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TEACHER S PET PUBLICATIONS PUZZLE PACK for Rumble Fish based on the book by S. E. Hinton Written by Mary B. Collins 2005 Teacher s Pet Publications All Rights Reserved ISBN 978-1-58337-694-2 Item No. 304823
Rumble Fish Word List No. Word Clue/Definition 1. ANITA Rusty-James insulted her 2. BEACH Where the story started 3. BENNY Junior high hangout: 's 4. BIFF Knifed Rusty-James: Wilcox 5. BLIND The Motorcycle Boy's condition: color 6. BROTHER Rusty-James wanted to be like his 7. CALIFORNIA The Motorcycle Boy went there 8. CASSANDRA Student teacher who liked the Motorcycle Boy 9. CHEVY The car with mag wheels 10. CITY Rusty-James liked the excitement there 11. CLEVELAND School Rusty-James did not want to attend 12. DEVIL Would have been Biff's gang: Hawks 13. DON Coach wanted Rusty-James to beat him up 14. DONNELY Pet store owner 15. DOPE It ruined the gangs. 16. HARRIGAN Guidance counselor 17. HOSPITAL Steve's mother was there 18. JACKSON Fat, but tough: B. J. 19. JEANNIE She liked Steve but not Rusty-James: Martin 20. KNIFE Bill's weapon 21. LAWYER Rusty-James's father was an ex- who drank all day 22. LITTLE Pee-wee branch of the local gang: Leaguers 23. LOYALTY Rusty-James's only vice 24. MAGAZINE It had a picture of Motorcycle Boy 25. MAGS The hubcaps Rusty-James tried to steal 26. MIDGET Tallest boy in the crowd 27. MILK Rusty-James drank it before a fight: chocolate 28. MOTORCYCLE Boy didn't belong anywhere 29. PACKERS Local gang 30. PAIN It didn't scare Rusty-James 31. PARROT It said a lot of bad words 32. PATTERSON Police officer who shot the Motorcycle Boy 33. PATTY Rusty-James's girlfriend 34. PET The Motorcycle Boy broke into it: store 35. REFORMATORY Rusty-James spent five years there 36. ROOF Rusty-James jumped from one to another 37. RUMBLEFISH Siamese fighting fish that killed each other 38. RYAN Coach who wanted Rusty-James to beat up a student 39. SHOT The Motorcycle Boy died from it 40. SIAMESE The Motorcycle Boy took the flying fish to the river 41. SIN Steve didn't like the movies there: City 42. SMILE The Motorcycle Boy's scared Rusty-James 43. SMOKEY Would have been the top tough guy 44. SNEAKY Rusty-James drank it a lot: Pete 45. STEVE Rusty-James's best friend
Rumble Fish Fill In The Blanks 1 1. Boy didn't belong anywhere 2. Bill's weapon 3. Pee-wee branch of the local gang: Leaguers 4. Would have been the top tough guy 5. Steve didn't like the movies there: City 6. Rusty-James wanted to be like his 7. Local gang 8. Rusty-James's girlfriend 9. Rusty-James's father was an ex- who drank all day 10. Siamese fighting fish that killed each other 11. Rusty-James's only vice 12. It said a lot of bad words 13. The hubcaps Rusty-James tried to steal 14. The Motorcycle Boy died from it 15. The Motorcycle Boy took the flying fish to the river 16. Police officer who shot the Motorcycle Boy 17. The Motorcycle Boy's scared Rusty-James 18. Rusty-James jumped from one to another 19. Tallest boy in the crowd 20. Would have been Biff's gang: Hawks
Rumble Fish Matching 1 1. KNIFE A. Pee-wee branch of the local gang: Leaguers 2. CITY B. It ruined the gangs. 3. BEACH C. The car with mag wheels 4. CALIFORNIA D. Steve's mother was there 5. LOYALTY E. The Motorcycle Boy went there 6. SMILE F. Police officer who shot the Motorcycle Boy 7. LITTLE G. Rusty-James's only vice 8. BIFF H. Rusty-James jumped from one to another 9. RUMBLEFISH I. It had a picture of Motorcycle Boy 10. ANITA J. It said a lot of bad words 11. MOTORCYCLE K. Bill's weapon 12. DOPE L. Student teacher who liked the Motorcycle Boy 13. LAWYER M. Rusty-James insulted her 14. CHEVY N. Rusty-James's father was an ex- who drank all day 15. JEANNIE O. The Motorcycle Boy's scared Rusty-James 16. JACKSON P. Would have been the top tough guy 17. SMOKEY Q. Rusty-James liked the excitement there 18. STEVE R. Knifed Rusty-James: Wilcox 19. MAGAZINE S. Local gang 20. ROOF T. She liked Steve but not Rusty-James: Martin 21. CASSANDRA U. Fat, but tough: B. J. 22. PATTERSON V. Rusty-James's best friend 23. HOSPITAL W. Where the story started 24. PARROT X. Boy didn't belong anywhere 25. PACKERS Y. Siamese fighting fish that killed each other
