where does Darrell finally stand up against Tyray?
(A) lunchroom (B) classroom (C) restroom
(A) lunchroom
100
What holiday is March 17? ___
St. Patrick's Day
100
What teacher teaches in Room #12?
(A) Ms. Maushard (B) Ms. Tapia (C) Ms. Rose (D) Ms. Oliver
(C) Ms. Rose
200
What might be a theme in the story we read "A Retrieved Reformation"?
(A) "Honesty is the best policy."
(B) "It takes a village to raise children."
(A) "Don't judge a book by its cover."
(A) "Honesty is the best policy." (since Jimmy Valentine did the honest thing by unlocking Agatha from the vault)
200
Which word means "to give evidence that something is true"? ___ (See the word wall, if needed.)
support
200
Was Helen Keller the first deaf and blind person to receive a college degree? YES--NO
YES
200
We readers can infer that Darrell, at the end of the book, will ______.
(A) like going to school
(B) dislike going to school
(C) not talk to Amberlynn anymore
(A) like going to school
200
Who wrote "The War of the Wall" that we read last year? (A) Maya Angelou (B) Nikki Giovanni (C) Toni Cade Bambara
(C) Toni Cade Bambara
200
What was the number one movie at the box office this weekend, based on ticket sales?
(A) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(B) Captain Marvel
(C) Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral
(B) Captain Marvel
300
A mood of The Bully is ______.
(A) tragic
(B) encouraging
(C) humorous
(D) gothic or evil
(B) encouraging
300
Which word means "to tell the similarities between to things"? ___ (See the word wall, if needed.)
compare
300
Where did Helen Keller attend college?
(A) Huntingdon College (B) Auburn University (C) Radcliffe College
(C) Radcliffe College
300
Who is Tyray's sidekick in The Bully? ___
Rodney
300
Harper Lee wrote ______. (You'll read it in 9th grade.)
(A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
(B) To Kill a Mockingbird
(C) Beloved
(B) To Kill a Mockingbird
300
We'll be reading about the Titanic tomorrow. Where was the Titanic, as it hit an iceberg? (A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Pacific Ocean (C) Arctic Ocean
(A) Atlantic Ocean
400
The sub left a bad note for the teacher when he returned from school. Prior of being absent, the teacher told the students that they must respect any sub when he is absent or suffer consequences. What will the teacher most likely do? (A) give the students a free day (B) give them extra work (C) make them play "quizlet live"
(B) give them extra work
400
Which word means "the feeling that a story creates to the reader"? ___ (See the word wall, if needed.)
mood
400
How many siblings did Helen Keller have? 1--2--3
2
400
When Darrell offers to help Miss Bea in the cafeteria, we readers can infer that Darrell ______.
(A) lacks friends
(B) has a kind heart
(C) likes to clean up a lot
(B) has a kind heart
400
Emily Dickinson was a ______.
(A) novelist (B) playwright (C) poet (C) short story writer
(C) poet
400
What sport does March Madness associate with?
(A) basketball (B) baseball (C) football (D) hockey
(A) basketball
500
Shawn is very quiet in class. Whenever the teacher calls on him in class, his face turns red and she looks away. Shawn is ______.
embarrassed or shy
500
When we read stories and other texts in this class and examine them closely, part by part, what are we're doing to these texts?
(A) evaluating (B) analyzing (C) explaining
(B) analyzing
500
What was Helen Keller's homeschooled teacher's name? ___
Miss Sullivan
500
The Gun follows Tyray who seeks revenge against Darrell for embarrassing him. What is The Gun?
(A) a prequel to The Bully
(B) a sequel to The Bully
(B) a sequel to The Bully
500
The Oprah Winfrey Show ended in what year? ___
2011
500
What is the cash reward Mr. Jackson is offering for the student with the most gains (1st Place) on his/her Performance Series "Reading" Assessment in April? $40--$30--$25--20
$30
600
Molly did not talk to any one when her teacher passed out her report card. In fact, she threw it away in the trash can, as she got on the bus. Molly's grades were probably ______.
bad; not good
600
When you infer about something from a text, most likely your are forming a conclusion based on ______.
(A) facts (B) your opinion
(A) facts
600
Braille, which Helen Keller used, is a tactile writing system used by people who are ______ impaired.
(A) visually (B) auditory
(A) visually
600
What literary technique does the author uses in The Bully to refer to another book Hatchet and its character Brian?
(A) idiom (B) allusion (C) verbal irony (D) pun
(B) allusion
600
Harriet Tubman was expected to be on what U.S. bill? $5--$10--$20--$50
$20
600
Who am I? (A) Marge Simpson (B) Lisa Simpson (C) Maggie Simpson
(A) Marge Simpson