Inferences
Vocabulary
Ghost
Grammar
Spooky!
100
After watching YouTube videos for almost the entire bus ride home, the screen on Ethan's cell phone suddenly went black.
Why did Ethan's phone go black?
Ethan's phone died, did not have anymore battery (i.e. anything else about his phone losing battery and shutting down)
100
When a dog is very hungry, it devours its food.
What does the word devour mean, as it is used in this sentence?
A. Hides
B. Eats lazily
C. Eats hungrily
C. Eats hungrily
100
I jogged back to the start. Coach blew the whistle. I ran. He blew the whistle. I ran. Again, and again, and again. Each time I came in a little slower than the last. My head started swimming, my chest burning, and my legs got all gooey, like all the running was turning my bones to liquid or something.
How was Castle feeling?
A. Scared
B. Energized
C. Exhausted
C. Exhausted
100
Yesterday the kids skate in the park.
There is something wrong with this sentence. True or False.
True!
100
How many classes do you have each day?
4
200
Armed with a comb and a pair of scissors, Anne removed the towel and got to work.
What is Anne's job?
Anne is a hair stylist. (i.e. or hair cutter; barber is ok)
200
Apparently there were a whole slew of different kinds of stretches, and Coach showed me how to do them all.
What does slew mean, as it is used in this sentence?
A. a large amount
B. a small amount
C. zero amount, none
A. a large amount
200
Where I live. Where I live. When anyone ever asks about where I live, I get weird because people always treat you funny when they find out you stay in a certain kind of neighborhood. But I was used to people treating me funny. When your clothes are two sizes too big, and you got on no-name sneakers, and your mother cuts your hair and it looks like your mother cuts your hair, you get used to people treating you funny.
What kind of neighborhood does Castle live in?
Castle lives in a poor neighborhood. His family doesn't have a lot of money.
200
The boys has to do homework before trick or treating outside.
There is something wrong with this sentence. True or False?
If it's False, fix it.
True
The boys have to do homework before trick or treating outside.
200
What are the 3 Houses at Frelinghuysen?
House of the Phoenix, House of the Tiger, House of the Dragon
300
Whoosh! Another miss. Andy took off his blindfold and handed it to Erin, who was the very last person in line. After she put it on, her friends spun her around three times and Andy passed her the bat. She took a deep breath as she stepped forward and swung the stick. Suddenly, there was a loud WHACK! Erin yanked the blindfold off of her eyes as her friends burst into cheers and scrambled to collect their reward.
What are these friends doing?
They are swinging at a piñata!
300
After Lu, Sunny, and Patina ran, the coach told all the other runners, “the vets,” to line up and show “the newbies” how it was done.
What does vets mean, as it is used in the sentence?
A. People with LITTLE experience in something
B. People with A LOT of experience in something
B. People with A LOT of experience in something
300
Coach leaned over so she could see him. “It’s fine. Hop in. I’m just giving him a ride home.” Then he added, “On the house.” Coach swiped everything on the backseat to one side as I reached back and opened the door. My mother stood outside the car for what seemed like minutes before deciding to climb in. And even after she did, she kept the door open, one foot still on the sidewalk, so she could jump back out if she needed to.
How is Castle's mom feeling?
A. She's feeling nervous.
B. She's feeling excited.
C. She's feeling angry.
A. She's feeling nervous
300
I waked up early this morning to try on my costume.
Fix this sentence.
I woke up early this morning to try on my costume.
300
What is the mascot for Frelinghuysen?
A. Hawks
B. Falcons
C. Dragons
B. Falcons
400
Huskies begin to shed their fur when spring starts, and their coat becomes really thick in late fall through winter.
Why do you think huskies get a thick coat in the fall-winter?
Huskies need a thick coat in the fall-winter because they need to stay warm when it gets colder outside.
400
Ashley is petrified of flying which is why she plans on travelling by bus to Houston for her nephew’s wedding.
What does petrified mean, as it is used in this sentence?
A. Tired
B. Extremely afraid
C. Bored
B. Extremely afraid
400
Oh, Castle, why your clothes so big? Why your pants so small? Why your name Castle? Why you always smell like you walked a thousand miles to get here? Why it look like somebody tried to cut your hair with a butter knife? And my response would be . . . well, let’s just use the school-y terms—“not exemplary behavior.”
When kids said these mean comments to him, how would Castle respond?
Castle would get into fights with the students who made fun of him.
400
I was tired. I left the party early.
Combine these sentences using one of the words below.
A. so
B. because
C. unless
A. so
400
How many classrooms are there at Frelinghuysen?
A. 52
B. 67
C. 35
B. 67
500
Camouflaging helps seahorses to avoid predators and to become better predators themselves.
How does camouflaging help seahorses?
A. Camouflaging helps seahorses get eaten by predators.
B. Camouflaging helps seahorses eat other animals and hide from their predators.
B. Camouflaging helps seahorses eat other animals and hide from their predators.
500
Make a sentence about the picture using the word, eerie.
Ex: The ghosts are outside the eerie house.
500
But yeah, rap sheets. I got one of those. Not a real one, though, one that real criminals have, nah. I got a school rap sheet, but in school they call it a “file.” I got a file. And even though I’ve never actually seen it, it has to be pretty big, because I’m always being sent down to the principal’s office, or put in detention, or suspended for shutting people down for talking smack.
What gets put inside Castle's "file"?
They put records for all the times that Castle has gotten in trouble for fighting with other kids.
500
Luke was excited to trick-or-trick. It was supposed to rain.
Combine these two sentences with one of the words below.
A. because
B. and
C. but
C. but
500
How many students go to Frelinghuysen?
A. 10,000
B. 1,200
C. 500
B. 1,200