Familiar Texts
In the short story "Fish Cheeks", how does Amy feel toward her own culture?
Embarrassed, ashamed, self-conscious
When we arrived, we are upset to learn that we had missed our flight.
When we arrived, we were upset to learn that we had missed our flight.
When we talk about the plot line of a story, what is considered the introduction to characters, setting, and conflict
Exposition
How many days are there in December?
31
I run, yet I have no legs. What am I? (Hint: It's part of your body)
Nose
In the text "Battle of Athens", Roald Dahl is a _______ for the British during World War II
Fighter Pilot
Jack encountered many hazards, but he overcame them and continues on his quest.
Jack encountered many hazards, but he overcame them and continued on his quest.
Giving human qualities to non-human things is called...
Personification
Charles Darwin sailed on the Beagle to the _____ Islands
Galapagos
What is full of holes but still holds water? (Hint: it's probably in your kitchen)
A sponge
What was the setting (when/where story takes place) of the short story "My Mother's Garden"?
Mid-1990's in Boston
Victor walked home by himself in the poring rain.
Victor walked home by himself in the pouring rain.
In the following sentence, where is there an example of alliteration... "The puppy stopped in the road, wagging its tail timidly, trembling with shyness and cold."
tail timidly, trembling
a physical or behavioral characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through genes. (skin/fur coloration, eye color, hair texture, etc.)
Trait
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
What was the setting(when/where) of the short story "Fish Cheeks"?
Christmas Eve dinner party at Amy's family's house
My Mother is the best mother in the world she is kind to every one.
My Mother is the best mother in the world. She is kind to every one.
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses is called ... (you should be using this technique when writing your personal narrative)
Sensory Imagery
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait. Made up of 2 alleles.
Gene
There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?
Wrong (w-r-o-n-g)
In "My Mother's Garden", how could the narrator afford to go to an expensive private school when her family didn't have much money?
"It was my first year as a scholarship student..."
They swam in the pool until it was allmost dark out.
They swam in the pool until it was almost dark out.
Poetry that does not follow any pattern or rhyme scheme is called...
Free verse
If you add up all the angles of a triangle you will get ____ degrees.
180
I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?
A coin