The Book Thief
Helen Keller
ACAP Reading
DGP Bell Work
Women's History Month
Danger Zone!
100

In The Book Thief, which character is repeatedly known as the "Führer”?

Adolf Hitler

100

Helen Keller was born in 1880 and died in ____.

A. 1955

B. 1960

C. 1968

C. 1968

100

Which 2 levels on the ACAP mean you're proficient? That is, you understand most grade-level standards/content.

Levels 3 & 4

(What levels did you score on the practice ACAP test for reading and math?) 

100

How many CONJUNTIONS are in the following sentence?

my family went on a camping trip near the redwood forest but my sister hates camping

1 (but)

100

Which singer currently has the number one song in the United States called "Texas Hold 'Em"?

Beyoncé 

100

Who teaches in Room #4?

Coach Ivey

200

The Book Thief is a novel, unlike ____, and it is an example of ____. 

A. A Wrinkle in Time; historical fiction

B. Written in Bone; historical fiction

C. A Wrinkle in Time; realistic fiction

D. Written in Bone; realistic fiction

B. Written in Bone; historical fiction

200

Who was her half-brother? (first name only)

James (Keller)

200

Again, use A.E.C. to answer text-dependent questions. What does A.E.C. mean?

A = Assertion

E = Evidence

C = Commentary

(Because of the space, just write "A.E.C." as your answer--but you must still have answered the question correctly to receive the points.)

200

How many INTERJECTIONS are in the following sentence?

my family went on a camping trip near the redwood forest but my sister hates camping

0 (There are no interjections.)

200

Pi Day is tomorrow, March 14th. The pi symbol (π) equals what number? (Give the first 3 numbers.)

pi = 3.14

200

On what day is Valentine's Day each year?

Feb. 14th

300

In The Book Thief, who says, "He said to give this to you when you were ready. I was thinking your birthday. Then I thought it back to Christmas."?

A. Rosa

B. Hans

C. Rudy

D. Liesel

A. Rosa

300

The first word Helen Keller learned is ____.

W-A-T-E-R

300

You may use reading strategies to help you better understand what you read. Of all the strategies below, which one can you use to "picture what's happening in your mind."

PREDICT--VISUALIZE--CONNECT--CLARIFY

VISUALIZE

300

Erica needs to study for Mr. Jackson's checkpoint test because she's currently failing English.

(A) simple

(B) compound

(C) complex

(D) compound-complex

(C) complex

300

Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the ____ Ocean. Pacific OR Atlantic

Atlantic (Ocean)

300

Which line goes up and down? horizontal OR vertical

vertical

400

Himmel Street is bombed best represents which part of the plot diagram?

A. rising action

B. climax

C. falling action

D. resolution

E. exposition

B. climax

400

Helen Keller became blind and deaf when she was ____.

A. a toddler

B. an infant

C. a teenager

B. an infant

400

 Which one is an example of a metaphor?

(A) She's a heart of gold.

(B) She's as soft as a fluffy pillow.

(C) She read a million books last year!

(A) She's a heart of gold.

400

Which sentence contains comma mistake(s)?

(A) Helen Keller, blind and deaf, became a female pioneer.

(B) Helen Keller blind, and deaf, became a female pioneer.

(C) Helen Keller became a female pioneer, and she overcame difficult challenges.


(B) Helen Keller blind, and deaf, became a female pioneer.

400

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a bus passenger on a(n) ____ city bus.

A. Selma

B. Tuskegee

C. Montgomery

D. Atlanta

E. none of these

C. Montgomery

400

What is the name of the book (novel) we've been listening to, the book about Martin Luna and the death of his brother?

Brothers in Arms

500

Name of the sketchbook that Max writes for Liesel.

The Word Shaker

500

Helen Keller graduated from ____ College.

A. Radcliffe College

B. Cambridge University

C. Smith Station College

D. University of Montevallo 

A. Radcliffe College

500

A student conducts a report about Helen Keller's life. Her teacher wants her to learn and write about Helen's childhood. Which relevant resource (most important and reliable one) would she most likely use to research her topic?

(A) an online book about Helen Keller's college years

(B) Helen Keller's biography that recounts her years before she dies

(C) a nonfictional book called Helen Keller's Early Years 

(D) an online game, highlighting Helen Keller as a teenager

(C) a nonfictional book called Helen Keller's Early Years

500

What is the direct object (d.o.) in the sentence below?

The partygoers ate delicious birthday cake at Jessica's sweet sixteen birthday bash.

birthday cake or cake

500

Who lived the longest? R.I.P.

A. Helen Keller

B. Rosa Parks

C. Queen Elizabeth II

D. Betty White


D. Betty White

500

In math class, you learned about mean, median, and mode. What is the MODE of the set of numbers below? [0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8]

Mode = 6 

It occurs the most out of all the numbers.