(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Sweet
c. He has to help Mrs. Tibetts with her yard work
A straight path- in a quick, purposeful manner
d. Tabitha see the pictures and looks up at the ceiling
a. He thinks he is a bully and is glad someone finally stood up to Frankie
Teaching
c. He has his classmates sign a petition
b. Finding interests
a. He just can’t take his hyper behaviors anymore
Common interests
b. He is embarrassed and afraid. He doesn’t want Frankie to see
c. A plan of action
41. On pg. 156 the author writes, “Mr.Nickelby gestures for them to come into his office.” Gestures most likely means
Tabitha wanted Mrs. Tibbets to get rid of the snakes when her husband died
a. To sink into the ground
d. It’s his aunt’s birthday party
b. To skim along the surface
21. Why does Ben get called into the principal’s office?
22. Why does Ben originally say he cannot go to Ryan’s party?
a. understanding
They both enjoy nature and animals
Reading Assessment
37. The climax of a story tells the reader what they’ve been waiting to find out the entire book. This is the part when you know how the book will end. Which event could be considered the exact moment of the climax?
d. None of the above
c. Annoyed
To be closer to family
26. What does Ben do that causes Tabitha to change her mind about selling the vernal pool to the developers?
d. All of the above
The same problems
Danny
43. On pg. 199 the author writes “Mrs. Tibbets blows out a short, exasperated burst of air out of her mouth.” The word exasperated most likely means
a. Agatha would be there
c. Self-centered and self-seeking
a. Interact
Teasing
c. To evaporate into the air
Mrs. Tibbets owes Tabitha money
Both B and C
Chapter 13-18
The narrator
b. Continue working on the desert, but get more resources
a. Making friends
Ryan is short
b. Ben is competitive and always wants to win, no matter what the contest
32. Based on the way Mr. Nickelby interrupts Ben on the top of pg.159 and the middle of 161, what can you conclude about Mr. Nickelby’s motivation?
Ryan wears a patch over his eye
c. His sister will be proud of him
Mrs. Tibbets and Ben both lost someone they loved
b. He spoke disrespectfully to his teachers
19. Who is telling the story?
38. Which choice proves that although the central (main) conflict has been fully resolved, Mrs. Tibbets’ personal conflict with Tabitha is beginning to mend
d. Mr. Nickelby wants to ask him questions about Mrs. Tibbets’ snakes
a. He pushed Frankie on the bus?
Ryan
She wanted to take an extended vacation to the rainforest
b. Movement of the hand
The moving company lost his favorite things and she keeps forgetting to call
13. Based on Mrs. Tibbets’ reactions to Ben’s various mistakes and bad choices, what can we infer about her character?
b. She is not intelligent because she does not understand what he is saying
b. She finally understands how sad he is about missing Toby and wants to help him
23. What causes Frankie to change from being a “loudmouth” to barely speaking or making eye contact?
Frankie never actually crossed his eyes when he teased Ryan
b. He proves a vernal pool exists
28. Even though Toby was Ben’s best friend, their friendship is weakening. Why is their friendship not as strong as it once was?
42. On pg. 168 Ben’s mom tells him “You can’t interfere in other people’s business.” What is a synonym (word that means the same thing) for interfere?
She was sick and needed treatment
a. Ben shows up at Tabitha’s door
Ben's box is lost, he misses toby, and he misses Arizona
She lost her husband
b. Always tell the truth
3. Why did Ben choose to go to Mrs. Tibet’s house instead of Danny’s birthday party?
c. A make believe character of the vernal pool that Tabitha and Thomas made up as kids
