Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Day 2: Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Pre-reading activity. Do it as many times as you want! Until you get everything correct.

Multiple Choice

Chapter 1. How many stories high is Wayside School?

• 20

• 30

Vocabulary for the next chapters (2-3):

• thirtieth: being the ordinal number of thirty in counting order, position, time, etc: often written 30th. She was supposed to teach the class on the thirtieth story.

• zookeeper: an animal attendant employed in a zoo. "What do they think I am? I'm a teacher, not a zookeeper!"

• flabbergasted: feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder. The children were flabbergasted.

• bushel: a measure of capacity equal to 35.2 liters, used for dry goods. Next week I'll bring in a whole bushel.

Multiple Choice

a measure of capacity equal to 35.2 liters, used for dry goods. Next week I'll bring in a whole _______.

• thirtieth

• zookeeper

• bushel

Multiple Choice

feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder. The children were ______________.

• bushel

• flabbergasted

• zookeeper

Multiple Choice

being the ordinal number of thirty in counting order, position, time, etc: often written 30th. She was supposed to teach the class on the ________ story.

• thirtieth

• bushel

• flabbergasted

Multiple Choice

an animal attendant employed in a zoo. "What do they think I am? I'm a teacher, not a _________!"

• thirtieth

• flabbergasted

• zookeeper

Good Job! Now go read chapters 2 and 3 :)