OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5
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OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 Blast-Off by Nate Ball What is the name of the Principal at Zack's school? Answer: Principal Luntz pg. 66 What is the name Olivia has for the principal? Answer: Principal Dunce pg. 67 Who did Amp have crawling on the floor of the bus? Answer: Max Meyers pg. 46 What is Amp's civilization called? Answer: Erdian pg. 24 What planet is Amp from? Answer: Erde pg. 11 How old is Amp in Earth years? Answer: 412 pg. 51 Why did Amp come to Earth? Answer: To determine if it's a good planet for his people to invade. What was Amp surprised by when he saw Zack's science classroom? Answer: The amount of scientific elements humans have identified. pg. 52 Everyone in Zack's house is a big shot in what subject? Answer: science pg. 28 What kind of scientist does Zack's dad claim he can be? Answer: A rocket scientist. pg. 135 Who got "killed" in the science lab? Answer: Skip the skeleton. pg. 106 What microorganisms do humans have that Amp's civilization doesn't? Answer: Germs pg. 90 What were the two made-up concerns Olivia brought to the Principal's attention regarding Zack? Answer: sleepwalking and a crush on the teacher (Miss Martin). pg. 80 In Which Book? IWB does the main character mention the scientific element tungsten? Answer: Blast Off pg. 135 OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 IWB is underwear described as "unmentionables"? Answer: Blast Off pg. 33 IWB does the character eat a frozen waffle for breakfast? Answer: Blast Off pg. pg. 38 IWB is it recommended that when you are trying to learn about something, change only one thing at a time so you can see what a difference it makes? Answer: Blast Off pg. 142 IWB does the main character have a secret houseguest? Answer: Blast Off pg. 68 IWB does the main character consider having the "disease which makes people fall asleep right in the middle of doing something"? Answer: Blast Off pg. 3 IWB is radioactivity in the house a concern? Answer: Blast Off pg. 135 IWB are our hands described as having two extra fingers? Answer: Blast Off pg. 96 IWB is cardboard used to make the wings of a rocket? Answer: Blast Off pg. 119 IWB does the main character state that there are no bad ideas when you're just "spitballing"? Answer: Blast Off pg. 92 IWB does the main character gag on imaginary spoiled milk? Answer: Blast Off pg. 86 OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 Blast Off by Nate Ball (Two parts) What pets does Zack’s family The size of the spaceship is comparable to own? what? Dog, cat (p. 9), goldfish (p. 42) A barbequed chicken (p. 9) What color light appeared on each step of What planet is Amp from? the ramp of the spaceship? Erde (p. 11) Orange (p. 11) How many fingers does Amp have on What does Zack use for a light when he each hand? sneaks downstairs to look for the alien? 3 (2 fingers and a thumb) (p. 13) The eyes of his brother’s robot (p. 16) What is Zack’s last name? Why doe Erdians not wear clothes? McGee (p. 22) They can regulate their body temperature without them (p. 24) What does Olivia use to spy on Zack What does Olivia think Amp is when she first through his bedroom window? sees him in Zack’s room? OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 Periscope (p. 34) Smurf (p. 34) How old is Zack? What position does Max Myers play on the travel baseball team? 10 (p. 42) Pitcher (p. 44) In which pocket of Zack’s backpack does What flower does Max smell on the bus? Amp stow away? Roses (p. 48) The pen-and-pencil pocket (p. 47) What metal does Amp need to fix his What is the symbol of Tungsten in the spaceship? periodic table? Tungsten (p. 56) W (p. 56) What noise scares Amp at school? What is the name of Zack’s teacher? The bell (p. 52, 57-58) Miss Martin (p. 59) What does Principal Luntz ask Miss (Two parts) What two toppings does Sturney to bring him? Principal Luntz want on his banana split? OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 A banana split (p. 83) Walnuts, sprinkles (p. 83) What is the title of the alien movie Olivia By what time must Amp return to Erde to call watched with her grandpa? of the attack on Earth? War of the Worlds (p. 89) 4:40 pm (p. 91) Which soda hits Skip in