Wednesday, August 12, 2015

August 13th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)

Level#1

A) After Piri gets the ground asphalt in his eyes he is brought home by Rocky and his boys. When Piri's mother sees him she asks him what happened. Does he tell her the truth or does he tell his mother something else?



B) Today we reviewed the definitions of several quadrilaterals. Name the quadrilateral based on the definitions given:
1) This shape has two pairs of parallel sides and all the sides are the same length.

2) This shape has two pairs of opposite parallel sides.




Level#2

A) After Piri gets the ground asphalt in his eyes he is brought home by Rocky and his boys.
    What does he tell his mother to explain what happened to him?



B) Today we reviewed the definitions of several quadrilaterals. Name the quadrilateral based on the definitions given:
1) This shape has sides that are the same length and it has four right angles.

2) This shape has only one pair of parallel sides.




Level#3

A) After Piri gets the ground asphalt in his eyes who brings him home?



B) Today we reviewed the definitions of several quadrilaterals. Name the quadrilateral based on the definitions given.
1) This shape has all sides that are all the same length and it has four right angles.

2) This shape has opposite sides that are parallel and the same length and it has four right angles.



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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

August 12th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets


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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)

Level#1

A) Piri is fighting Tony and he hits Tony in his stomach for a second time and Tony drops to his knees. Piri charges at Tony to finish him off. What does Tony do that Rocky gets angry at him for?




B) List two ways that a rectangle and a square are alike and one way in which they are different.




Level#2

A) Piri and Tony are fighting. Piri has knocked Tony to his knees with second punch to his stomach. What does Tony do to Piri when Piri charges at him?




B) List one way that a square and a rectangle are alike and one way in which they are different.





Level#3

A) Piri and Tony are fighting. Tony ends the fight by throwing something at Piri's face that gets into Piri's eyes so he can't see.
What does Tony throw at Piri's face so he can't see?




B) List two ways that a square and a rectangle are alike.





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Monday, August 10, 2015

August 11th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets


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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)

Level#1

A) Piri says, "I saw his hand grab a fistful of ground asphalt which had been piled nearby to fix a pothole in the street." 
What does Piri do in response to this and what does he say he should have done?



B) How can you tell the difference between a square and a rhombus?



Level#2

A) Tony and Piri are fighting and Piri hits him in what Piri calls Tony's weak spot.
What or where is Tony's weak spot?



B) How can you tell the difference between a parallelogram and a trapezoid?



Level#3

A) After Piri hits Tony in the stomach the second time what does Tony do as a result of being hit there again?



B) We have learned the names of 5 quadrilaterals. Try to remember and list all five that we have learned the names of.



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Sunday, August 9, 2015

August 10th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets


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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)

Level#1

A) Piri says, "I didn't like the sound coming out of Rocky's fat mouth. And I didn't like the sameness of the --- grins spreading all over the boys' faces." 
According to the text, what is Piri thinking at this point in time and what does he do as a result?



B) We have been reviewing the differences between quadrilaterals. How can you tell the difference between a parallelogram and a trapezoid?



Level#2

A) Rocky and his boys start throwing different things at Piri every time they see him. Piri states a reason why Rocky and his boys do this. What is the reason that Piri gives for this?



B) A square and a rhombus are alike because all four of their sides are the same length. How is a square different than a rhombus?



Level#3

A) After the fight that Piri has with Rocky and his boys, they run into each other one day and Piri thinks that they might leave him alone. Then one of the boys yells something at him and one of them throws a can of milk at him. What does Piri do when this happens?



B) How many pairs of parallel sides does a trapezoid have?



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Thursday, August 6, 2015

August 7th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)


Level#1


A) Piri is constantly having to deal with Rocky and his boys. He states, "I kept wishing those cats went to the same school I went to, a school that was on the border between their county and mine. What is his reason for this?



B) Today we continued our review of quadrilaterals. List three ways a rectangle and a square are alike.


Level#2

A) Piri is always worried every time he goes out that he will be jumped by Rocky and his boys. He wishes that Rocky and boys went to his school. Why would he want them to go to the same school as him?


B) Today we continued our review of quadrilaterals. 
1) Name two quadrilaterals that have sides that are all of equal length. 
2) Name two quadrilaterals that have four right angles.


Level#3

A) Piri wishes that Rocky and his boys went to the same school as he did. What is Piri's reason for wishing and wanting this?


B) Today we continued our review of quadrilaterals. 
1) How many pairs of matching sides does a rectangle have?
2) Name as many shapes that you can think of where all the sides are the same length.



