Because of Mr. Terupt "November"

What is the difference between an estimation and a reasonable approximation according to Mr. Terupt? (p.51-52)

• An estimation is a fact and a reasonable approximation is an opinion.

• An estimation is an educated guess, but a reasonable approximation involves some counting.

• An estimation is rounding and a reasonable approximation is adding with a calculator.

• There is no difference between the two.

How did Mr. T ask the students to find a reasonable approximation of all the blades of grass? (p.52)

• He asked them to take random samples by throwing a square piece of cardboard with a hole cut out in the middle onto the grass and then count the blades of grass.

• He asked them to lay down and count all the blades of grass in front of them.

• He asked them to each pick an area of lawn the size of their bedroom floor and count each blade of grass.

• He told them to take a picture of an area of grass, then count the blades of grass in the picture they took.

Find the idiom on p. 53.

• counting blades of grass

• dropped to my knees

• couldn't catch my breath

• came right over to me

On page 53 it says, "It zinged through the air on its mission like a missile from a fighter jet." There are two types of figurative language in this sentence. Which two? Be prepared to explain why you chose your answer.

• personification and metaphor

• hyperbole and alliteration

• onomatopoeia and simile

• hyperbole and idiom

What did Peter do that made Mr. T have a talk with him? (p.53)

• Peter swung his piece of cardboard at Luke.

• Peter threw a ball at Lexie.

• Peter made fun of Lexie.

• Peter used the cardboard square as a frisbee and threw it at Lexie.

Why do you think the author mentions dollar words every time he tells the story from Luke's point of view. (p.55-56)

• Luke has trouble with dollar words.

• Luke is well behaved and hard working.

• Luke is great at finding dollar words.

• Luke needs to understand dollar words.

Jessica, Anna, and Jeffrey go to the Collaborative Classroom at their school to visit the special needs students there. Jeffrey is usually grumpy. What does Jessica learn about Jeffrey that is surprising when they visit this classroom? (p.60-61)

• Jeffrey is just as grumpy.

• Jeffrey doesn't talk much.

• Jeffrey acts bored and wants to go back upstairs to his own class.

• Jeffrey is really good at playing with the special needs children.

What kind of figurative language is this? My journey from California lasted about as long as a ride on the Viper rollercoaster. And what does it mean?

• onomatopoeia; the journey was slow.

• alliteration; the journey was boring.

• simile; the journey went by fast.

• personification; the journey was a long time ago.

What amazing ability did James, one of the students in the Collaborative Classroom, have? (p. 61)

• He knew how to count mentally really fast.

• He knew how to tie his shoelaces.

• He knew how to look at people when he spoke.

• He knew how to hug Jeffrey.

What secret did Jessica tell Jeffrey? (p.64-65)

• The secret she told Jeffrey is that she likes football cards.

• The secret she told Jeffrey is that her mom and dad are divorced.

• The secret she told Jeffrey is that she loves to read.

• The secret she told Jeffrey is that her father abandoned her and her mom for a beautiful actress.