Vocabulary I
Someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument; a rival or adversary.
What is an opponent?
To make possible.
What is enable?
In this sentence, where do the Commas go?
The five Great Lakes in North America are Lake Eerie Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario.
The Commas go after the words Eerie, Superior, Huron, and Michigan.
What do you call the qualities, attitudes, and values that a character has?
What are character traits?
The author of "To Fly"
Neil deGrasse Tyson
You didn't study for a math test. Give an example of a legitimate excuse.
Possible answers must be real, logical, or according to rules/law
A quality of innocent simplicity.
What is naiveté?
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
I am starving and I want to eat more pizza!
The comma goes after the word starving.
A character who does not change or learn.
What is a static character?
(In Uncle Marcos) the special power Clara has that Marcos pretends to possess.
What is the power to predict the future?
The definition of dissent.
What is to to hold or express a different opinion?
The definition of myopic
What is nearsighted; unable to see clearly; showing a lack of understanding?
Where does the comma go in this sentence?
Owls prey on mice and small insects their main source of food
The comma goes after the word insects.
Give one example of a flat character (from books, movies, or TV). What makes this character flat?
Answers will vary, but must describe a flat character, who is one-dimensional, displaying a single trait.
The ancient Greek myth alluded to in both Uncle Marcos and To Fly.
What is the myth of Icarus and Daedalus?
My grandfather has never trusted _________ gadgets like GPS navigation systems, instead preferring to consult a big book of printed maps he always keeps in his glove compartment.
What is newfangled?
I'm going on a hike, so I check the weather report to see if I need to pack my rain gear. This is an example of...
What is foresight?
Where do the commas go in this sentence?
By the time Friday night arrives I'm an exhausted burnt-out mess.
The commas go after the words arrives and exhausted.
Give one example of a dynamic character (from books, movies, or TV). What makes this person a dynamic character?
Answers will vary, but must describe a character who changes and learns.
Voyager 2.
What is the space probe which explored the solar system's outer planets, and Tyson's example of the greatest achievement in human flight?
She didn't have half of the ingredients for the recipe, so she ___________. It didn't turn out the same, but no one seemed to mind.
What is improvised?
Having knowledge of things before they happen.
What is prescient?
Where do the commas go in this sentence?
If you got a decent amount of sleep and exercise each week you would feel better and you wouldn't be so exhausted all the time.
The commas go after the words week and better
Create your own example of a round character. Give them a name and list five character traits.
Answers will vary, but must describe a round character, who has many traits, both good and bad.
Why do you think Tyson believes that Voyager 2 is the greatest achievement in human flight? Use examples from the text.
Possible answers: Because Voyager 2 reached speeds fast enough to exit our solar system and is now in interstellar space. Even though there is no person aboard, it symbolizes human inspiration and the possibilities of the future.