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WINTERCAMP LITERARY WORKS WEEKLY TEST

THE 11TH HOUR – THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS

Name: LOUIS Score:_____/45

Teacher: CLARK Date: 1-16-2020

I. Vocabulary I

THE ELEVENTH HOUR

Directions: Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct word. (10pts)

fantastic lad disappeared trick banquet

thud leaps tossed celebration cooks

1. When Horace turned Eleven, he decided there should be some kind of

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2. Horace was a clever _______________.
3. Elephants are verily the best ______________ in the world.
4. The Feast that Horace created was ______________nothing less.
5. Just then something _____________ the surface of the water.
6. Their host made a _______________.
7. Oliver won every _____________.
8. The mouse landed with a heavy ______________.
9. Sam ______________the ball into the air.
10. The birthday cake hadn’t _________________.

The Eleventh Hour

II. . True or False. Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false. (10 points)

________1. The Pig came to the party as an Admiral.

________2. The first game the animals played was sack race.

________3. Kilroy ate the dice of Snakes and Ladders.

________4. Horace made sandwiches for his guests.

________5. Thomas was the thief. He ate all the food in the table while the other animals were
playing.
________6. The animals had a celebration because it was Horace’s 18th birthday.

________7. The cat came to the party as an angel.

________8. The animals played a game of chess and cards.

________9. The animals didn’t play tennis because it was raining so hard that day.

________10. According to Horace, no one should eat the food until the time he had set the sixth hour.

The Magic School Bus Gets Ants In The Pants

III. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box. (10pts)

forager observation blob project pupae

tossing for larvae antennae pheromones

1. “We’ve got to pick a ______________ for the science fair.”

2. The Friz was _______________ things from the closet.
3. A food-finding ant is a _______________ ant.
4. Guard ants use their ________________ to smell if they were friend or
_______________.
5. Their bodies make scented chemicals called ________________.
6. Understanding begins with __________________.
7. One of the ants gave a sticky _________________ to Arnold.
8. Baby ants are called _______________.
9. When they get a little older, the larvae will become a ________________.

IV. Answer the following questions using complete sentences. (5pts)

1. Do you think the students enjoyed their trip? Why?
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VI. THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS GETS BAKED. (10pts)

1. Why did the students want to make a cake?

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2. Do you think the students enjoyed their adventure? Why?
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