Vocabulary
(noun) a small room where clothes and things are kept
closet
I hung my dress inside of my wardrobe.
What word can replace wardrobe?
closet
Sid is the _______________ of Tom.
1) brother
2) uncle
3) step-brother
Tom gets in trouble for playing hooky. What does "playing hooky" mean?
He stayed home from / skipped school.
What is the Highlandtown Elementary/Middle mascot?
the hawk
(noun) actions done to fool someone
tricks
My pencil vanished from my pocket! I think someone stole it.
What word can replace vanished?
disappeared
True or false: Tom lives with his parents.
False - he lives with is Aunt Polly.
When Tom plays hooky, he
1) goes to the circus
2) goes swimming
3) stays in bed all day
goes swimming
Mary
(verb) to say something back when someone asks a question
to answer / answered
My mother made me paint the fence white.
What can I use instead of "paint the face white?"
whitewash
Tom tricks ________ into whitewashing the fence for him.
Ben
Aunt Polly punishes Tom for skipping school. What does she make him do?
whitewash the fence
What is the name of the principal of our school?
Ms. Ashley
(adjective) to think something is important and want to know more about it
interested
I hope for a new phone for Christmas.
What word can you use instead of wish?
hope
True or false: Aunt Polly always falls for Tom's tricks.
true
How does Tom trick Ben into doing his chore for him?
He pretends that it is fun.
What is the name of Ms. Belz's dog?
Rosie
(adjective) telling the truth
honest
My mother falls for my tricks so easily! She is a __________.
What word can I use to fill in the blank?
fool
True or false: Tom is a bad person.
False - he is just tricky!
What is all over Tom's face in the first scene we read?
Jam.
What are the names of the twice assistant principals at our school?
Ms. Mack and Ms. Patton