Stories!
Skills!
Vocabulary!
Higgins!
Miscellaneous!
100
This is the name of the person Juan wants to steal the Gold Coin from.
Who is Dona Josefa?
100
The sense most displayed in the details of the following sentence:
"The sweet, gooey caramel melted on their tongue as they reached for another chocolate from the box."
What is taste?
100
The part of speech and definition of the word "groan."
What is "(verb) make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something?"
100
Mr. Higgins' first name.
What is Tyler?
100
What ELA stands for.
What is English Language Arts?
200
The name of the story we read where Roger was the name of a protagonist.
What is Thank You, Mam?
200
The type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
"She was as angry as a hungry pig who's just had her slop stolen away."
What is a simile?
200
The definition of the "setting" of a story.
What is "Where and when a story takes place?"
200
The names of Mr. Higgins' two cats.
What are Betty and August?
200
The right time to use "The Five-Finger" test.
What is when you are trying to choose a "just right" book?
300
A narrator in The Inquisitor's Tale who makes ale in Jeanne's village.
Who is Marie the Brewster?
300
The emotion that is "shown" in the following excerpt:
"Debra thought she heard something, so she quickened her pace to a jog and glanced behind her, before whipping her head forward again and beginning to sprint--her heart racing, her whole body trembling..."
What is fear?
300
A vocabulary word you could use to describe the following directions:
"Take out some materials and do some stuff."
What is "vague?"
300
Three different books Mr. Higgins has read this year.
What are... [answers may vary]?
300
The title of IS 125's creative writing magazine.
What is "The Mysteries of Life?"
400
The full name of the character who tries to teach Roger a lesson in Langston Hughes' classic short story (which we read this year).
Who is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones?
400
Three different transitions you could use to begin a 1st body paragraph.
What are "First," "To begin," "To start," and potentially other options?
400
A vocabulary word you could use to describe the picture.
What is "barren?"
400
The famous NYC park that Mr. Higgins lives close to.
What is Prospect Park?
400
Mr. Higgins' class during home room.
What is "none?"
500
The only other character, other than Juan or Dona Josefa, whose name is mentioned in The Gold Coin.
Who is Don Teodosio?
500
The type of figurative language that is used in the following excerpt:
"Bonk!"
(Oh, you also have to spell it correctly!)
What is onomatopoeia?
500
The definition of the word underlined in the sentence: "Mr. Higgins has a severe case of abibliophobia when he is packing for a trip--he brings at least three books in order to feel safe."
What is "a fear of running out of things to read?"
500
The book(s) and/or author of the characters listed on Mr. Higgins' "Franny and Zooey and Waker and Walt and Boo-Boo and Buddy and Seymour" sweatshirt.
What is either "Franny and Zooey" OR "Nine Stories" by J.D. Salinger?
500
The final score of the Mets game attended by many of IS 125's 6th grade students.
What is "the Mets 5, the Nationals 0?"