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Miss Allanius vs. National Spelling Bee
Miss Allanius vs. National Spelling Bee
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Why did Sage stay home on vocabulary day?
She caught a cold from a boy in class.
She was afraid she would be late for baseball practice.
She already had her vocabulary words.
She could get the list of words from her friend.
2
Why does Sage make up her own definitions for the vocabulary words?
She wants to entertain her classmates.
She is too lazy to look for definitions.
She already knows what the words mean.
Her friend Starr already looked them up.
3
What is one difference between "Miss Alaineus" and "National Spelling Bee"?
The story is about real people, the informational is not.
The informational explains, the story entertains.
The informational text is sequential, the story is not.
Story gives a personal experience, the informational doesnt.
4
What does the author explain to the reader in the flashback?
Why Sage never uses a dictionary
Why Mrs. Page rarely uses people's names for vocabulary
How Sage tries to figure out what Miss Alaineus means
Why Sage was confused the first time she went to the store
5
What can the reader infer about Sage and David?
They are the same age
They both work hard and study to prepare.
They both have won their school spelling bees.
Their favorite subject is science.
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"Mr. Bell smiled at his
soggy
clothes." The word
soggy
means the same as-
wet
dirty
huge
Colorful
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"Starr is not a
luminous
celestial object..." What does the word
luminous
mean?
Very large
Very bright
Very red
Very hot
8
Why is Sgae embarrassed during the vocabulary bee?
She has to go to the back of the line after her turn.
She has left her homework at home.
She misspells all the vocabulary words.
She misspells her word and gives the wrong definition.
9
At the end of the story, Sage feels-
confused because people did not like her costume
sad because she no longer has a chance to go to the museum
surprised that her friends teased her
proud of the costume her and her mother made
10
For the vocabulary parade, Sage dresses as-
Precipitation, with a "watering can hat"
Miss Alaineus, Queen of All Miscellaneous Things
the word capable with a cape
Miss Stake, Queen of All People Who Make Mistakes
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Both "Miss Alaineus" and "National Spelling Bee" provide the reader with a look into-
what it is like to watch a spelling bee
what it is like to win a spelling bee
what it is like to participate in a spelling bee
an understanding of what it's like to lose a spelling bee
