Vocabulary
The manufacturing ________ has seen a real boost from international companies moving their production to Vietnam.
industry
the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product:the automobile industry; the steel industry.
True or false: At the end of the story, the narrator wants to climb the tower again.
false
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses is known as...
imagery
What animal does Mr. Mark find to be hilarious for no reason?
Weasels
Westinghouse made a large investment __ the development of electrical technology.
in
True or false:
The word 'game' in the title helps readers understand that the blind man copes with his blindness by making it a game.
False
'The aroma of the coffee made Sam open her tired eyes' tells us...
1) where the story takes place
2) what is going to happen in the story
3) when the story takes place
4) how the character in the story feels
4) how the character in the story feels
What is a perfect score in a game of bowling?
200, 260, 300, 330
300
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
a patent
What part of the lightbulb gave Edison the most difficulty?
the element
The animals awkwardly ambled towards the ampitheater.
What literary device is demonstrated?
alliteration
Which letter represents 50 in Roman Numerals?
L, C, D, M
L
(an adjective) not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action; determined.
tenacious (adj); tenacity (noun)
Why did Edison abandon the kinetophone?
He abandoned the idea in 1915 due to lack of interest.
Coming back down onto the terrace, he went around it. "Light, shade, light, shade," he said, and seemed as pleased as a child who, in a game of hopscotch, jumps from square to square.
What figurative language is used, and what does it achieve?
The author uses simile to describe the blind man's excitement.
Notre Dame Cathedral is an example of which type of architecture?
Western, Gothic, Refined, Doric
Gothic
a writer's way of creatively using words to give the reader an idea or feeling
figurative language
Behind the merlons there is shade, but as soon as one goes opposite a _____ one finds the sun.
crenel
What was the name of the newspaper that Edison printed on the train?
The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Herald
The Weekly Sentinel
The Weekly Herald
Who wrote the story "All Summer in a Day"?
Ray Bradbury