Knows and Applies Grade Level Vocabulary
He lied to her about touching the snake cage
Read Closely to Determine What the Text Says Explicitly
Playing
a. Friendship has no age restraints
4. What about Ryan’s appearance causes Frankie to call him Captain Kidd?
She traveled to different states to save Spadefoot toads
15. On the bottom of pg. 40 the author writes, “Mrs. Tibbets looks around at the class and a mischievous smile spreads across her face. She kisses the frog.” The word mischievous most likely means…
b. Ben knows Ryan doesn’t stand up for himself and needs support
35. Which character trait best describes Mr. Nickelby?
Ben- having mean parents, Mrs. Tibbets- being messy
Assesses the Point of View of the Author
c. Change is inevitable
5. What does Ben do that causes him to avoid Mrs. Tibbets?
d. manipulative
d. He is sad Frankie is moving because he has no other friends
d. For friendships to develop, people need to have the same friends
c. Ben stood up to him on the bus and Danny choked back a smile
For a new job
c. She does actually listen and consider her options
24. What information made Ben change his mind and sacrifice getting hid report done to go to Ryan’s party?
b. For friendships to develop, people need to live near each other and play together daily
33. Why does Ben’s sister most likely act out of character and defend Ben on pg. 186?
a. Ben was determined and didn’t care what others thought about him
a. Sway abruptly
He lied to her about touching the snake cage
a. She is not as mean as she first seems
They both just moved to a new place
He fails his science test
a. Calls the Nature Heritage Program
Common interests
They both just “lost” someone they loved
A stroll or leisure walk- the way bees fly
d. The animal that appears in Ben’s dreams
a. She realized how mean she’s been to Ben and should act nicer
a. Quiet and independent
Tabitha blames Mrs. Tibbets for her brother’s death
Mean
For a chang
25. Mrs. Kutcher gives Ben an extension with the understanding he will lose points. What does she suggest he do to help him become more motivated and finish?
Ben
45. On pg. 203, the author writes “Ryan drops the plastic containers he’s carrying, and they skitter across the trail.” The word skitter most likely means
b. clever
d. None of the above
d. All of the above
c. Use the internet instead of books
c. Tabitha states that she will break up the land and sell the vernal pool to the conservation group
Ben-cheating, Mrs. Tibbets- being a bad teacher
Mrs. Tibbets
a. The male toad who takes charge of the pack
b. He disapproves of Ben hanging out with Frankie and Danny
40. Considering the relationships in the book, what would you consider a relevant theme for this book?
A crazy path- like when someone runs from a bee
a. He wants to hear everyone’s side of the story to make a fair decision
a. For friendships to develop, people need to spend time together and have similar interests
9. Even though Ben knows it is a little unconventional (unusual), whom does he consider his only friend in Massachusetts?
Class:
d. Life is not fair
c. He only wants to hear details that make Mrs. Tibbets sound irresponsible
d. Jenny punched him in the face and embarrassed him
b. Mr. Lindsay says the pool is not large enough and he cannot do anything
30. At the end of the novel, Mrs. Tibbets says that she hopes Ben feels at home. He says he does. What do you think has made him feel at home?
29. Why does Ben get involved when Frankie picks on Ryan on the bus?
She is foolish
Danny was rude to him at lunch
c. He wishes he was the one that stood up to Frankie
d. All of the above
For better schools
2. Why did Mrs. Tibbets take a year off from teaching?
a. Confused
She is understanding
d. None of the above
c. Learning about his surroundings
Realizes
Decides
6. What is so unique about the Spadefoot toads?
d. Both a and b
b. Pleased
His father
Name: Date:
Evaluate and Make Logical Inferences
Mrs. Tibbets
Tabitha wants to sell the land and Mrs. Tibbets does not
Ben
Ryan
d. Ask his parents or Mrs. Tibbets for help
The same friends
d. None of the above
b. Funny and lighthearted
She knows he misses Arizona and wishes he could move back
c. For friendships to develop, people need to work together or go to school together
Ryan is excitable
He doesn’t do his homework?
d. All of the above
27. Who is the Overtoad?
He saw Ben as a friend
Yelling
c. To turn around slowly
7. What is the conflict between Tabitha and Mrs. Tibbets?
Struggles
c. She knows Ryan has no friends and is glad Ben sacrificed to be nice to Ryan
Ben- having no friends, Mrs. Tibbets- having nowhere to live
He saw Ben as a friend, not someone who thinks he looks weird
14. On pg. 17 the author writes, “Frankie and his buddies are already ragging on the fourth graders.” What do you think the word ragging most likely means?
