Afghanistan
What is the name of the terrorist group that took over Afghanistan in 1996 and again in 2021?
The Taliban
What is the moment of highest tension on a plot diagram called?
Climax
Define noun
A person, place or thing
A complete thought
What is this an example of? Without her glasses, she was AS blind AS a bat
Simile
What event in American history is the Taliban responsible for?
9/11
What is the opening of a text called on a plot diagram?
Exposition
Define adjective
A word that describes a noun
What is a dependent clause?
Not a complete thought; it is dependent on other words or phrases to make sense
Crash, bang, whack - what are these an example of?
Onomatopoeia
What is the capital city of Afghanistan?
Kabul
What is the name of the plot points that go up and down the sides of the plot pyramid?
Rising action, falling action
Define verb
An action
What is a compound sentence made up of?
What is this sentence an example of: Juliet IS the sun.
Metaphor
How much money does the average Aghan person make per year?
What three things do we 'expose' in the exposition of a story?
Setting, characters, conflict
Define adverb
Describes a verb
Without looking, name all of the FANBOYS conjunctions
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the name of the figurative language technique which gives human features to non-human things?
Personification
List 3 restrictions that the Taliban have put in place for the Afghan people.
Banned music and tv; banned women and girls from education; women aren't allowed to leave the house without a man
Our new book is called 'The Breadwinner'. What do you think a Breadwinner is?
The person in a family who mainly earns all the money
Identify the adverb AND adjective in this sentence: The feral goats behaved terribly at the farm.
Adverb = terribly; adjective = feral
What is a complex sentence made of?
An independent clause and at least one dependent clause