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Ms. Gray
Ms. Pandola
100

What is the main conflict in the play?

The markers are missing!

100

Read the sentences from the play.

SUCHITA: And you can pick the week after that! This is what good friends do. And we are certainly very good friends.

What are the words that characters say aloud each other?


  • the setting
  • the cast of characters
  • the dialogue
  • the stage of directions

the dialogue

100

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

But the champions will be overjoyed.


Think about the prefix over-. What is the meaning of overjoyed above?


  • very happy
  • somewhat happy
  • terribly surprised
  • pleasantly surprised

very happy

100

What college does Ms. Gray go to? 

Swarthmore College

100

What is Ms. Pandola's favorite subject? 

ELA and Science

200

What is the author's main message in this story? 

It's better to be honest and always tell the truth.

200

What is first person point of view?

When the narrator is in the story

200

Read the sentence from paragraph 8.


They are strong athletes who hope to be Olympic victors when they are older.


Which word means the same as victors as it is used above?


  • fighters
  • viewers
  • winners
  • umpires

winners

200

When is Ms. Gray's birthday? 

October

200

How many years has Ms. Pandola been teaching? 

6 7

5:)

300

How does Jayden stopping suddenly affect the story?

It makes the reader think he may have found them or know where the markers are. 

300

What is third person point of view?

When he narrator is outside of the story

300

Read the sentence from the play.


MS. ASPEN: (in a measured voice) Excuse me for interrupting, but you girls seem to be quarreling.


Which word means the same as quarreling as it is used above?


  • arguing
  • playing
  • leaving
  • crying

arguing

300

What state is Ms. Gray from? 

Maryland

300

What is the name of one of Ms. Pandola's sisters?

Valentina (Tina) 


Victoria (Vicky)

400

What happened to the markers? 

Jayden accidently put them in his backpack. 
400

Read this sentence from paragraph 10.

The wreath was more important to me than all the drachmas in Greece.

A drachma is a type of coin. Why did the author use this word?


  • to prove that wreaths cost a lot of money
  • to tell how much money Leonidas made each year
  • to explain that tickets to the Olympics were expensive
  • to show that Leonidas valued the wreath more than money

to show that Leonidas valued the wreath more than money

400

Read the sentences from the play.

LAVANI: (in a hurt tone) I can’t believe you think I’d make that up. That really hurts my feelings. I’m blameless here.

Think about the suffix -less. What is the meaning of blameless above?


  • trying again
  • without fault
  • partly responsible
  • remembering incorrectly

without fault

400

How old is Ms. Gray?

67 


21:) 

400

What kind of dogs does Ms. Pandola own? 

Rat terrier

Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua

500

What does the stage direction show you about the students in scene 1? 

The students are working hard to find the markers. 


They are looking everywhere. 

500

Read the sentences from the play.

SUCHITA: I can’t go back on a promise that I never made! (growing angry as well, and raising her voice) Why would I agree to something so silly? Listen, Lavani, I don’t know what’s making you think that we had a deal, but I think you’ve lost it.

What do the words “you’ve lost it” tell about Suchita’s opinion of Lavani?



Responses

  • She thinks Lavani is careful.
  • She thinks Lavani is mixed up.
  • She thinks Lavani is being unfriendly.
  • She thinks Lavani is trying to find something.

She thinks Lavani is mixed up.

500

What are stage directions?

What the characters are supposed to do on stag

The movements the characters are supposed to make

500

How many siblings does Ms. Gray have? 

3

500

What are the names of Ms. Pandola's two dogs. 

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