Poetry
What do you call a comparison using like or as?
Simile
Who is Josh and JB's best friend?
Vondie
JB starts wearing cologne and ignoring Josh because he is obsessed with the new girl. What is her nickname AND her actual name?
Miss Sweet Tea & Alexis
Why is Josh late to his basketball game?
His dad gets pulled over
The author of a poem?
There was once a cat
who lived in a hat
and never left
It was sad.
A, A, B, C
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Josh Bell is my name.
But Filthy McNasty is my claim to fame.
Folks call me that
’cause my game’s acclaimed,
so downright dirty, it’ll put you to shame.
My hair is long, my height’s tall.
See, I’m the next Kevin Durant,
LeBron, and Chris Paul.
Remember the greats,
my dad likes to gloat:
I balled with Magic and the Goat.
But tricks are for kids, I reply.
Don’t need your pets
my games so fly.
2
JB accidentally cuts off ___ locks of hair from Josh's head.
Five
Mom wants everyone to be healthy. What does she serve for dinner?
Hummus and pita
What is Chuck Bell's nickname?
Da Man
How many muscles are in the human body?
*I will give points to whoever gets the closest without going over.*
640
Josh describes the Miss Sweet Tea as pulchritudinous. What does this word mean?
Beautiful or pretty
There is a simile on page 38. Write it.
I'm sneaky and silky as a snake.
Josh and JB's family have a history of ____ problems.
heart problems
What is Dr. Bell's job?
Assistant principal
If you have arachnophobia, which animal are you scared of?
spiders
Santa Claus was as quiet as a mouse as he climbed down the chimney on Christmas Eve.
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Simile
What do Josh and JB find inside the envelope marked private inside their parent's closet?
A letter that states Chuck Bell decided not to have surgery and may not be able to play basketball again.
While playing basketball outside, all of the sudden dad starts clutching his chest. What does JB do to try and help?
He grabs the water hose and sprays his dad.
When Josh finally gets to his basketball game, he starts sprinting inside. What happens to him?
He slips and falls in the mud.
Which type of fish has no brains and no heart?
Jellyfish
How many lines are in this poem?
My beards goes to my toes,
I never wear no clothes,
I wrap my hair
Around my bare,
And down the road I goes.
5
Each night dad makes Josh and JB _______.
Each night mom makes Josh and JB _________.
shoot free throws and read.
What is Josh's tipping point?
Seeing JB and Alexis kiss in the library.
At the end of Second Quarter, Josh is fed up with JB and throws a basketball so hard at him it causes him to bleed. Why is Josh so angry?
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington