VOCABULARY
What word describes someone who is too trusting and lacks experience, like Relic in Unit 1?
naïve?
Why did Louis decide to follow Relic into the catacombs?
What is he was curious and lonely, and felt strangely drawn to her?
Change to a compound sentence: Louis followed Relic. He trusted her.
What is Louis followed Relic, for he trusted her.?
What figure of speech is this? The river only flows one way. (Relic)
Answer: What is metaphor?
Add punctuation: dont let me die please (Relic’s cry)
What is “Don’t let me die, please!”
What word means a strong feeling of guilt or shame that helps guide moral behavior
conscience?
What strange realization does Louis have about Relic after she thanks him outside the catacombs?
What is he never told her his name, but she knew it?
Make it passive: Louis followed Relic.
What is Relic was followed by Louis?
From Unit 1: “Paris is for the fearful, Darkparis is for the fearless.” What is this contrast called?
Answer: What is antithesis or juxtaposition?
Insert commas: Relic suspended above a fast moving river shouted help me Louis
What is Relic, suspended above a fast-moving river, shouted, “Help me, Louis!”
In Unit 2, what word describes caring and pity for others?
compassion?
“The Case of the Missing Masterpiece,” how does Dan identify one of the thieves?
What is by the smell on his hands and details about his woollen cap?
Fix this run-on: Louis wanted to go home he stayed in Darkparis.
What is Louis wanted to go home, but he stayed in Darkparis.?
In Unit 1, “The mist of indecision lingers” is an example of what device?
What is personification?
Identify the punctuation mark missing in this sentence: Coober Pedy Getting below the surface
Answer: What is a colon? (Correct: Coober Pedy: Getting below the surface)
In Unit 1, the tunnels had this low-lying atmospheric condition that made it hard to see.
mist?
In the Coober Pedy extract, what is the author's reaction to her experience underground?
What is at first discomfort and surprise, but later appreciation and reflection?
Add a relative clause: The Doorkeeper spoke loudly.
What is The Doorkeeper, who guarded the tunnel, spoke loudly.?
What literary device is used here: The shadows from the flickering torches danced on the walls?
What is personification?
Correct this dialogue punctuation: Im not weak said Louis
Answer: What is “I’m not weak,” said Louis.?
In the article about Coober Pedy, what word means strangely unearthly or alien?
otherworldly?
According to Unit 2, what are the three brain networks that make up our conscience?
What are understanding others, feeling pain, and decision-making?
Identify the sentence type: If you enter the river, you cannot return.
Answer: What is a conditional sentence(If conditions)?
In the article about detective fiction, how is the “torch” used metaphorically?
What is a symbol for truth or uncovering hidden things?
Why is a dash used in this sentence from Unit 2? Dan knew they were only teasing – but his heart sank. |
Answer: What is to show a shift in thought or contrast?