Question editors and All questions due to the question editor of your level by August 15. the Question Manager have additional work to prepare the question cards for schools by early December. Sample Battle of Books Questions The following sample questions are examples of appropriate wording for question writers. Both "In Which Book" and "Content" questions may be written for the same portions of a book. Questions in the competition will include additional information from the book on each card. Sample Which questions (answered with the title and author): “In Book” book’s In which book does one of the characters write a love note as a prank? Little Women by Louisa May Alcott p. _ In which book does a character receive a postcard with a skyscraper on the front? Play to the Angel by Maurine Dahlberg p. _ In which book is a tombstone used for something other than marking a grave? The Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman p. _ In which book does a child get to work alongside adults as an assistant in a hospital? Close Encounters of a Third World Kind by Jennifer J. Stewart p. _ In which book does the main character live on a 12 acre rock surrounded by water? Al Capone Does My Shirts by Jennifer Choldenko p. _ In which book does a family participate in “Las Posadas”? Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan p. _ In which book is a character saving money to buy a gorilla? Clementine by Sara Pennypacker p. _ In which book does a character lose both parents in a boating accident? The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkienp. _ Sample Content questions (answered with specific information from the book): Little Women What does Amy do to destroy Jo’s book? Answer: burn it in the fireplace p. _ Author: Louisa May Alcott What prized possession does plan to sell? Greta’s mother Answer: a piano p. _ Author: Maurine Dahlberg
All questions due to the question editor of your level by August 15. Question editors and the Question Manager have additional work to prepare the question cards for schools by early December. Sample Battle of Books Questions The following sample questions are examples of appropriate wording for question writers. Both "In Which Book" and "Content" questions may be written for the same portions of a book. Questions in the competition will include additional information from the book on each card. Sample “In Which Book” questions (answered with the book’s title and author): In which book does one of the characters write a love note as a prank? Little Women by Louisa May Alcott p. _ In which book does a character receive a postcard with a skyscraper on the front? Play to the Angel by Maurine Dahlberg p. _ In which book is a tombstone used for something other than marking a grave? The Wright Brothers by Russell Freedman p. _ In which book does a child get to work alongside adults as an assistant in a hospital? Close Encounters of a Third World Kind by Jennifer J. Stewart p. _ In which book does the main character live on a 12 acre rock surrounded by water? Al Capone Does My Shirts by Jennifer Choldenko p. _ In which book does a family participate in “Las Posadas”? Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan p. _ In which book is a character saving money to buy a gorilla? Clementine by Sara Pennypacker p. _ In which book does a character lose both parents in a boating accident? The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkienp. _ Sample Content questions (answered with specific information from the book): Little Women What does Amy do to destroy Jo’s book? Answer: burn it in the fireplace p. _ Author: Louisa May Alcott What prized possession does Greta’s mother plan to sell? Answer: a piano p. _ Author: Maurine Dahlberg
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