How To Eat Fried Worms Chapters 1-12

What were the other conditions of the bet?

• The worms could be boiled, stewed, fried, fricasseed with ketchup or mustard, AND there had to be a witness present.

• The worms could have anything on them as long as they were raw, AND Alan or Joe had to be present during the eating of the worm.

• The worms could be boiled, stewed, fried, or fricasseed as long as nothing was on them, AND all four boys had to be present to witness Billy eating the worms.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Last winter Billy had taken a bet to _____.

• take a pack of seven dogs on a hike around the block

• sleep with Tom's dog Martha

• sleep out all night in the igloo they'd built in Tom's backyard

• take a dip in the outside pool during the coldest time at night

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Joe settled the disagreement about whether or not a nightcrawler was a worm by _____.

• consulting with the owner of the fishing supply shop

• asking his mother

• looking up worms in the encyclopedia

• reading the definition of a nightcrawler from his father's dictionary

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Tom prepared the worm by ______.

• mashing it into a paste

• chopping it into bite-sized pieces

• boiling it

• rolling it in ketchup

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Identify the correct order of events in the story.

• 4, 2, 1, 3, 5

• 1, 2, 4, 5, 3

• 2, 4, 3, 5, 1

• 3, 5, 2, 4, 1

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the main conflict in this story?

• Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days to win a bet.

• Four friends are angry with each other and must find a way to make up.

• With nothing to do, four friends decide to get each other to take dares.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What scheme did the boys use to try to keep Billy from eating the fourth worm?

• They made up a story about worm diseases
• Joe told Billy that his mom fainted when she heard Billy was eating worms
• Joe told Billy that his cousin got grounded for eating worms

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

 What did Joe and Alan do to let Tom know they were making up a story?

• sneezing to cover up laughing
• whispering about what a good trick it was
• acting like they were up to something by not looking at Billy

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

To convince Billy worms were not harmful, Billy wanted Tom to __________.

• eat a worm
• call the doctor
• research worms in the library

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

"Ka-chum" and "gulp" are examples of....?

• metaphors

• adjectives

• proper nouns

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A