Final Assessment Review

Word of the Week (1)

100

Choose the synonym for billowing: 

a. flat 

b. straight 

c. inflate 

d. deflate 

c. inflate 

200

Solve this analogy! 

Harangue : Scold :: Abasement : ___________. 

a. embarrassment 

b. praise 

d. lecture 

a. embarrassment 

300

Fill in the blank: 

To make the picture better, I _________ the quality of the picture. 

a. cowered 

b. enhanced 

c. harangued

d. repleted 

b. enhanced 

400

Create a sentence using the word nullify. Make sure you use it in the correct tense (verb).

Varied responses. 

500

Define Labyrinth 

a maze

Word of the Week (2)

100

Choose the antonym of cower: 

a. hide 

b. run 

c. cry

d. straighten

d. straighten 

200

Fill in the blank. 

A pencil is a _________ object because I can touch it, but words are not. 

a. tangible 

b. nullify 

c. harangue

d. labyrinth 

a. tangible 

300

Solve the analogy.

labyrinth : maze :: replete : _________. 

a. call

b. empty

c. full 

d. touchable

c. full

400

Create a sentence using the word plaintiff. Remember to use it in the correct tense (noun). 

varied answers. 

500

Define billowing. 

fluttering, waving, floating.

Mini Lessons (1)

100

True or False?

"Foreshadowing is when the author hints at future events that will occur." 

True

200

Fill in the blank: 

The _______ is the life lesson in a story or video. 

Theme

300

Fill in the blanks: 

The denotation is the ___________ ____________ of a word. 

Dictionary Definition

400

Define Tone: 

The authors attitude toward the subject or characters they are writing about. 

500

Make and inference based on this quote: 

"My bundle is light, my burden is heavy." What does this mean? What can you infer about how Lakshmi is feeling? 

answers vary

Mini Lessons (2)

100

True or False? 

" Connotation is the dictionary definition of the word." 

False; it is the ideas or feelings associated with the word. 

200

List an example of a common theme used in stories. 

Answers Vary. 

Ex: don't judge a book by it's cover

Treat others the way you want to be treated. 

300

An inference is: 

a. the lesson learned from a story

b. the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. 

c. how the reader feels when reading the story. 

d. when you use clues from the story to figure out what the author doesn't tell you. 

d. when you use clues from the story to figure out what the author doesn't tell you. 

400

What words do we use to describe the mood of a story? 

Answers vary. 

Ex: happy, joyful, excited

sad, sorrowful, depressed. 

mad, angry, furious

500

Define flashback.

When the author interrupts a story to tell about something from the past. 

Sold

100

What is the main character's name? 

Lakshmi

200

What does Lakshmi think she is going to the city to do? 

Work as a maid. 

300

How old is Lakshmi?

13

400

Who is Lakshmi's current Master? 

Auntie Mumtaz

500

Do you think Lakshmi's mother knew what her stepfather was selling her into? Why or why not?

Answers vary.