Clementine
Similes & Metaphors
Prefix/Suffix
Texts we read
Homophones
100

Why does Clementine get sent to the principal's office in Chapter 1?

She cuts off her best friend, Margaret's, hair!

100

Our class was quiet as ________. 

a mouse

100
What does the prefix in unsafe mean?

un = not

100

In 'Playing for Keeps' the author thinks their dad is boring because he makes his family do this at home.

Play board games together

100

_________ your hand if you would like to go outside and feel the _______ of sunshine.

raise and rays

200

What grade is Clementine in?

3rd Grade

200

This class is as loud as _________.

a tornado / concert / or firetruck

200
What is the word that means full of beauty?

Beautiful

200

In the text "This is Making my Skin Crawl', we learned about what super-gross, harmless creature?

Eyelash mites

200

Spell the correct homophone for this sentence. "I got the lead ______ in the school play!"

r-o-l-e (role)

300

What color does Clementine use to color Margaret's remaining hair?

Flaming Sunset (red)

300

A simile typically uses what two words to compare two different objects?

like or as

300

What word means without dependence? (As in without dependence on a parent)

independence

300

From "It's Elemental", how many different elements are in our natural world?

90 elements

300

Spell the homophone that fits this sentence. "When my dog sees me she instantly wags her ________"

T-a-i-l (tail)

400

Why does Clementine call her little brother vegetable names?

She thinks its unfair that she is named after a fruit, while he is not named after food. 

400
Life is a __________ (song)

highway (bonus: if you sing the correct answer)

400

What is the word for there is support?

Supportive

400

From 'Dear Diary', what did the author eat that caused them to fart in front of their whole class?

broccoli-bean-cauliflower stew

400

Spell the two homophones that fit this sentence. "I feel  ______ and tired after a very long _______ at summer school."

w-e-a-k (weak) and w-e-e-k (week)

500

What is Clementine's "going away" party really for?

Clementine won the Pigeon War! She got rid of the Pigeons by.. (bonus: Having her neighbor throw her Cheeros out of a different window!)

500

"I am a hungry bear" is what type of figurative language?

Metaphor

500

What is the prefix for doing something again? (two letters)

-re = again

500
In the text, "The Box", what did Kira's friend initially suggest might be in the box that they found?

bones, an old map, or mystical spell

500

What is the definition of a homophone? Same ______, _____ meanings!

Same sound, different meanings!