Greek & Latin Roots
This root means "to burn"
What is cau?
This type of figurative language compares to things using like or as.
What is a simile?
What is Guy Montag’s job at the beginning of Fahrenheit 451?
What is a firefighter who burns books?
What is the name of the event where tributes are chosen to compete in the Hunger Games?
What is the reaping?
What part of speech is the word “quickly” in the sentence: She ran quickly to class.
What is an adverb?
This root means "To point, stab"
What is pun(ct)?
What is metaphor?
What is the significance of the number 451 in the novel?
What is the temperature at which book paper supposedly catches fire and burns?
What skill helps Katniss survive in the arena more than any other?
What is archery (using a bow and arrow)?
Which sentence is correct?
A) The group of students are going on a trip.
B) The group of students is going on a trip.
What is B) The group of students is going on a trip?
This root means "to give birth to"
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
Which character encourages Montag to question society and think more deeply about life?
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
Why does Peeta publicly confess his love for Katniss before the Games begin?
What is to gain audience sympathy and attract sponsors?
Where does the comma belong in this sentence?
After dinner we went to the movie.
What is After dinner, we went to the movie.?
This root means "holy"
What is hagi(o), hier(o)?
This figurative language technique uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humor.
What is hyperbole?
Why does the government in the novel want books destroyed?
What is because books encourage independent thought, conflicting ideas, and unhappiness?
What symbolic act does Katniss perform after Rue’s death that becomes an act of defiance against the Capitol?
What is covering Rue with flowers?
What type of sentence is this:
Although she was tired, she finished her homework.
What is a complex sentence?
This root means "rapid"
This figurative language technique occurs when a writer repeatedly uses the same object, color, phrase, or image throughout a story to represent a deeper meaning or theme.
What is symbolism?
At the end of the novel, what does the group of intellectuals Montag joins hope to preserve?
What is knowledge and literature by memorizing books?
How does Katniss ultimately challenge the Capitol’s control at the end of the Games?
What is threatening to eat the nightlock berries with Peeta so there would be no winner?
Identify the type of phrase in the sentence:
“To win the competition, Katniss practiced every day after school.”
What is an infinitive phrase?