Vocabulary
the condition of losing to, or being overcome by a more powerful force or opponent
a. hardship
b. defeat
c. inadequacy
d. seminal
b. defeat
In the story Eleven, why was Rachel upset with her teacher?
She made Rachel wear a sweater that didn't belong to her, and didn't believe Rachel when she told her the sweater didn't belong to her.
The teachers at Gary were friendlier.
(Answers may vary)
I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows.
a. hurried
b. wandered
c. ran
d. jogged
b. wandered
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is...
a. idiom
b. personification
c. hyperbole
b. personification
The quality or state of not being enough or not being good enough
a. hardship
b. seminal
c. inadequacy
d. trial
c. inadequacy
What is so important about the number 11 in this story?
It is Rachel's 11th birthday
What does the word humble mean in the following sentence?
I sounded very humble, but the truth's the truth. "Yes, ma'am. Mathematics is one of my favorite subjects."
Not bragging or boastful
Read the passage below. Which word or words best help you understand the meaning of the word obedient?
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
Followed her mothers request
A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as' is called...
a. personification
b. metaphor
c. simile
simile
contributing to the development of something
a. seminal
b. collaboration
c. inadequacy
d. tumult
a. seminal
What does the word "raggedy" mean in the following sentence?
An ugly sweater like that all raggedy and old, but Mrs. Price believes her.
Worn down, scruffy, stretched out
What grade did Deza get on her paper from Mr. Smith?
C+
If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of a sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?
Context clues
A comparison of two unlike things by saying one is like the other
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
b. metaphor
a great difficulty or suffering
a. hardship
b. defeat
c. trouble
d. tribulation
a. hardship
Another student (Phyllis Lopez) remembered that it was hers right before lunch.
At the end of the chapter, we learn that the 2 boys were leaving to go pick fruit. How were they leaving?
They were hopping the train
Ms. Hawkins reprimanded a student for throwing paper airplanes in class.
a. scolded
b. arrested
c. wrote them up
d. rewarded
a. scolded
Busy as a beaver
a. idiom
b. simile
c. metaphor
simile
turbulence or storm; uproar
a. seminal
b. hardship
c. tumult
d. defeat
c. tumult
What does Rachel mean when she says, "I'm eleven today. I'm eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one, but I wish I was one hundred and two."
She doesn't want to be eleven because she had a bad day. She wishes she were a grown up and could handle her emotions better or that she was younger and was more justified to respond how she did to the situation.
When did this story take place? (What major historical event was happening?)
The Great Depression
Read the sentence. Then choose the sentence below that uses the underlined word in the same way.
Can you catch the baseball?
a. Carl tried to catch the vase.
b. The girls played catch.
c. Let's catch a movie tonight.
d. The window catch is broken.
The rain danced off of the concrete during the storm.
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
personification