Kid at the Stick Vocab
A Day's Wait Vocab
Literature Terms
Kid at the Stick story
A Day's Wait story
100
international radiotelephone distress signal used by ships and aircraft
What is Mayday
100
drove out of hiding
What is flushed
100
point of greatest suspense or interest
What is climax
100
setting of story
What is traffic control, plane, Rocky Mountains
100
setting of story
What is bedroom and house
200
controlled tilt made by a turning plane
What is bank
200
small group of game birds
What is covey
200
main idea/message of story
What is theme
200
character traits of Frankie (2)
What is 11 years old, courage, terrified
200
character traits of son (3 examples)
What is considerate, anguish, fearful, embarrassed, young, sick
300
to set to the same time; to operate or work at the same rate and exactly together
What is synchronize
300
balanced
What is poised
300
problem within character
What is internal conflict
300
type of conflict and why
What is internal & external; Herb & friend's death, boy with landing plane
300
what type of conflict is the story, describe why
What is internal conflict, boy thinks he is dying
400
cried out in a deep, blaring voice
What is bellowed
400
medicine that cleanses the intestines
What is purgative
400
sudden moment when memories come back to character
What is flashback
400
what is the flashback in the story
What is Herb's friend crashing the plane
400
what type of point of view is the story
What is first person point of view
500
movable surfaces near the trailing edges of aircraft wings, used for banking
What is ailerons
500
began
What is commenced
500
events are told by a character in the story
What is first person point of view
500
theme of story
What is don't let past hinder solving present problem
500
theme of story
What is communicate one's inner feelings to avoid unnecessary pain
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