Parts of Speech
Identify the verb in the following sentence.
Squealer explained Napoleon's plans privately to the other animals .
explained
Fill in the blank: The council voted to _____ Timothy from the city for being a nuisance and his neighbors were glad to see him go.”
A. Fortify
B. Exile
C. Counsel
D. Peril
B. Exile
How did Rainsford end up on Zaroff's island in The Most Dangerous Game?
He fell off the yacht trying to catch his pipe.
What advice does Benvolio give to his cousin Romeo to help Romeo get over his troubles?
Look at other girls
Fill in the blank: The magician seemed to _____ flowers out of nowhere, but I knew they were actually up his sleeve.
A. Breach
B. Conjure
C. Sully
D. Dirge
B. Conjure
Identify the noun in the following sentence.
In the autumn, the harvest had to be gathered.
autumn, harvest
Fill in the blank: The manufacturer was ordered to _____ customers injured by the defective product.
A. Alliance
B. Brigand
C. Dirge
D. Compensate
D. Compensate
What did Mary Maloney kill her husband with in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Lamb leg
Who kills Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet?
Tybalt
What war did Odysseus fight in that took him from his home?
The Trojan War
Identify the adjective in the following sentence.
The early apples were now ripening and the grass was littered with windfalls.
early
Fill in the blank: While many people want to yell, calm and healthy _____ can help solve a problem much faster.
A. Discourse
B. Chide
C. Terse
D. Provoke
A. Discourse
What were the families fighting about in The Interlopers?
Property line
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Which of the following is NOT a type of nonfiction?
Speech, poem, essay, article, biography
Poem
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence.
They tiptoed from room to room, afraid to speak above a whisper.
They
Fill in the blank: When their escape route was discovered, the thieves met their _____ deaths.
A. Untimely
B. Diffuse
C. Chide
D. Efface
A. Untimely
What did Mary Maloney tell the police she was doing when her husband was killed in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Going to the grocery store
What is the main conflict of the entire play, Romeo and Juliet?
What did the lotus flower cause for the men who ate them?
Forget everything but the flower
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
Napoleon quietly inhabited separate apartments from the rest of the animals.
quietly
Fill in the blank: My husband is _____ of my ability to fall right asleep, since he cannot and desperately wishes he could.
A. Expulsion
B. Breach
C. Apothecary
D. Envious
D. Envious
Who did Rainsford kill with his Burmese tiger pit in The Most Dangerous Game?
Lazarus (dog)
How does Juliet die for real?
Stabs herself with Romeo's dagger
Annotations have notes to go along with them
Identify which part of speech the italicized word is.
I don't know how to describe it, but her self-consciousness is contagious sometimes.
Adjective
Fill in the blank: The librarian had to _____ the noisy students several times before they settled down.
A. Untimely
B. Idolatry
C. Admonish
D. Conjure
C. Admonish
What can we infer happened to the men trapped under the tree at the end of The Interlopers?
Eaten by wolves
Who does Lord Capulet want Juliet to marry?
Paris