Grammar
What is the plural form of chicken?
Chickens
What is the simple subject of this sentence?
The moose prefers ice cream for breakfast.
Moose
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
Both of them compare two unlike things, but a simile uses "like" or "as" and a metaphor does not.
How do Salva and Nya end up meeting at the end of the novel?
Salva creates an organization to bring water to Sudan and he works in Nya's village.
In the Scripture we read from John 12, what was Mary's act of generosity?
She poured expensive perfume on Jesus' feet. She was willing to give something up that was expensive for a better cause and did not think twice about it.
What is the correct possessive form of this phrase?
The class that belongs to the students
The students' class
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
The duck waddled away after his bath in the pond.
waddled away after his bath in the pond
What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
BOOM
POW
BUZZ
What family member of Salva's helps him during his journey?
His uncle
Did Judas respond to Mary's action with a heart of generosity? Explain your answer.
No- He told her that it should have been sold for the profit to go to charity. We know that he was saying this only because he wanted a way to get his hands on the money.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
I am tired today.
am
Which of these could be a complete predicate?
In the garden
Ran out of chocolate cake
Ran out of chocolate cake (it contains the verb)
What type of figurative language would "tongue twisters" be classified as?
Alliteration
What happens to Salva's friend Marial one night?
He goes missing and it is revealed that he was likely eaten by a lion.
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how could the rich man have displayed Biblical generosity?
He could have met Lazarus' needs when he knew he was suffering. Instead, he only thought about himself.
Once reading this sentence, which part of it do you identify as a dependent clause?
Once reading this sentence
How would you put this sentence in inverted order?
The dog walked down the street.
Down the street walked the dog.
What form of figurative language gives humanlike traits to nonhuman things?
Personification
She gets sick.
What is the opposite of a heart of generosity?
A heart of selfishness
Identify the helping verb in this sentence: You will study for your midterm.
Will
What is the predicate adjective in this sentence?
The child was excited to see the butterfly exhibit.
excited
Write a metaphor
Answers will vary
List three ways that Salva demonstrates generosity in the novel.
Answers will vary
What does Matthew chapter 6 warn against when practicing Biblical generosity?
He says to not practice righteousness before others in order to be seen by them. He says to give privately without expecting praise for your actions.