Literacy Quiz
MAY 16 - LIteracy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is either Thursday or Friday!
1.  Give one example of peer abuse.  (Be specific!)
2.  Why did Rachel not want her father to report to school that she was being bullied?
3.  Why aren't Rachel's parents pressing charges on the students who bullied her?
4.  Rachel was in 7th grade.  How old was she?
5.  After Rachel's suicide, her parents found a note she left with a picture of a broken   .  What do you think the picture symbolized for Rachel?

MAY 9 - Literacy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is Friday!
1. In what city did the middle school food fight occur?
2. What crimes were the students charged with?
3. How were the students involved in the food fight punished within school?
4. What do you think "retaliated" means (based on how its used in the article)?
5.  Why will the arrest records of these children remain confidential? 

MAY 3 - Literacy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is tomorrow!
1.  What do you think "home advantage" means based on how it's used in the article?
2.  Wht do you think "evenly matched" means based on how it's used in the article?
3.  Why is the Flyers nemesis?  (Bonus:  10 points - What does nemesis mean?)
4.  Who does the author of the article predict will win the series between the Flyers and the Devils?
5.  Who do you think will win?  Explain why.

APRIL 26 - Literacy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is Friday, April 27, 2012!
1.  What school policy did Austin Fisher violate?
2.  What are Austin Fisher's consequences for violating his school policy?
3.  Does Austin regret violating this policy?  Why or why not?
4.  How are Austin's classmates supporting him?
5.  What is one of Austin's mothers goals for him? 

APRIL 19 - Literacy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is Friday, April 20!
1. How does Mr. Gibbs help keep Alida alive?
2. Why did the Knobloch family have to move 2000 miles?
3.  What is a "service dog?"
4.  How does Alida describe Mr. Gibbs?
5. Why do you think it's hard for Mr. Gibbs to follow Alida's commands - but he is able to follow her parents commands?

MARCH 21 - Literacy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is on Friday, March 23!
1.  Why is Scott Peterson in prison?
2.  How does Scott Peterson spend his days in prison?
3.  How does Scott Peterson communicate with the outside world?
4.  Who is Samuel Robinson?
5.  How many hours a day is Scott Peterson in his cell?

MARCH 14 - Literacy Quiz for this week!  Your quiz is on Friday, March 16!
1. What does Morgan Corliss need to save her life?
2. How is Morgan going to get what she needs?
3. Where does Morgan Friel live?
4. Why did Robbie and Brittany start a charity?
5. Name one way Robbie and Brittany have raised money.

MARCH 8 - Literacy Quiz for this week! Your quiz is on Friday, March 9!
1.  How old is Aldi now?
2. How did Aldi quit smoking cigarettes?
3. How did Aldi feel when he saw the You Tube video that made him famous?
4. The article states "At four years old, he is a rambunctious boy with cherubic cheeks and a devilish smile."  What does "rambunctious" mean?
5.  When Aldi was asked if he'll quit smoking, what was his reponse?

MARCH 1 - Literacy Quiz questions for this week!  Your quiz is on Friday, March 2!
1.  Where did Marie Orr live as a little girl?
2.  What did Marie's mother bake inside the cake she made for her?
3.  Why did Marie's mother bake these objects into the cake?
4.  What happened to Marie when she swallowed one of these objects? (Hint:  How did it affect her?)
5.  How old was Marie when she found out she swallowed one of these objects?

FEBRUARY 22 - Literacy Quiz questions for this week!  Periods 1 and 2 - Your quiz is on THURSDAY!  Periods 5 and 7 - Your quiz is on FRIDAY!
1.  The article states that Whitney Houston may have predicted her own demise.  What does "demise" mean in this passage?
2.  In what state is Whitney Houston buried?
3.  What upcoming movie will Whitney Houston star in?
4.  In 2009, Whitney Houston was interviewed by Oprah.  Who did Whitney compare herself to during that interview?
5.    The article states that Whitney Houston's family become concerned when "her friends kept giving her alcohol as her condition deteriorated."  What does "deteriorated" mean in this passage?

FEBRUARY 13 - Literacy Quiz questions for Thursday, February 16, 2012!
1.  What was the name of the group that helped slaves escape from the South?
2.  Why was the trip South very dangerous for many slaves?
3.  About how many people did Harriet Tubman help rescue from slavery?
4.  What did Harriet use as her guide when she first decided to run away?
5.  During the Civil War, Harriet held several jobs for the Northern Army.  Name one of them.

FEBRUARY 6 - Literacy Quiz questions for Friday, February 10, 2012!
1.  Name one of the 2 things that made Jackie Robinson famous.
2.  For what kind of league did Jackie play before entering Major League Baseball?
3.  Why was Jackie concerned about playing his first game in the Major Leagues?
4.  The article states that Jackie Robinson could "run like the wind."  What does this mean?
5.  How did he "change" Major League Baseball?

FEBRUARY 1 - Literacy Quiz questions for Friday, February 3, 2012!
1.What did Martin Luther King fight for?
2. What was Martin Luther King awarded in 1964?
3. What does "nonviolent" mean?
4. Why was Martin Luther King jailed several times?
5.  In what year did Martin Luther King die?

JANUARY 26 - LITERACY QUIZ QUESTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012!
1.  What does the U.S. Mint do?
2.  What does "commerce" mean?
3.  Why was the original Philadelphia Mint building replaced with a new building?
4.  What is a "commemorative coin?"
5.  Who was the President of the United States when the first Philadelphia Mint opened in 1792?

