Vocab
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished
What is unkempt?
A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
I wanted to go to the park however it started to rain.
What is "I wanted to go to the park; however, it started to rain"?
Jack and Ralph are having a disagreement over their priorities on the island.
What is man vs. man conflict?
Ms. Rogers favorite beverage:
What is Diet Coke?
An earlier event or example used as a guide.
What is precedent?
A figure of speech where human qualities are given to non-human things, animals, or ideas.
What is a metaphor?
My best friend who lives in another state is visiting this weekend.
What is "My best friend, who lives in another state, is visiting this weekend"?
Bruce Banner is battling his anger issues that transform him into the Hulk.
Ms. Rogers' cat's name:
A: Frisky
B: Finley
C: Tigger
D: Kitty
What is Tigger?
Wealthy, luxurious; grandiose
What is opulent?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The recipe calls for three ingredients flour sugar and eggs.
What is "The recipe calls for three ingredients: flour, sugar, and eggs"?
In Twisters, the scientists are trying to track a series of tornadoes before they destroy the town.
What is man vs. nature conflict?
Ms. Rogers has ___ tattoos.
A: 6
B: 20
C: 35
D: 10
What is 20?
To examine closely
What is scrutinize?
A literary device used to hint at events that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
There was one thing he feared most failure in front of his family.
What is "There was one thing he feared most: failure in front of his family"?
Shrek is trying to live a peaceful life in his swamp, but the townspeople keep trying to attack him because he's an ogre.
What is man vs. society conflict?
Ms. Rogers went to ____ colleges before becoming a teacher.
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
D: 4
What is 4?
To make worse by the addition of something of lesser value.
What is adulterate?
A form of irony where someone says the opposite of what they mean.
What is verbal irony?
The meeting covered three topics budgeting which took the most time marketing strategies which sparked a debate and team-building activities which everyone enjoyed.
What is "The meeting covered three topics: budgeting, which took the most time; marketing strategies, which sparked a debate; and team-building activities, which everyone enjoyed"?
In The Haunting of Hill House, Nell is drawn back to the house years later due to the pull of ghostly forces.
What is man vs. supernatural conflict?
Ms. Rogers' first car was a...
A: Volkswagen Beetle
B: Mercury Grand Marquis
C: Toyota Corolla
D: Ford Escape
What is a Mercury Grand Marquis?