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GAME RULES1. Make teams. Decide which team goes first.2. Appoint a scorekeeper. 3. Teams answer correctly and earn money. If a team is correct, they can continue until max. 3 times or until they get BAAM!4. If a team hits BAAM! they go bankrupt!5. The team with the most money at the end is the winner. 6. Penalties cost a team $10 , $25 and $50 dollars! BAAM! The GAME Show
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Which of the following BEST describe the theme of the story? • Always help others • Be careful what you wish for • Nature should be left alone • Good deeds go unnoticed $1,000
“Three wishes then –” he flung three dead leaves in the air “– don’t blame me if you spend the last wish in undoing the work of the other two” What is the purpose of the dash? a. indicate a passage of time b. indicate an unfinished thought c. indicate an omission d. indicate a break $ 100
“The bird struggled all the more frantically as he approached looking at him with hate in his yellow eyes, and when he took hold of it to free it, hissed at him, pecked him and thrashed dangerously with its wings which were powerful enough to break his arm.” Which is the BEST inference from this statement? a. The bird was moving around wildly b. The bird was powerful c. The bird is stuck d. The bird thought Mr. Peters was going to harm him $ 100
“This is my sister,” she answered. “ I can’t bear being separated from her.” “Now he understood that Leita was really a swan from the forest and this made him very sad because when a human being marries a bird it always leads to sorrow.” Which of the following is an inference as to why Leita is sad? a. Leita hated being a swan b. Leita misses her family c. Leita had been separated from her family d. Leita doesn’t like the new life she’s been forced into $ 1000
Which of the following is a limitation of the King of the Forest’s character • Resentful • Grateful • Angry • Magical $100
“As Mr. Peters entered a straight, empty stretch of road he seemed to hear a faint crying, and a struggling and a thrashing, as if somebody was in trouble far away in the trees The word “thrashing” means a. moving around wildly b. killing c. running d. crying $ 50
Identify the commas mistake in the following sentence: “The only thing that troubled him was that he was a little lonely, he had no companion for his old age.” a. fragment b. list c. run on sentence d. comma splice $ 50
Identify the meaning of the underlined word “She gazed in astonishment for a moment.” a. excitement b. amazement c. scared d. happiness $ 1
I see you are presumptuous enough to know some of the laws of magic. You think that because you have rescued – by pure good fortune – the King of the Forest from a difficulty, you should have some kind of fabulous reward.” What does the word “presumptuous” mean? a. intelligent b. arrogant c. bold d. respectful $ 600
What is the purpose of the comma on the following sentence? “All night the song went on sweet, harsh, sharp, and clear.” a. fragment b. list c. run on sentence d. comma splice $ 1
Which BEST describes the central idea of the passage? • A man earns and uses wishes. As a result he learns to be happy with what he already has. • A man is regretful for the wishes he made. • Helping someone out will earn you a reward. • Be happy with what you have. $ 150
What is the purpose of the comma in the following sentence? “One night when he had been late doing the accounts, he came up to bed and found her weeping in her sleep” a. appositive b. comma splice c. introductory element d. run on sentence $ 50
By the end of the story, what can we infer about Mr. Peters’ character? • He’s very angry • He is contempt with his life • He wishes he had more wishes • He hated The King of the Forest for tricking him $ 300
What are the purposes of the dashes in the following sentence? “No – no,” she cried, “ I couldn’t ask that of her!” a. indicate a passage of time b. indicate an unfinished thought c. indicate an omission d. indicate a break $ 100
