Vocabulary
This word means wild, violent, or lacking the behavior expected in a civilized society. In Lord of the Flies, it describes the boys as they increasingly abandon the rules of civilization.
What is savage?
A story begins with a teenager sitting in a hospital room. The author then describes an event that happened three years earlier that explains why the teenager is there.
What literary technique is being used?
A flashback
“The boys scattered like frightened animals when they heard a noise in the forest.”
What type of figurative language is used, and what does it compare?
What is a simile; compares boys to animals
An informational article explains how excessive screen time can affect teenagers' sleep. It provides evidence about blue light, late-night phone use, and disrupted sleep schedules.
Which statement best expresses the central idea?
A. Teenagers use their phones late at night.
B. Blue light comes from electronic screens.
C. Teenagers should never use electronic devices.
D. Excessive screen use can interfere with teenagers' sleep.
D. Excessive screen use can interfere with teenagers' sleep.
Identify the infinitive:
I want to learn Spanish.
What is to learn?
This word describes an unreasonable fear or suspicion that someone or something is trying to harm you. The boys begin to experience this as they become increasingly afraid of the beast.
Hint: Starts with a P
Paranoia
A story includes a magical forest, an evil witch, a talking animal, and a young hero who must complete a difficult task.
Which characteristic most strongly identifies this story as a fairy tale?
Magical elements and a protagonist
“The forest seemed to reach out and hide its secrets from the boys.”
What type of figurative language is being used?
Personification
Which theme is best supported by the excerpt?
A. Winning is more important than having fun.
B. Asking others for help is the only way to succeed.
C. Determination and persistence can help people overcome challenges.
D. Talented people always succeed in the end.
C. Determination and persistence can help people overcome challenges.
These seven coordinating conjunctions can be remembered using the acronym FANBOYS.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
“The boys heard a strange noise in the darkness. Their tremulous voices revealed their fear as they whispered to one another and nervously looked into the forest.”
Based on the context, what does tremulous most likely mean?
What is shaking or trembling, especially because of fear?
An author writes an article about school uniforms. Throughout the article, the author describes uniforms as “restrictive,” “uncomfortable,” and “unnecessary.”
What can readers infer about the author's perspective?
Negative towards uniforms
“The darkness crept across the island, swallowing the last traces of daylight.”
Why does Golding's use of personification make the darkness more threatening?
It makes the darkness seem like an active force that is taking control, increasing the sense of fear and danger?
A story follows a girl who is nervous about moving to a new school but eventually makes friends and becomes comfortable. Which statement is a theme rather than a summary?
A. A girl moves to a new school and makes friends.
B. The girl is nervous when she starts at her new school.
C. New experiences can be difficult, but facing challenges can lead to personal growth.
D. The girl becomes comfortable at her new school
C. New experiences can be difficult, but facing challenges can lead to personal growth.
Is this sentence a fragment or complete?
Because I was tired.
Fragment
“Ralph stood on the beach, oblivious to the argument happening behind him. He continued staring at the ocean, completely unaware that the other boys were fighting.”
Based on the context, what does oblivious most likely mean?
What is unaware or not noticing what is happening?
A character hears footsteps approaching from behind but cannot see who—or what—is following them. The author delays revealing what is happening.
What literary element is the author building to make readers feel worried or curious?
What is tension/suspense
The signal fire begins as a symbol of hope and rescue, but when the boys lose control of it, it also contributes to destruction.
What does the changing meaning of the fire help reveal about the boys?
The gradual loss of civilization and control
The buildup of savagery
A character fails a difficult test, studies harder, and eventually earns a good grade. What theme is best supported?
What is Hard work and perseverance can lead to success?
Which FANBOY can fit in this sentence?
I wanted to go outside, ______ it was raining.
Yet or But
“Jack's malevolent intentions became clear as he deliberately frightened the younger boys and used their fear to gain control. Rather than helping them, he seemed determined to cause harm and make them obey him.”
Based on the context clues, what does malevolent most likely mean?
What is having or showing a desire to cause harm or evil?
A character discovers a mysterious locked door in an abandoned house. Instead of immediately opening it, the author has the character hear strange noises behind the door, notice scratches around the lock, and hesitate before turning the handle.
How do these details affect the plot?
What is they build tension and make readers anticipate the conflict or discovery that will occur when the door is opened?
Golding repeatedly contrasts descriptions of the island's beautiful natural environment with descriptions of violence, fear, and destruction.
What is the most significant effect of this contrast?
A. It shows that the boys prefer the jungle to the beach.
B. It suggests that appearances can hide darker realities.
C. It proves that the island is responsible for the boys' behavior.
D. It shows that nature is always dangerous.
B — What is that appearances can hide darker realities?
Throughout a story, the author repeatedly includes birds, open windows, and characters looking toward the sky whenever a character thinks about escaping an unhappy situation. What literary element do these repeated images represent?
What is a motif
Identify the gerund and explain its function:
Reading before bed helps me relax.
(Predicate Nominative, Direct Object, Object of the Preposition, or Subject)
What is reading, which functions as the subject of the sentence?