Short Stories
What kind of animal was Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
mongoose
Answer Yes or No...
"Would you capitalize the word "and" in the book title, harry potter and the sorcerer's stone?
No
What is the symbol called that separates items in a series?
a comma
What does the word "chum" mean?
friend
What is alliteration?
repeating the same consonant sound
In the short story, "Tell Tale Heart", what did the narrator hate so much about the old man who lived with him?
His eye!
How would you capitalize the following:
mrs. sanders read the book, little girl lost.
Mrs. Sanders read the book, Little Girl Lost.
What is the symbol called that shows when someone is speaking?
quotation marks
What does the word "cremate" mean?
to burn a dead body to ashes
What is a hyperbole?
an over exaggeration meant to be funny
In the short story, "Black Cat", how did the main character get caught in the end?
The cat gave him away because it was inside the wall with the narrator's dead wife, screeching.
What do you capitalize in the following sentence:
my aunt jane and i drove west to avoid the storm.
My Aunt Jane and I drove west to avoid the storm.
What is a divided quotation?
a quotation that has a speech tag in the midde
What does the word "torrents" mean?
heavy downpour of rain
In "The Highwayman" who is spying on Bess and the highwayman?
Tim the ostler
What are the 6 plot elements that make up a story?
1.exposition
2.conflict
3.rising action
4.climax
5.falling action
6.resolution
When do you capitalize a direction?
When it has "the" in front of it.
What is the symbol called that you use when making a list?
colon
What does the word "harried" mean?
to attack repeatedly
What is a narrative poem?
a short story with rhyme and stanzas
In the short story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", why did Nagaina plot to kill the boy and his mother and father from the beginning?
She thought by getting rid of the humans, life for her and her babies would be more safe.
When do you capitalize earth?
When it does not have "the" in front of it.
How would you properly use a comma and a semicolon in this sentence?
My mom cooked a ham for dinner and it was delicious it was coated with brown sugar.
My mom cooked a ham for dinner, and it was delicious; it was coated with brown sugar.
What does the word "plaiting" mean.
to braid
In the "Cremation of Sam McGee" what is the name of the ship that Cap burns Sam's body in?
Alice May