Language
What word best completes the sentence:
Sara didn't have much time, so she _______ while eating lunch yesterday.
a. stood
b. stands
c. standed
a. stood
The ducks meandered around the pond this morning.
What does the word meandered mean in the sentence?
What is dialogue?
The specific conversations between characters.
Which of the following adjectives do NOT describe Toad in the stories from The Wind in the Willows?
a. careful and cautious
b. selfish and conceited
c. reckless and impulsive
a. careful and cautious
What was Alice chasing in the beginning of "Alice in Wonderland?"
A white rabbit
The fat puppy snores loudly.
What is the adjective? What is the noun? What is the verb?
Adjective = fat
Noun = puppy
Verb = snores
Which sentence uses the word postponed correctly?
a. Dad postponed the dog for digging in the yard.
b. The bird felt postponed in its small cage.
c. Our trip to the pool was postponed because of rain.
c. Our trip to the pool was postponed because of rain.
Which two things make up the setting of a story?
Time and place
What are two ways the Rat displayed the literary themes of responsibility, friendship, and loyalty in the stories from The Wind in the Willows?
a. Rat helps toad escape from jail and get home.
b. Rat goes into the Wild Wood to find Mole.
c. Rat makes a plan to help Toad regain Toad Hall.
b. Rat goes into the Wild Wood to find Mole
c. Rat makes a plan to help Toad regain Toad Hall.
What are the two things Aladdin rubbed to release genies?
A ring and a lamp
"You're giving us animals a bad name in the area"
How could Badger have said this differently?
a. All's well that ends well
b. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
c. Let bygones be bygones.
b. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
We watched the hungry ants forage for tiny crumbs.
What does the word forage mean in the sentence?
a. search
b. scatter
c. jump
a. search
What is plot?
The events that occur in a story
Which stories come from England?
a. The Wind in the Willows
b. Mulan
c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
a. The Wind in the Willows
c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Why did Alice leave the tea party with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse?
a. Alice was tired after falling down the hole and chasing the Rabbit.
b. Alice felt confused and frustrated by what the others were saying.
c. Alice wanted to play a game in the garden with the Queen of Hearts.
b. Alice felt confused and frustrated by what the others were saying.
"Lost your way in the snow?"
How would you change this sentence from casual spoken dialogue using formal grammar rules?
The knight pursued the dragon across the lands.
What is another way to say the sentence?
a. The knight led the dragon across the lands.
b. The knight pushed the dragon across the lands.
c. The knight chased the dragon across the lands.
c. The knight chased the dragon across the lands.
What is an example of dialogue from this paragraph
One of the soldiers he singled out was Mulan. The emperor asked what she desired most. He offered her piles of money.
"I have no need for money," she said.
"I have no need for money."
What are examples of anthropomorphism?
a. Alice stayed for a while longer and listens to the Dormouse tell a story.
b. All they could see was the swish of her horse's tail as it sped Mulan away.
c. Mole was sitting on the bank fishing, when Rat strolled up.
a. Alice stayed for a while longer and listens to the Dormouse tell a story.
c. Mole was sitting on the bank fishing, when Rat strolled up.
What are two ways that Mulan's actions show her bravery?
a. Mulan pretended to be a man so she could serve in the army.
b. Mulan traveled long distances and fought enemies in many battles.
c. Mulan accepted an official position in the emperor's government.
a. Mulan pretended to be a man so she could serve in the army.
b. Mulan traveled long distances and fought enemies in many battles.
Who is a character in this unit who made a sacrifice for an older family member?
a. the March Hare?
b. Toad
c. Mulan
c. Mulan
Toad drove the motorcar recklessly down the busy streets of the village.
What does the word recklessly mean in the sentence?
a. cautiously, in a thoughtful way
b. carelessly, without thinking of others
c. lazily, slowly, and without a purpose
b. carelessly, without thinking of others
True or False: The stories from The Wind in the Willows, Mulan, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are mostly told through the third-person perspective by the narrator.
True
What are two ways that Mulan's actions show her bravery?
a. Mulan pretended to be a man so she could serve in the army.
b. Mulan traveled long distances and fought enemies in many battles.
c. Mulan accepted an official position in the emperor's government.
a. Mulan pretended to be a man so she could serve in the army.
b. Mulan traveled long distances and fought enemies in many battles.
What does it mean that Alice woke up and was on the riverbank with her sister?
Alice's Wonderland adventures had only been a dream.