The Why
Greg
Selection
Words to Live By
More Words
100

The author wrote Lunch Money to....

Entertain and or Inform

100

Greg set a sales goal because...

A. Following a plan

B. Uses his mad math skills

C. Only has enough comics for a week

A. He is following a plan!

100

In the selection, how does the author show that Greg is COMPLETELY focused on selling those comics?

A. Greg's comics were different

B. He was eating his lunch and didn't taste a thing

C. He got to pick the name because he is the boss

B. Lunch had no taste!

100

In the mind...

Mental

100

In the word Fraction, the root is fract

Fract means...

break or pieces

200

The author of Lunch Money thinks that...

A. all kids should create comics

B. Greg's comics will become famous

C. Hard work pays off

C. Hard work pays off! Always!

200

How does the author show that Greg worked hard to produce Chunky Comics?

A. By listing all the titles

B. By describing all the jobs Greg had to do

C. By explaining how Greg Came up with the name

B All those jobs!

200

The author of Lunch Money believes that Greg is...

A. a good student

B. needs writing lessons

C. thinks things through

C. Greg is a thinker!

200

A statistic that has never been beaten

Record

200

several parts

Episode

300

Why does the author call the story Lunch Money?

A. It was the name of his favorite pet

B. Kids spend their lunch money to buy the comics

C. Greg spends lunchtime thinking about comics and sales

C. Gotta make that money!

300

Name the present day character in Greg's story.

Leon

300

Why does the author use the word "KRACK" in the story?

A. To compare Greg to a comic hero

B. To show how Greg uses comics

C. To show Greg had a sudden thought

C. Wow! I have an idea!

300

Planned

Developed

300

amazing!

Incredibly

400

Why does the author show all the steps Greg used to make a comic book?

A.To encourage others to make comics

B.To explain how reading comics helped Greg with the his story

C. To describe the process used to create a small book from one piece of paper

C. Of course!

400

Name the "caveman"

Creon

400

Who was the author of Lunch Money?

Andrew Clements

400

Focus on

Feature

400

Darth Vader

Villian

500

What word do we use for UNDERSTANDING literature?

Comprehension

500

And the final character...

EEON

500

How many steps did Greg have to go through the make his comic?

TEN!

500

The root of audience is aud

aud means...

to hear

500

These words describe!

Adjectives of course!