Rumble Fish magic Squares 1 Match the definition with the vocabulary word. Put your answers in the magic squares below. When your answers are correct, all columns and rows will add to the same number. A. DOPE E. HARRIGAN I. PET M. MAGAZINE B. BROTHER F. BIFF J. SIAMESE N. REFORMATORY C. RYAN G. JACKSON K. BEACH O. BLIND D. PACKERS H. DONNELY L. RUMBLEFISH P. MIDGET 1. Pet store owner 2. It ruined the gangs. 3. Rusty-James wanted to be like his 4. Fat, but tough: B. J. 5. The Motorcycle Boy took the flying fish to the river 6. The Motorcycle Boy's condition: color 7. Tallest boy in the crowd 8. The Motorcycle Boy broke into it: store 9. Where the story started 10. Rusty-James spent five years there 11. It had a picture of Motorcycle Boy 12. Siamese fighting fish that killed each other 13. Guidance counselor 14. Local gang 15. Coach who wanted Rusty-James to beat up a student 16. Knifed Rusty-James: Wilcox A= B= C= D= E= F= G= H= I= J= K= L= M= N= O= P=
Rumble Fish Word Search 1 M O T O R C Y C L E J S R E K C A P J N A M M G J F T F I B Q H N O S K C A J T G N X N W S M B Q T R W A C J L V R Z R A C Q F L I B P R R Y O F R S T T R C V Z M B H G A R Z J S D G T Q R J X O K S I R I C P M T Z C M F H F H H I F T R N N U N D B E G P D N G D R O E F G Z Y H E M O V G S B K O F F O S N C R X A A P H B S P P E T L N I A P P Z L B L I N D F L R V L V T I N I I E R I E A K C I S X E E T L E S Z L T F T V X V Y W M T Z K F T T Q T N X A C N E Y S E M C Y A V Q I T P G S B L L M D V A F L W A P E N L S A T M F N E P P I R Y C A X L G T R C H P I Q D C E N M D L E J N T I C S M L H L Z P E O Y A N H Q K L D F F I B F R E E L J I H N A K Y V O Q M X O S X G K O W V L N G S N P Y Y M N R G R B H F Z M O C Y N S F Z E A Y S S S P N E H V F Y M F D A X G G L L T X B H Z I A R D S V S Q C E N L T P J Y T F W O A C J M D Z W Y L J Y Y Y D R D Q Y T Y T H W V Q F Y V J K X N X D B T Q C G T H F X L Bill's weapon (5) Coach wanted Rusty-James to beat him up (3) Coach who wanted Rusty-James to beat up a student (4) Fat, but tough: B. J. (7) Guidance counselor (8) It didn't scare Rusty-James (4) It had a picture of Motorcycle Boy (8) It ruined the gangs. (4) It said a lot of bad words (6) Junior high hangout: 's (5) Knifed Rusty-James: Wilcox (4) Local gang (7) Pee-wee branch of the local gang: Leaguers (6) Pet store owner (7) Police officer who shot the Motorcycle Boy (9) Rusty-James drank it a lot: Pete (6) Rusty-James drank it before a fight: chocolate (4) Rusty-James insulted her (5) Rusty-James jumped from one to another (4) Rusty-James liked the excitement there (4) Rusty-James wanted to be like his (7) Rusty-James's best friend (5) Rusty-James's father was an ex- who drank all day (6) Rusty-James's girlfriend (5) Rusty-James's only vice (7) School Rusty-James did not want to attend (9) She liked Steve but not Rusty-James: Martin (7) Siamese fighting fish that killed each other (10) Steve didn't like the movies there: City (3) Steve's mother was there (8) Student teacher who liked the Motorcycle Boy (9) Tallest boy in the crowd (6) The Motorcycle Boy broke into it: store (3) The Motorcycle Boy died from it (4) The Motorcycle Boy took the flying fish to the river (7) The Motorcycle Boy went there (10) The Motorcycle Boy's condition: color (5) The Motorcycle Boy's scared Rusty-James (5) The car with mag wheels (5) The hubcaps Rusty-James tried to steal (4) Where the story started (5) Would have been Biff's gang: Hawks (5) Would have been the top tough guy (6) Boy didn't belong anywhere (10)
Rumble Fish Crossword 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Across 2. Would have been the top tough guy 4. Where the story started 5. Steve didn't like the movies there: City 7. Rusty-James drank it before a fight: chocolate 8. The car with mag wheels 9. The Motorcycle Boy broke into it: store 10. Would have been Biff's gang: Hawks 11. Coach wanted Rusty-James to beat him up 12. Rusty-James jumped from one to another 15. Rusty-James's best friend 16. Pee-wee branch of the local gang: Leaguers 19. Rusty-James liked the excitement there 21. The Motorcycle Boy took the flying fish to the river 22. It didn't scare Rusty-James. Down 1. Rusty-James's father was an ex- who drank all day 2. The Motorcycle Boy died from it 3. Bill's weapon 4. Rusty-James wanted to be like his 5. Rusty-James drank it a lot: Pete 6. It ruined the gangs. 8. School Rusty-James did not want to attend 10. Pet store owner 13. She liked Steve but not Rusty-James: Martin 14. The Motorcycle Boy's condition: color 15. The Motorcycle Boy's scared Rusty-James 17. The hubcaps Rusty-James tried to steal 18. Rusty-James's only vice 20. Junior high hangout: 's
Rumble Fish MIDGET CALIFORNIA ROOF PACKERS DONNELY REFORMATORY PARROT CASSANDRA LITTLE SIN DON CLEVELAND FREE SPACE BROTHER PAIN MAGS JACKSON RUMBLEFISH STEVE SHOT LAWYER JEANNIE MILK PATTY BEACH Rumble Fish SMILE RYAN DEVIL SNEAKY BENNY ANITA PATTERSON PET MOTORCYCLE CITY BIFF MAGAZINE FREE SPACE SIAMESE HOSPITAL HARRIGAN BLIND DOPE KNIFE SMOKEY BEACH PATTY MILK JEANNIE LAWYER