Literature
In "Peewee Half", which quality was Don Meek missing in order to become a good football player?
size
What event were the boys training for in "Off the Track"?
Who wrote "The Record"?
Grantland Rice
Modifies a noun or a pronoun
adjective
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
Mallory spiked the ball, shattering the opposing team's defense.
verb
In "The Surprise of His Life", what did Uncle Jim do after catching the big trout?
He released it.
In "Casey at the Bat", what did Casey do?
He struck out
In "The Duster", what was the name of the man who kept giving Bill bad advice about this pitching style?
Doc (Windy) Finch
Exclamatory word not related to other words in the sentence.
interjection!
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
Ouch! That really hurt.
interjection!
In "Run, Boy, Run!" what caused Glen Cunningham's leg injury?
a fire
Qutotation:
"When the game is done and the players creep
One by oe to the League of Sleep"
"The Record"
In "Peewee Half", Don Meek wanted to play football because he had made a promise to whom?
his brothers
joins words or groups of words
conjunction
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
This is a fantastic book with a surprise ending.
pronoun
Why did Denny Travers have to be replaced?
He moved away.
Quotation:
"He writes--not that you won or lost--
but how you played The Game"
"Alumnus Football"
Shows how a noun or pronoun is related to some other word in the sentence.
preposition
What is the preposition?
Ireland is known for its beautiful landscape.
for
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
The bird's song lifted the spirits of those who heard.
adjective
In "The Duster", what had ruined Smoke Warren's baseball career?
His pitch hit a batter.
Quotation:
"But there is no joy in Mudville--"
"Casey at the Bat"
Shows action or links a word to the subject
verb
What is the preposition?
Jake bought a hot dog and nachos at halftime.
at
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
Terri and Jasper went into the museum entrance.
noun