A backyard
For a new job
c. Ben does not play by the rules, consequences don’t matter
He misses his friend Toby and is having a difficult time making new ones
10. When you examine the friendship between Ben and Toby and also between Ben and Mrs. Tibbets, a reader realizes friends often share…
Tabitha wants to sell the land and Mrs. Tibbets does not
c. He did not do his geography report
b. Ryan only invited Ben and Jenny
Caring
a. He finally got in trouble for bullying Ben and Ryan
a. Frankie is afraid of Ben
Ryan loves nature and animals like Ben
a. Tabitha nods her head. “Yes, someone made me change my mind.” Pg. 216
36. Based on Danny “choking back a smile,” what can we conclude about Danny’s feelings toward Frankie?
Danny was rude to him at lunch
12. Why does Ben’s mother seem to “take it easy on him” when he behaves so rudely?
The only live in Massachusetts
Playful
They only come out once a year to lay their eggs
d. He wants Ben’s parents to have their time to speak
Ryan
She lost her husband
20. Whose perspective is the story being told from?
c. fair
Ryan loves frogs and thought Ben did also
She is strict
b. “One more thing Ben, if you see the Overtoad, thank her for me.” Pg. 217
a. Speak loudly
All of the above
She is determined
All of the above
34. What can we conclude about Tabitha based on her reaction to Ben coming to her house to show her his report?
His parents told him to stay away from her
b. Cause
d. None of the above
They have yellow spots
c. Mrs. Turner turns toward her sister in law and manages a smile. “That’s a good idea.” Pg. 217
They only come out once a year to lay their eggs
b. He fell behind on his report and needs to finish it
b. The king of the vernal pool
d. Ben has a problem that he needs help from other to solve
They only like dry environments
Mishandles
c. Ryan’s mom is poor and already paid for the pizza
17. In the middle of pg.99, the author says, “Ben makes a beeline for the door.” The word beeline means….
Ben wanted to see the frogs in the woods with Mrs. Tibbets
44. On Pg. 176 the author writes “the bus driver pulls the bus over to the curb and lurches down the aisle.” “You boys settle down or you’ll be walking to school for the next month.” The word lurches most likely means
Retells Central Ideas in Informational and Literary Texts
16. On the bottom of pg. 62, the author writes about Ben’s response to learning why Mrs. Tibbets has taken a leave of absence. The author writes, “He fumbles for something to say but Mrs. Tibbets keeps talking.” The word fumbles most likely means
Ryan has rotten teeth
d. Practical and frugal
Why did Ben’s family move from Arizona to Massachusetts?
Ben-lying, Mrs. Tibbets-missing her husband
b. To stand up quickly
d. Both a and c
b. Mrs. Tibbets heard him calling her Mrs. Ribbets and he got detention
11. Why is Ryan so hurt by Ben making fun of the frog?
Jenny
39. Most books with a theme of “making a difference” are going to have antagonists (bad guys) who are
a. Change his topic to an ecosystem of Massachusetts
18. The author creates internal conflicts for both Ben and Mrs. Tibbets. Which choice below identifies one of Ben’s internal conflicts and one of Mrs. Tibbets’ internal conflicts?
Ben isn’t good at roller-skating
Mrs. Tibbets
Night of the Spadefoot Toads
Mrs. Tibbets
Ryan wears a patch over his eye
Tripping and falling (in fear) because a bee is attacking him
31.Even though Ben did not feel support from anyone, he continued to try and save the spadefoots. This showed….
8. Even though Ben and Mrs. Tibbets are different in many ways, they are also connected in many ways, such as…
c. Meddle
d. He writes a report about all the living things there and shares the story of the Overtoad with a picture from her childhood
