Ghost
Newbies
The Defenders
Citations
Grammar
100

Who is Ghost's bully in school?

Brandon Simmons 

100

Name all FOUR newbies.

Lu

Sunny

Patty

Ghost

100

Who is the head coach of the Defenders?

Coach Brody

100
Why do we use citations?

To give credit to the author of the text/story

100
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
200
What is Ghost's real name?

Castle Cranshaw

200

What tradition occurs on the first Friday of the season?

Coach takes the newbies to a Chinese restaurant. 

200

Who is the assistant coach of the Defenders?

Coach Whit

200

What is a direct quote?

evidence that comes directly from the text

200

What is an adjective?

Adjectives are describing words.

300

What is Ghost's cousin's name?


hint: he also has a "royal" name

King

300

Which newbie was adopted?

Patty

300

Who is the team captain of the Defenders?

Aaron

300

What TWO pieces of information need to be included in a citation?

the author's last name & page number

300

Look at the two words below. Identify which word is the noun and which word is the adjective.

"old lady"

old = adjective

lady = noun

400

What piece of clothing did Ghost take from his mom to use for practice?

King

400
How many newbies DO NOT have siblings?
Three - Lu, Sunny, and Ghost do not have siblings.
400
Which Defender used to be known as "the king of the false start?" 


hint: this is the same Defender that made a joke about Sunny's mom

Curron

400

Look at the direct quote/citation below. What is missing?

Ghost says, They had to have been helping him run (Reynolds 65).

The quotations marks around the direct quote are missing.

400

Provide an example of a PROPER noun.

can be anything specific - must be capitalized :)

500

Describe the Defenders' uniform.

think: color, wording & symbol

electric blue, with gold letters, & a picture of a fist clenching a wing

500
Why is Patty's mom unable to take care of Patty & Maddie?
She doesn't have legs.
500

What race is considered the "main event" at track meets?

the one-hundred-meter dash

500

Look at the direct quote/citation below. What is incorrect?

Coach says, "Why didn't you just ask me?" (152 Reynolds).

The citation part is incorrect. The last name should go first in a citation.
500

How many adjectives are in the sentence below?

The hungry boy wanted Chinese food for dinner, but his annoying sister wanted pizza.

Three - hungry, Chinese, annoying