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