Past Simple and Past Participles
steal
stole
stolen
Who is Archie Stolt and what did he do?
The man in "Blue Eyes Far Away" who killed Mr. Lee because of his reckless driving.
In which city does the story "A Secret for Two" take place?
Montreal
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)
Name 5 items found in a bathroom.
Toilet, sink, bathtub, shower, toothpaste, toothbrush, rug, tile, soap, towel, bathmat
drive
drove
driven
Who asks the important question "Whose is this?" and what does "this" refer to?
The teacher Mrs. Price in "Eleven" referring to the ugly sweater.
Petey tells his dad that the blanket will "come in handy" later. What does the idiom, "come in handy" mean?
to be useful (usually later)
Name 3 U.S. states that start with a vowel. (A,E,I,O,U)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah
The answer is: It takes 4 hours to get from New York to Boston.
What is the question?
How long does it take to get from New York to Boston?
teach
taught
taught
The following quote refers to Bellard thinking about Lucille. Please fill in the blanks,
"He ___________ to give her beautiful things."
longed
What's the name of the newspaper that Proudfoot reads in "The Tigress and Her Mate"?
The Jungle News
What do you call a small lake?
Pond
The answer is: Jude moved to Boston in 2007.
Ask the question using the words "how long" and "lived".
How long has Jude lived in Boston?
fall
fell
fallen
Who is described as "rather insignificant and unattractive" and from which story?
Brantain
Name 2 specific bad things Laurie accuses Charles of doing at school.
He hits the teacher.
He hits a girl.
He threw chalk.
He kept pounding his feet on the floor.
He yelled loudly.
He didn't do the exercises.
He was fresh to the teacher.
He hit a boy in the stomach.
He told a girl to say a bad word.
He said the bad word himself.
Name the longest river in the United States.
The Mississippi River
1. Ask me what the word "elation" means.
2. Answer the question.
1. What does elation mean?
2. Elation means happiness.
blow
blew
blown
Whose "occupations" are described as the following:
"In the spring he walked in the Easter Parade. In the summer he lived in a farmhouse in the New Jersey hills, and sat in a wicker armchair, speaking of a rare butterfly that he hoped to find some day."
And from which story?
The Old Gentelman from "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen"
In "The Bracelet" What did the sign say on the small Japanese food store whose windows were all boarded up?
"We are loyal Americans."
Name all the states that begin with the word "New".
New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, New Mexico,
What is the bottom of a shoe called and how do you spell it?
sole