Town and Field Mice
What did the country mouse hate about city life?
It was dangerous.
In the poem, what grows in concrete?
a rose
What's the name of the cartoon we read about?
The Jetsons
The article wonders if the writer is Too Old to do what?
register for college
The grandfather says he'll give his grandson this.
Beer
What did the town mouse hate about country life?
It was too: simple, boring, difficult . . .
What was Tupac's life like growing up?
difficult
What word means to see the world for the way it really is?
realistic
What 2-word idiom comes from "the straw that broke the camel's back"?
Final Straw
What does the grandma let the son play with?
a cell phone
What kind of food was in the field?
Simple: acorns, berries, corn, peas
How did Shakur die?
gunshot/gang violence
What word means to always see the negative side of something?
pessimistic
Opposite of "encourage"
Name one thing there is a minimum age for in the US
voting, cigarettes, drinking, driving, . . .
What two animals did the field mouse see in the town?
This is a story about someone's life, written by that person.
Autobiography
What word means to always see the positive side of something?
Optimistic
Opposite of "Discourage"
According to the writer, we need to protect children's developing _______.
brains
A fable is a kind of story that ends with a _____.
moral or lesson
Rapper
According to the writer of the Jetsons article, what is one downside of technology?
get used to one accent
get lost in too many options
lose track of sequence
too many options cause stress
Why did the computer reject her application?
It thought her birth year, 1942, was fake!
The author says children are _____ to screens, just like some people are _____ to alcohol.
addicted