Vocabulary
Spelling
Writing Strategies
Literary Elements
Willet World
100
Of "impelled" and "supported," the one that means urged.
What is impelled?
100
The correct spelling of impel + ed.
What is impelled?
100
The correct placement of the commas in "My grandma a steel worker for two years told us about working during the war."
What is "My grandma, a steel worker for two years, told us about working during the war."?
100
It is about the author's own life.
What is an autobiography?
100
This is the animal Mrs. Willet would be, if she could be any animal.
What is a cat?
200
Of "vacationed" and "corresponded," the one that means "exchanged letters.
What is corresponded?
200
The correct spelling of real+ize.
What is realize?
200
The correct form of the verb "appear" in this sentence: "Everything _________ to be going well."
What is appears?
200
One example would be: "When I applied for jobs, doors were closed to me because of my skin color." In this sentence, "doors were closed to me" means that opportunities were unavailable to the narrator.
What is an idiom?
200
This is the number of tattoos Mrs. Willet has.
What is two?
300
This two-word term means the first language you learned to speak.
What is your primary language?
300
The past tense of embarass.
What is embarassed?
300
The correct placement of the commas in the sentence "My brother who works for the water department says we will get meters soon."
What is "My brother, who works for the water department, says we will get meters soon."?
300
The American oath recited at most schools.
What is The Pledge of Allegiance?
300
This is the highest college degree Willet has.
What is a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Poetry Emphasis (or Master's or MFA)?
400
It's the feeling you get when it is revealed that you did something stupid.
What is embarassed?
400
The plural of journey.
What is journeys?
400
Myself + yourself =
What is ourselves?
400
This type of organization lists the most important things first.
What is Order of Importance?
400
This is the number of bedrooms in the Willet house.
What is two?
500
Making guesses based upon information gathered from the text and from your personal experiences.
What is inference?
500
The result when you match the verb "travel" with the subject "Everyone."
What is travels?
500
It's the punctuation mark that you use between two independant clauses when you want more cohesion than with a period.
What is a semi-colon?
500
This is when the author gives hints about what will happen next.
What is foreshadowing?
500
This is the number of years the Willets will have been married on their anniversary (March 24).
What is 15 happy years?
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