Vocabulary Words 1
What does the word interrupted mean in the sentence below?
The baby's crying interrupted our conversation.b. stopped
c. helped
d. reviewed
b. stopped
What does the word disturbing mean in the following sentence?
Teddy kept disturbing us while we were doing our homework.
a. bothering
b. entertaining
c. following
d. helping
a. bothering
Louis goes to Mrs. Jewls's classroom by
climbing up the stairs
How does Mrs. Jewls solve the problem of letting Louis into the classroom?
She holds a spelling bee.
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
a. Do man go and?
b. Do you know if?
c. Who is man and?
d. Who is that man?
d. Who is that man?
Fell down
collapsed
What does the word specialty mean in the sentence below?
The restaurant's specialty is making perfect pizza.
a. chef
b. hobby
c. unique talent
d. favorite food
c. unique talent
What is the first important event in the passage?
Louis starts cleaning up junk on the playground.
How does the use of irony affect the passage?
a. It makes the reader sad
B. It adds humor and surprise.
c. It makes the passage predictable
d. It makes the reader feels sorry for the students.
B. it adds humor and surprise
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
a. The children lunch.
b. The playing children.
c. At noon, the children ate lunch.
d. At noon, the playing children.
c. At noon, the children ate lunch.
Tried very hard to do something but still had difficulty.
Struggled
Moved or changed your position.
shifted
What causes Louis the most trouble in making sure that Mrs. Jewls gets her package?
Mrs. Jewls's classroom is on the top floor of Wayside School.
Which of the following is a clue that helps the reader determine the passage's point of view?
a. the use of quotation marks
b. the use of indented paragraphs
c. the use of pronouns such as I and we
d. the use of pronouns such as she and heD. the use of pronouns such as she and he
What is third person limited?
Third person point of view with one perspective.
Crushing or flattening
squashing
Walked very unsteadily.
Staggered
This passage is told from the point of view of
a third-person narrator
The end of the passage is ironic because
a. Louis has worked so hard to deliver the computer to Mrs. Jewls
b. Mrs. Jewls uses the cimputer in a way that the reader would expect
c. the third person narrator describes the humor of Mrs. Jewls's spelling bee.
d. the reader does not expect Mrs. Jewls to use the computer the way she does.
a. Louis has worked so hard to deliver the computer to Mrs. Jewls
What is third person omniscient?
Third person point of view with all perspectives.
Moved unsteadily from side to side.
Wobbled
Having very little sensation or feeling
Numb
What is the effect of this passage's point of view?
a. There is no main character.
b. The author is limited to describing one person.
c. The reader does not know the thoughts and feelings of any character.
d. The reader gets to know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character.
D. The reader gets to know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character.
At the end of the passage, Mrs. Jewls thanks Louis for
a. taking good care of her package
b. picking up the paper and pencils.
c. putting the package where she wants it.
d. helping her teach the students about gravity.
d. helping her teach the students about gravity.
What is irony?
When something happens that is the complete opposite of what the readers expect.