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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