Story Vocab
Story Vocab
Characters
About the Story (Becky & the Wheels and Brake Boys)
About the Story
(The Southpaw)
100
A porch that wraps along the front side of a house
What is a veranda
100
Trouble
What is botheration
100
The main character in Becky and the Wheels-and-Brake Boys
Who is Becky
100
What Becky wants
What is a bike
100
Person who owns a Disneyland sweatshirt
Who is Janet
200
Not careful
What is reckless
200
Supervisor who monitors workers, especially workers doing physical labor
What is an overseer
200
The two main characters in "The Southpaw"
Who are Janet and Richard
200
What Becky hates most
What are cockroaches
200
Person who is running for class president next year
Who is Richard
300
Jealousy
What is envy
300
Messy; not clean and neat
What is scruffy
300
Person who teaches Becky how to ride a bike
Who is Ben
300
What Becky tries to sell to get money for a bike
What is her dad's sun helmet
300
What Janet says to show she is mad at Richard
What is "If I’m not good enough to play on your team, I’m not good enough to be friends with"
400
real; genuine
What is authentic
400
agreement in which all items or terms are accepted together or not at all
What is a package deal
400
Person who scolds Becky for wanting a bike
Who is Granny-Liz
400
Name of the Wheels-and-Brake Boys
Who are Ben, Aldo, Lenny, and Jimmy
400
Richard shows he is mad at Janet when he says
What is "No girl has ever played on the Mapes Street baseball team, and as long as I’m captain, no girl ever will"
500
to get in the way of something
What is interfere
500
Birds raised for food, such as chickens
What are fowls
500
Person who sells Mum his nephew's bike
Who is Mr. Dean
500
How Becky's mom earns money
What is sewing clothes
500
Being sarcastic means
What is teasing