Josh & Holly hang signs encouraging kids to vote for them as class president. Holly says, "And he gets good real estate, next to the drinking fountain." What type of figurative language? (idiom, metaphor, simile, hyperbole)
idiom - "good real estate" means a good location
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What are "wingtips"? Why did Miles ask his mom to buy them?
They are fancy dress shoes. He wanted to have the shoebox from them for a prank, to make it look like Niles did it.
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How does holding a tumbler / glass up to a door help you to hear the conversation on the other side of the wall?
The sound is absorbed by the wood door. The glass touching the door will allow some of the sound to tunnel through into the glass so you can hear it.
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Miles calls Niles out on something. He says, "Seems to me this prank war's been pretty one-sided. I keep coming up with pranks and you keep foiling them." Do you agree with Miles?
answers vary
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Other team loses 20 points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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Niles convinced Miles to join forces with him to be the ultimate pranking TEAM. His persuasion skills make him a ___. (leader, manipulator, cheater, genius)
answers vary but manipulator most fits
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While suggesting a truce, Niles said to Miles, "Pranksters like us shouldn't be stepping on each other's wingtips." This is an example of which literary device? (hyperbole, flashback, idiom, play on words)
Play on words - the saying is "without stepping on someone else's toes" and it means not interfering with another person's action
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Why do you think Niles chose crickets to be the insect of choice for his prank on Miles?
answers vary (ex: they move fast, creepy looking, freak people out, cheap to buy)
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monster
Reset all scores!
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Swap points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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thief
Give points!
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Niles shared a fact, "Cows can walk upstairs but they can't walk down them." Why do you think the author included that?
answers vary
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Think of how Josh treats everyone in school. Why would Holly say "Welcome to the resistance" when she's talking to Miles about Josh?
Resistance means to stand up for your rights. They must constantly resist Josh's bullying.
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trap
No points!
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Double points!
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gift
Win 10 points!
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"But we could use a visual aid if we simply thought it might supplement our own learning and the learning of the class?" Niles says this to his teacher to - a) learn how to get the best grade OR b) Live up to his "nerdy/dork" persona
live up to the persona he's created in school
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In the locker prank scene, both Miles & Niles tried to think ahead of the other person to avoid getting pranked. How did Miles try to avoid getting pranked?
He talked Stuart into switching lockers with him. He had a feeling Niles would rig his locker somehow.
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Josh frequently refers to Miles as "nimbus." All of these could be synonyms for "nimbus" except ___. (loser, *****, genius, stupid, dork-wad)