the unmentionable Where does the root beer bottle get stuck area? after it explodes? Root beer (p. 103) In Skip’s ribcage (p. 103) What does Zack want to add to the soda What is Zack’s first idea for how to get more bottle to increase pressure and make it air into the soda bottle? blast father? Use a straw (p. 113) Air (p. 112) What does Zack use to cut cardboard What does Zack use for a launch pad for the wings for the bottle rocket? rocket? Shoe box (p. 119) Cement brick (p. 121) What does Zack use to protect his eyes How far away from the launch pad does during the rocket launch? Amp’s ship land? OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 Snorkel mask (p. 123) 50 feet (p. 127) In which book…? …does a screen fall out of a second story window? (p. 4) …does a character have a marshmallow bazooka? (p. 4) …does a character get bit on the finger? (p. 14) …does a character jump out of the window? (p. 15) …does a character get doused with birdbath water? (p. 18) …is a character unable to think of a reason why people like to have cats? (p. 22) …does a character wear no clothes whatsoever? (p. 23) …does a character not know if he is a boy or a girl? (p. 24) …does a character experience an intergalactic snafu of epic proportions? (p. 29) …does a character sleep with the window open all night? (p. 31) …does a character say he loves the smell of flowers in the morning? (p. 48) ...does a character demand to have his back scratched? (p. 48) …can a character send mental pulses through the air like sound waves? (p. 54) …does a character think a vanilla extract truck has tipped over? (p. 59) …is character “in a real pickle?” (p. 75) …does a character tap the tip of his pencil on his nose? (p. 80) ...does a character sit on a bucket of floor polish? (87) …does a character worry about being contaminated with killer germs, viruses, or mold? (p. 89) …are some languages simple chemical reactions? (p. 97) …is there a language that is 200 times more complicated than English? (p. 97) …does it take a certain life form one Earth year to say a sentence? (p. 97) …do characters borrow without asking? (p. 99) …does a character toss M&Ms into the air and catch them in her mouth? (p. 101) OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 …is there a junk food explosion? (p. 102) …is there a dry creek behind the school? (p. 108) …does a character give a “high three?” (p. 116) …do characters call each other Goldilocks and Baby Bear? (p. 118) …does a character’s mom have rosebushes? (p. 121) …does a character ask if someone is a hero or a zero? (p. 122) …does a character wear a mask and snorkel? (p. 123) OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett 1. IWB is there a thief called the Blackbird Robber? 2. IWB does the librarian have a collection of cat pins? 3. IWB is the main character wanted for treason? 4. IWB does the main character call his best friend a "chum"? 5. IWB does a statue have a hidden compartment? 6. IWB is there a secret department of the US government that helps it keeps all it's secrets? 7. What book did Steve have under his bed? Guinness Book of World Records 8. What was Steve's essay topic? Early American needlework 9. What is the name of the Librarian that points a gun at Steve? Mackintosh 10. What did Steve do to the fax machine to get it to stop printing his wanted poster? Threw it out the window 11. What vehicle does Steve find parked outside his house? Bookmobile 12. What costume does Steve get to go into the Red Herring club? A sailor outfit 13. What is the last name of the brothers in the detective books Steve likes to read? Bailey 14. Who is Steve's best friend? Dana 15. What did Steve throw in the air to get out of the Red Herring club? $40,000 or money 16. What is on pg. 47 of "An Illustrated History of American Quilting"? A list of common quilting symbols that has a clue to where the Maguffin Quilt is. 17. What was in the boat hold that Mr. Grabes fell into? Crabs 18. What is the name of the book that everyone wants from the library? "An Illustrated History of American Quilting" 19. Steve left his mom a note that he was taking the last what from the fridge? Sprite OBOB Practice Questions 2017-18 Grades 3-5 20. What is the Maguffin Quilt? A quilt made by Betsy Ross that has American secrets embroidered on it 21.