Whirligig
Vocabulary
Grammar
Figurative Language
Facts about Mrs. Troy
100

What state does Whirligig ORIGINALLY take place?

Illinois

100

Define Anonymous

not identified by name; of unknown name

100

What is a noun?

Person, place, thing, or idea

100

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language:

The woman growled like a lion.

Simile

100

What is Mrs. Troy's first name?

Alyssa

200

Brent is able to stay at the hostel because...

The clerk allows him to pretend to be Canadian.

200

"shockingly bad or excessive or very bold, unusual, and startling" is the definition for which of your vocabulary words?

Outrageous

200

What is the function of a preposition?

It shows relationship between two things (direction, location, time)

200

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language:

The sun smiled down on me as I walked through the flower patch.

Personification

200

How old is Mrs. Troy?

26

300

What bird does the man in Miami, Florida want to live like?

Shearwater bird

300

What part of speech is Malpractice?


Noun

300

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

During soccer tryouts, Sandy was tripped.

During soccer tryouts

300

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language:

Break a leg!

Idiom

300

Name one of Mrs. Troy's dog's names.

Rigby and Lindee

400

What is the name of the boy Stephanie ends up dating?

Kyle

400

Prior is a synonym for one of your vocabulary words. Which one is it?

Previous

400

What is the OBJECT of the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

During soccer tryouts, Sandy was tripped.

tryouts

400

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language:

He was a king, and we were just peasants to him.

Metaphor

400

There are two genres of music that Mrs. Troy does not particularly enjoy. Name one of them.

Country/ Rap

500

In Bellevue, Washington, Anthony has a sister named Kelsey who was also adopted. Where was she adopted from?

Peru

500

Unvaried is an antonym for one of your vocabulary words. Which one is it?

Miscellaneous 

500

Is the prepositional phrase in this sentence and adjective or adverb phrase?

During soccer tryouts, Sandy was tripped.

Adverb

500

The following sentence is an example of what type of figurative language:

An apple a day keeps the doctors away.

Proverb

500

How many tattoos does Mrs. Troy have?

22/23

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