What are the three reasons an author might write something?
persuade, inform, entertain
100
What pronouns would you expect to see in a piece of writing written from 2nd person point of view?
you, your, yours
100
To make most regular nouns plural, you _____
just add 's'
100
What does "malicious" mean?
mean, nasty, evil
100
Who is the main character in The Giver? What is he like?
Jonas, 12 year old, becomes the Receiver, has light eyes, can "see beyond"
200
Determine the author's purpose:
An article titled "Study shows that 57% of Americans like peach pie better than apple pie"
inform
200
What pronouns would you expect to see in a piece of writing written from 3rd person point of view?
he, she, it, they, his, hers, its, their, theirs
200
to make a noun plural that ends in -fe like in "life" you...
change the -fe to -ves (lives)
200
Don Anselmo left the gift of the trees to his __________
descendants
200
Describe 3 details about the setting of The Giver.
future, no choices, no color, no war, no pain, no holidays, no love
300
Determine the author's purpose:
A poem about Donald Trump's hair
entertain
300
Determine the point of view and identify the PRONOUN(s) that helped you determine it:
So even though it took longer to make our meals the way that the natives did, we had too. It was a matter of survival.
1st person (our, we)
300
Change all the singular nouns in the following sentence to plural nouns:
The scientist discovered a cockroach crawling around the child's room.
The scientists discovered cockroaches crawling around the children's rooms.
300
What does "emancipated" mean?
freed, liberated
300
Describe the Giver. What is he like?
old, wrinkled, can "see beyond," has light eyes, keeps the memories of the community
400
Determine the author's purpose:
A commercial that says that Claro's service is better than Tigo's
persuade
400
Determine the point of view and identify the PRONOUN(s) that helped you determine it:
"I hope he's not going to use those on me!" Greg thought to himself with terror. The surgeon picked up one that looked like a bent up question mark.
3rd (himself)
400
Identify all of the pronouns in the following sentence:
He must have been absent from school when they took pictures because he wasn't in it.
he, they, he, it
400
What does "eager" mean?
anxious, impatient, wanting to do or have something very much
400
Describe a specific memory that Jonas receives.
(varies)
500
Come up with a specific example of a piece of writing that was written to persuade
(varies)
500
Determine the point of view and identify the PRONOUN(s) that helped you determine it:
"Do you want to take the shot, Vince?" The coach asked me. I looked into his eyes. They were ice-cold blue. His face did not betray his feelings, but I knew that he meant it.
1st person (me, I)
500
Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the capitalized nouns with correct pronouns:
SARA AND JOSE walk past LUPE'S tienda to THE BUS every morning.
THEY walk past HER tienda to IT every morning.
500
Come up with a sentence that uses the word "apprehensive" correctly and demonstrates that you understand the meaning.
(varies)
example: Jonas felt apprehensive about the ceremony because he did not know what his Assignment would be.
500
How does receiving the memory of Christmas affect Jonas?
He wishes that his community could have love and families with grandparents.