JANUARY 19. LITERACY QUIZ QUESTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012!

1.  The article says that the couple left with their precious cargo.  What does precious cargo mean?
2.  How did Beyonce and JayZ guarantee that they'd be comfortable in the hospital?
3.  Do you agreee with their hospital plans?  Why or why not?  (ANSWER BOTH PARTS OF THE QUESTION!)
4.  In what state is Lenox Hills Hospital located?
5.  Beyonce bought a Mercedes van a few months ago.  Name two special features of her van.

DECEMBER 13 - Literacy Quiz questions for Thursday, Dec 15 or Fri, Dec 16.
1.  Name the capital of PA.
2.  Name the largest city in PA.
3.  What year did PA become a state?
4.  Name one of two important documents signed in PA.
5.  What is Philadelphia called?

DECEMBER 6 - Literacy Quiz questions for Thursday, December 8.
1. What is Jamie Foxx's real name?
2. What can Jamie do besides act?
3. Who raised Jamie as a young boy?
4. What did Jamie Foxx study in college?
5.  Why did Jamie Foxx change his name to a woman's name?

NOVEMBER 30 - Literacy Quiz questions for Fri, Dec 2.  HOMONYMS!
Write a sentence for the following words:
1.  they're
2.  their
3.  there

Fill in the blanks.  Your choices are:  hole  & whole
4.  I ate a __________________ pizza all by myself.
5.  My dog buried her bone in the ___________________ she dug out in my backyard.


NOVEMBER 21- NO LITERACY HOMEWORK THIS WEEK!  NO LITERACY QUIZ THIS WEEK!


NOVEMBER 14 - PE&T is hosting it's annual food drive!  Bring in a canned good by Friday and you can SKIP your literacy quiz this week :-)  *You still have to do the literacy homework!


NOVEMBER 14 LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Friday are as follows: 
1.  Why did Percy Ross give his money to other people?
2.  How did Percy Ross decide who to give his money to?
3.  Why didn't Percy Ross send a 16 year old boy $900?
4.  Why did Percy Ross stop giving money to people in 1999?
5.  How much money did Percy Ross give away?


NOVEMBER 10 LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for tomorrow are as follows: 
1.  What is the name of Venus' design company?
2.  What is another word for "simple?"
3.  What did Venus and Serena study in college?
4.  What sport do Venus and Serena play?
5.  Why do Venue and Serena watch horror movies together?


NOVEMBER 3 LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for tomorrow are as follows: 
Re-write each run on sentence (with proper capitalization and punctuation) by turning it into two (2) sentences.
1.  my little sister acts like a brat she cries for no reason at all
2.  kate went to the zoo with her parents they had a great time
3.  bring me something to eat when you come to my house im so hungry
4.  your dress is so pretty i love that color
5.  my favorite actor is Brad Pitt he's the most handsome man on the planet


OCTOBER 26 LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Thursday are as follows: 
1.  What country was Max Hoffman from?
2.  How old was Max the first time he "died?"
3.  How did Max's mother know he wasn't dead?
4.  What was different about Max when his parents dug his coffin up?
5.  Where did Max Hoffman eventually move to?


OCTOBER 20 LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Friday are as follows: 
1.  Where is Halle Berry from?
2.  What was Halle Berry's first movie? 
3.  Why did Halle Berry feel like an outsider when she was a child?
4.  What recognition/award did she recieve for best actress in 2001?
5.  Name one movie that Halle Berry starred in.


OCTOBER 11 LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Friday are as follows: 
1.  What did Walter's father actually mean when he said "Turn off that garbage!"
2.  When the Polovchak family moved to the USA, where did they live?
3.  What did Walter's parents do to get their son back?
4.  Why was Walter allowed to stay in the USA once the court made their decision?
5.  The article lists several reasons why Walter wanted to stay in the USA.  Name one of 
      them.

OCTOBER 4 - LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Thursday (quiz is one day early this week!!!!!!) are as follows: 
1.  What is LeBron's nickname?
2.  What does LeBron call his mom?
3.  LeBron won an award in 2004 and another one in 2006.  What was one of those awards?
4.  Why did LeBron move in with his Pee Wee coach when he was a child?
5.  How was his life different with his coach than it was with his mom?


SEPTEMBER 27 - LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Friday  are as follows: 

1.    According to the article, why is football in Manning's blood?
2.    Where did Manning go to college?
3.    Who is Eli Manning?
4.    Why doesn't Manning's behavior bother his teammates?
5.    Explain this quote from the article "Peyton Manning has clearly made a  
        name for himself."    


SEPTEMBER 20 - LITERACY QUIZ - Your quiz questions for Thursday or Friday  are as follows: 

FILL IN THE BLANKS USING IS or ARE.
1.  My sisters ______________ my best friends.
2.  Her cousin _____________ falling asleep on the bus.
3.  They ___________ are the biggest bananas I've ever seen!
4.  Gerald __________ the tallest 10th grade boy in our school.
5.  We ____________ going to Atlantic City for the weekend.

FILL IN THE BLANKS USING WAS or WERE.
6.  Baby Laura ____________ crying all night last night.
7.  Wazeer _________ my best friend in 6th grade.
8.  Shawn and Will ___________ were cheating on their test.
9.  Christian ___________ sleeping in class last week.
10.  They ____________ going to the after school program for homework help.