Middle School Adventures

What do you think this story is?

• fiction

• non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Put these events in order based on where they were in the passage.

• On the very first day, they found themselves standing in front of their lockers

• The teacher announced they would be playing dodgeball.

•  Nola took her position in front of Solomon, and just as a ball came zooming toward them.

• Nola once accidentally sat on a slice of pizza.

• “What if we just stand in the corner and eat snacks all night?” Solomon suggested.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What does the word "grinned" mean as used in paragraph 6?

• gave a small smile

• couldn't stop laughing

• being hungry

• giving a frown

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

"As the game began, balls flew through the air like giant watermelons." What is the irregular verb in this sentence?

• game

• flew

• giant

• watermelons

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

In paragraph 7, you see the word "tripping." What is the rule for adding -ing to the end of this word?

• e-drop

• no change

• change the "fe" to "v"

• double

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which word in the sentence, "Nola once accidentally sat on a slice of pizza." Is an adverb?

• Nola

• once

• accidentally

• sat

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Match the following story elements.

• The power of friendship is amazing.

• Plot

• School

• Theme

• Nola & Solomon

• Characters

• Going through middle school challenges

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which other words use the inflected ending "-ed" in the
same way as the word "continued"?

• speed

• learned

• practiced

• planned

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Organize these words into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Nouns

,

(b) Adjectives

,

(c) Verbs

,

(d) Adverbs

• Solomon

• clumsily

• quickly

• accidentally

• standing

• Nola

• rolling

• giant

• homework

• treasure (chest)

• strong (friendship)

• dove

• bright

• slowly

• shouting

• idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the root word in the word "panicking"?

• -ing

• pan

• panic

• panick

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A