Springboard Cumulative Quiz

In "Thank You, M'am", what did the old woman do when she caught the boy stealing?

The Act of Creating Characters

A public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion.

Who was the evil king in "Daedalus and Icarus"?

In "Flipped", what caught Juli's attention about Bryce Loski?

Conversation between people, the words that characters say.

Not a complete sentence

What did the boy try to steal in "Thank You, M'am"?

What was the interesting artifact the kids found in "The Fun They Had"?

The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.

In "Walk Two Moons", what did Sal and Ben both draw in English class?

In The Circuit, the setting is...

Prospero was the former Duke of...

The sequence of related events that make up a story.

The literal meaning of a word.

What color was the ugly sweater in "Eleven"?

A relationship in which an action or event will produce a response in the form of another event

Using or imitating another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit.

The study of a work of literature to evaluate and interpret elements that affect understanding.

In "Dogs Make Us Human", what does it say dogs are lacking in present times.

One or more paragraphs that bring an essay to a close

A story based on one's own life and told in the first person.

In "My Story", what animal helped Temple Grandin cope with high school?

In "Don't Ban Peanuts", what is their solution to the problem?

Writing that is based on facts and actual events

In "Walk Two Moons", who was the only survivor of the bus crash?

Who "catapulted" herself on board the moving truck in "Flipped"?

What condition does Temple Grandin have?

In "Penny Problem", what is the problem with pennies?

The struggle between characters or opposing forces.

Words that appeal to the five senses

What failed the narrator in "The Jacket"?

In "WTM", when Sal thinks of a kind of fruit she thinks of her mom. What kind of fruit is it?

In "Dogs Make Us Human", what extraordinary action did Max do for his owner?

Giving human characteristics to an animal or nonliving thing.

In "Should Dodgeball Be Banned", what positive skill is attributed to playing dodgeball?

What was Lemon Brown's treasure in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?

The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word.

Stating a position or opinion about a topic

In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", what type of music did Lemon play?

In "Walk Two Moons", what is Sal's full name?

In "Walk Two Moons", What type of tree is Sal's mom's favorite?

Who was the bully in "My Superpowers"?

A logical guess or conclusion based on textual evidence.

Shakespeare was born in...

States the main idea of the paragraph. Usually the first sentence.

A logical guess about something that has not happened yet.

In "Travels with Charley", what animal causes Steinbeck's dog to get angry?

In "Saying Farewell", what did Marley NOT teach John Grogan?

The time and place where the story takes place

Refers to clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot of a story.

The writer's statements about the meaning and importance of the details and examples.

In "Daedalus and Icarus", what beast was at the heart of the maze?

In "Saying Farewell", what is John Grogan's dog's name?

The perspective from which a story or poem is told.

A secondary plot that occurs along with a main plot.

What color was the jacket in "The Jacket"?

Who did the sweater belong to in "Eleven"?

Language used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true.

In "Daedalus and Icarus", what trait ended up being his downfall.

In "Dumbed Down", how were they dumbing down Shakespeare?

In "Pop Warner", why did they want to ban youth football?

Tells a story or describes a sequence of events

The attitude that a writer or speaker displays toward his or her subject.

In "My Superpowers", who was the pretty girl the narrator got embarrassed in front of?

In "Walk Two Moons", when Sal was lost, where does she find Grams?

To identify similarities and differences

In "Travels with Charley", which park does Steinbeck travel to?

Strawberry Sharecropper

In "Most Dangerous Sport", what was blamed for causing a rise of injuries in cheerleading?

In "Penny Problem", which president is said to be on the penny?

According to "Wayward Wizards", which horse did Temple Grandin ride the most in high school?

In "Print Almost Anything", what did a Japanese company 3-D print from chocolate?