Slacker (ch. 1-12)

What is the relationship of Evil McKillPeople to Cam?

• He's his best friend.

• He's his school counselor.

• He's his gaming archnemesis.

• He's a new friend at school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Who is the protagonist of Slacker?

• Gordon Korman

• Pavel Dysan

• Jordan Toleffsen

• Freeland McBean

• Cameron Boxer

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

 Cam wasn’t just a slacker; he was the Leonardo da Vinci of slackers. What type of figurative language is employed in this sentence?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Xavier Pinkston Meggett spent time "in juvie." What does "juvie" refer to?

• a detention center for wayward youth

• an all-inclusive resort for excellent students

• a candy store

• a hospital for adolescents who suffer from chronic illnesses

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does P.A.G. stand for?

• Parents Against George

• Positive Action Group

• Pupils Against Grades

• Pleasant Athletic Games

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What type of figurative language is "to smell a rat"?

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Mark laid an egg each time he tried to tell a joke. What does the idiom "to lay an egg" mean in this context?

• Everyone laughed loudly.

• He failed to be funny.

• He transformed into a chicken.

• He had a delicious breakfast.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What was Daphne's passion?

• making sure that Xavier didn't return to the juvie

• Elvis the beaver

• making sure that the P.A.G. was successful

• supporting the rainforest in Honduras

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What type of figurative language does "raining cats and dogs" illustrate?

(a)  

What was the Positive Action Group's first community outreach?

• to build Elvis a home

• to help Mr. Fanshaw paint Sycamore Middle

• to help senior citizens with their garden

• to help String catch up with his homework

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2