Vocabulary 1
What does the word tolerate mean?
a to dislike
b to accept
c to put up with
d to try to change
c. to put up with
Which word means the OPPOSITE of opponent?
a. competitor
b. loser
c. teammate
d. winner
What is c. teammate?
I’m a couch potato.
a. I'm Lazy
b. I'm scared
c. I am not feeling good
d. I am listening
What is a. I'm Lazy?
First person point of view is when the narrator tells a story from his or her perspective. “I”, “me”, and “we” are words that often enable a reader to determine a text is written in the first person. Authors often use this point of view to enable a reader to better understand what the main character of a story is like. Life is shown through this one character’s eyes. What is first person point of view?
What is when the narrator tells a story from his or her perspective?
What caused Mrs. LaRue to end up in the hospital?
a She collapsed.
b She ate a bad hot dog.
c She was bitten by a dog.
d She was injured when dogs overturned a hot-dog cart.
What is d She was injured when dogs overturned a hot-dog cart.
(She / Herself) was thrilled to see me
What is She?
What does the word campaign mean?
a. an organized series of steps toward a goal
b a night spent in the woods
c. an unanswered call
d. a method of travel
What is a. an organized series of steps toward a goal ?
What is a. mean to?
“Ting, I think that should be the next step for you. You have done great things for the people of this state, and now is the time to throw your hat into the ring for the U.S. Senate.” What does the idiom “throw your hat into the ring” mean?
a. keep the same job
b. throw your hat away
c. try for a new position
d. be rewarded for a good job
What is c. try for a new job?
Sitting down at the table, I was mindful to keep my tray steady. I just did not need any mishaps such as a tray flipping over in front of everyone. It was my first day at the new school, and first impressions are everything. “Do you mind if I sit next to you,” a boy with a oversized backpack lowered his books onto the floor. He seemed nice enough so I told him yes. What is the narrator’s point of view about her first day of school?
The narrator was nervous about her first day. She was concerned about not dropping her tray. This is so that she could make a good impression on the other students.
What is the problem according to Ike?
A. He has to think of a way to get Mrs. LaRue out of the hospital.
B. He has to think of a way to stop Bugwort’s attacks on dogs.
C. He wants to become Assistant Mayor of Snort City.
D. He wants to help Bugwort crack down on dogs
What is B. He has to think of a way to stop Bugwort’s attacks on dogs.
We couldn’t stop (themselves / ourselves) from laughing
What is ourselves?
What does the word governor mean?
a. the leader of a group of people
b. the President of the United States
c. the person in charge of a school system
d. the official head of the state government
What is d. the official head of the state government
Which word means almost the SAME as weary?
a. awake
b. excited
c. scared
d. tired
What is d. tired?
‘Alita, you’ve been sitting here for an hour. Why do you look so down in the dumps?’”
a. angry
b confused
c. unclean
d. unhappy
What is unhappy?
Nana sat in the front room shuffling magazines around as she attempted to make the top of the coffee table look even neater. I sat in a chair in the corner trying to understand why the world around me had changed. Nightly, we heard missiles flying overhead of our house. We were in war. I could tell that Nana was not sure whether or not we should attempt to flee the country. This home had been in her family for many years. What is the point of view of the text?
What is First person point of view.
How do Hugo Bugwort’s feelings about dogs change?
A. In the beginning he liked dogs, but in the end he wanted to ban them.
B. In the beginning he wanted a ban on dogs, but in the end he liked dogs.
C. In the beginning he wanted to ban all dogs, but in the end he only wanted to ban big dogs.
D. In the beginning he wanted to ban only big dogs, but in the end he wanted to ban all dogs.
What is B.In the beginning he wanted a ban on dogs, but in the end he liked dogs.
Carrie is going to visit (they / them) next month
What is them?
What does the word overwhelming mean?
a. strong and scary
b. new and different
c. powerful and intense
d. interesting and strange
What is c. powerful and intense ?
What does the word accompanies mean?
a. votes against
b. tries to change
c. goes along with
d. works with others
What is c. goes along with ?
He had been elected to the state senate three times and had written and passed many laws. “I know the ropes,” he thought, and now he felt it was time to work at the national level.
What does the idiom “know the ropes” mean in the sentences above?
a. like to sail
b. write the laws
c. able to tie knots.
d. know what to do
What is know what to do?
Huddling at the end of the gym benches, Kira and Laura watched Matthew dribble the basketball. He was in the grade ahead of them. The coach, radiant with pride, watched his star player whirl a basketball into the air and whoosh it into the basket. The coach was thrilled that he had given Matthew a chance to play on the team. He knew that Matthew had potential. Matthew just needed some fine tuning with some of his skills. Kira and Laura approached Matthew.
What is the point of view of this text?
What is 3rd person?
Who becomes the Assistant Mayor of Snort City? f Hugo Bugwort
A. Mr. LaRue
B.Ike
C.LaRue
D. Mrs. LaRue
What is B.Ike?
My kitten makes (herself / itself) comfortable.
What is itself?
A person who edits written material for publication.
What is an editor?
What does the word overwhelming mean?
What is powerful and intense ?
What do we need to do to get the ball rolling? What does the idiom “get the ball rolling” mean?
a. get started
b go bowling
c solve a problem
d. play a new game
What is a. get started?
Underline two sentences from the paragraph that best sum up Alita’s feelings about her city.
I stared out the window and watched the falling rain as I thought about issues affecting my city. For one thing, the parks were not kept up. There was broken equipment in almost every park, and I worried that one day someone was going to get seriously hurt. A lot of snow fell in the winter, and the streets were never cleared quickly. There were also a lot of people out of work because companies had moved to new areas. I loved this city, and it made me sad to see these problems. Something needed to change!
What is the point of view..
(feelings)
What is
I loved this city, and it made me sad to see these problems.
Something needed to change!
If Mrs. LaRue got hurt during the swearing-in ceremony and returned to the hospital, what do you think Ike will do?
A. write her another letter
B. send her an e-mail
C. get a new owner
D. send her fl owers
What is A. write her another letter.
They followed (us / we) to the museum.
What is us?