Word Problems
The B.F.G.
Spelling w/ Suffixes
Tennis
100

Amaya came off the courts with 84 tennis balls. As she was walking back, she picked up 23 more tennis balls. Coach Teri startled her and she only had 43 tennis balls left. How many did she drop when Coach Teri scared her?

64 tennis balls

100

Who did the BFG and Sophie visit at the Royal Palace?

The Queen of England

100

Spelling Word 1

HEADS DOWN PLEASE

TALKED

100

What type of swing uses your "non-dominant" hand?

Backhand

200

Samuel was collecting books for the class room 25 students. He got 100 books from the library. If he wanted to give each student the same amount of books, how many books would each student get?

4 Books Each

200

Who was responsible for preparing the food and seating for the BFG at breakfast?

Mr. Tibbs

200

Spelling Word 2

HEADS DOWN PLEASE

PORTABLE

200

What is the line just before the alley called? (You use this line when playing 1 on 1 tennis games)

Singles Line

300

Santi started a lawn care business to make money over the summer. Six of his neighbors signed up as his first customers. In June, he earned eighty dollars. In July, he earned 102. He had to spend seventy dollars for his tools and supplies. How much money did he have left?

$112

300

Who do the Queen and Sophie need to convince to help them capture the giants?

The Royal Military 

Air Force

Army

300

Spelling Word 3

Heads Down Please

ESTIMATE

300

What do we call it when you hit the ball out of the air without letting it bounce?

A Volley
400

A'ziair received two coloring books for her birthday. One had 57 pictures, while the other had 44. She got out her thirty-one crayons and started coloring the pictures. After a week, she had finished coloring 49 of them. How many pictures remained to be colored?

52 Pictures

400

How does the Queen know her dream was real?

She saw in the newspaper that kids were being snatched from their beds.

400

Spelling Word 4

HEADS DOWN PLEASE

JOYFULLY
400

What is a stroke made after the ball has bounced; either a forehand or backhand.

A Ground Stroke

500

There were twenty-one boys and twenty girls at the foxes class party. The cost for each child to come was fifteen dollars. How much did the whole party cost?

$615

500

What does the BFG eat at the royal breakfast?

All the eggs and all the bread

500

Spelling Word 5

HEADS DOWN PLEASE

NATIONAL

500

What word is short for Service? It is the act of putting the ball into play for each point.

Serve