Comprehension
Antonio and Felix are both.....
A. Children
B. Teenagers
C. Adults
D. Old men.
What is B? Teenagers!
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Without any preparation, the actors_______ their lines.
A.devastating
B. perpetual
C. wary
D. evading
E. improvised
What is E? improvised
The hurricane made landfall and knocked out several houses along its path.
What is an external conflict, or man vs. nature?
I was escorted by the police through a side exit after the court was over (I can only turn my head to my family to have the last look, as I am no longer allowed to communicate with them). I was brought to the basement of the sub-court... Still being handcuffed.
What is First Person POV?
Subject-Verb agreement
Hard work and a good attitude __________ important to us.
a. is
b. are
What is are?
A conflict begins to form between the two friends because....
A. They are about to fight each other in the division finals.
B. Felix wants to date Antonio's sister.
C. Antonio has been asked to represent the Boys Club.
D. Felix says something cruel to Antonio.
What is A? They are about to fight each other in the division finals.
The damaging storm was ______ to the community.
A.devastating
B. perpetual
C. wary
D. evading
E. improvised
What is A? devastating
The man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time.
What is External Conflict or Man Versus Man?
The narrator is an all-knowing observer who can relate what every character thinks and feels.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
Subject-Verb agreement
Each of us __________ team spirit.
a. understand
b. understands
What is understands?
Antonio's and Felix's goal in boxing is to....
a. stay in shape.
b. look tough and impress people.
c. work out their anger.
d. become professional fighters.
What is D? Become professional fighters.
The ticking of the clock was__________, or never-ending.
A.devastating
B. perpetual
C. wary
D. evading
E. improvised
What is B?
Should I stay, or should I leave the party? My mind was flooded with thoughts and emotions.
What is an Internal Conflict or man versus self?
3 clue words that tell you the POV is first person.
What is I, Me, My, Myself, We, or, Us?
Plural Nouns:
The plural form of the noun "wish" as used in the following sentence.
In a game my family plays, we each have three ________.
What is wishes?
The movie Felix sees before the fight...
a. helps him get ready for the upcoming bout.
b. makes him realize that fighting is useless.
c. fills him with a fear of what's ahead.
d. causes him to reconsider his friendship with Antonio.
What is A? Helps him get ready for the upcoming bout.
Always cautious on our hike, we were __________ of poison ivy along the trail.
A.devastating
B. perpetual
C. wary
D. evading
E. improvised
What is C? wary
3 clue words that tell you the POV is third person.
What is He, She, Him, Her, They, Them, His, Hers, etc?
Plural Nouns: The plural form of the word "woman" as used in the following sentence.
My guess is that many ________ silently wish for the same thing.
What is women?
After the fight is over, Antonio and Felix...
a. are surprised by the judge's decision.
b. are upset that Felix won.
c. are happy that Antonio won.
d. Leave the ring arm in arm.
What is D? Leave the ring arm in arm.
If you are evading someone, you are.....
a. outrunning that person.
b. controlling that person.
c. avoiding that person.
What is C? Avoiding that person.
This is the internal conflict (man vs. self) in the story, "Amigo Brothers".
What are the two friends worrying about their friendship, as they don't want to fight one another?
Explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, Italy. His first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life. Columbus participated in several other expeditions to Africa. In 1492, Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña alongside. He has been credited for opening up the Americas to European colonization.
What is Third Person-Limited?
Adverbs and Adjectives:
Scientists find it _________ difficult to explain how they got there.
a. immense
b. immensely
What is immensely?