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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

August 6th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)


Level#1


A) Piri recalls his father telling him, "Son, if your ever fighting somebody and you punch him in the nose, and he just blinks and sniffs without holding his nose, you can do one of two things." What are the two things that Piri's father tells him he can do?





B) Today we did a review of quadrilaterals. 

1) Name two quadrilaterals that each have four right angles.
2) Name two quadrilaterals in which all the sides have an equal length.


Level#2

A) Piri's father tells him that if you are ever fighting somebody and you punch him in the nose, and he just blinks and sniffs without holding his nose you can do one or two things. Try to list one or both of the two things you think Piri's father told him to do.



B) Today we did a review about quadrilaterals. 
1) How many pairs of parallel sides does a rectangle have?
2) How many pairs of parallel sides does a trapezoid have?



Level#3

A) Piri's father tells him that if you are ever in a fight and you punch the other person in the nose and they don't go to hold their nose you should do one or two things. Try to think of what those two things are that you could do and write them down. 


B) Today we did a review about quadrilaterals.
1) How many sides does a quadrilateral have?
2) List as many examples of quadrilaterals that you can think of.




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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

August 5th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)


Level#1


A) After the fight he has with Rocky and his gang, Piri sits down to eat dinner and his mother talks to him about Christian living. What does she mean by "Christian living?"




B) The rectangular blackboard in Mr. Zeiger's class room is 12 feet long by 4 feet wide. What is the blackboards perimeter and what is its area?




Level#2

A) After the fight he has with Rocky and his gang, Piri says to himself, "I was feeling sore at Poppa for bringing us into spaghetti country." What does Piri mean by bringing us into spaghetti country?




B) Mr. Zeiger's door needs to be replaced. The new door must be the same size as the old one. The old one is a rectangle with a length of 6 feet and a width of 3 feet. What would the perimeter and the area be for the old door?




Level#3

A) After the fight he has with Rocky and his gang, Piri decides that after he eats dinner he has to go outside. Piri says, "shook up or not; cats like me had to show heart." What do you think Piri means by this?





B) Mr. Zeiger's door needs to be replaced. The new door must be the same size as the old one. The old one is a rectangle that is 6 feet long by 3 feet wide. Find the perimeter of the old door. (Hint: Draw a picture of the door with the numbers to help you find the answer) 




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Monday, August 3, 2015

August 4th, 2015 Down These Mean Streets

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)


Level#1

A) Piri says, "Rocky and his fellas got to playing a way-out game with me called "One-finger-across-the-neck-inna-slicing-motion," followed by such gentle words as "It won't be long, spico." 
Explain what Rocky and his gang are trying to communicate to Piri.





B) Piri's father wants to put new tiles in the bathroom. The bathroom floor is a rectangle that is 15 feet long by 9 feet wide. What is the area of the floor he wants to tile?




Level#2

A) Piri says, "Anytime I hit that street for anything, I looked straight ahead, behind me, and from side to side all at the same time. Why is Piri doing this and who is he looking out for?



B) Piri's father puts new tiles on the bathroom floor. The floor is a rectangle, which is 15 feet long by 9 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the floor?



Level#3

A) Piri sees Rocky and his gang and he thinks to himself, "No more! No More! I ain't gonna run no more." What do you think Piri is going to do?



B) Piri's mother buys a new bath mat for the bathroom. The mat is a rectangle that is 4 feet long by 2 feet wide. What is the perimeter if the bath mat?





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Sunday, August 2, 2015

August 3rd, 2015 Down These Mean Streets

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Down These Mean Streets, chapter #4 (Alien Turf)

Level#1

A) The day after Piri has his fight with Rocky and his gang, he say, "From that day on I grew eyes all over my head." What does Piri mean by that statement?




B) The school yard at Piri's school is shaped like a rectangle. Its length is 150 meters. Its width is 70 meters. Find the area of the school yard.




Level#2

A) When Piri's father sees him after the fight with Rocky and his gang, he says, "Hey, you sure look a little lumped up." What does Piri's father mean by that?



B) Behind Piri's apartment building there is a small rectangular shaped piece of land where his family can plant vegetables and herbs. The length is 8 feet and the width is 5 feet. Find the area of the piece of land.



Level#3

A) Piri tells his father all about the fight he just had with Rocky and his gang. Piri says, "Poppa looked tight." What do you think Piri means by this?



B) Each step of the stoop in front of Piri's apartment building is a rectangle which is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the step's perimeter?




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