The Cay
The Run
Verbs and Adverbs
Prepositions
Plot Diagram
100

What war is The Cay set in?

World War 2

100

The name of the two main characters.

Dennis and Mac

100

What do verbs do in a sentence?

Identify the ACTION.

100

What do prepositions do in a sentence? (Hint: "position"

Tell the position of the noun or object. 

100

What two things does the setting tell us?

Where and When the story takes place?

200

The reason the German Subs came into the Caribbean.

To destroy the oil refinery on the island. (To stop the Americans from being able to make petrol)

200
The two symptoms of the disease.
They became violently ill and fell into a deep sleep.
200

What is one of the verbs in this sentence?

Mrs. Casley cried happy tears when she first saw her students. 

CRIED or SAW

200

What is the object in this sentence? (Hint: the noun that the preposition is attached to)

The students put their books on the table.

Table

200

What is the beginning of the story called? (Hint: it "exposes" the important ideas to the reader)

Exposition

300

Name three characteristics of Phillip's mother.

Worrier, Protective, Racist, Fear of Flying...(others will be accepted if correct)

300

What did Dennis and Mac do for a job?

They worked on a ranch (cattle)

300

What is the function of an adverb?

To describe HOW the action is being done.

300

What is the preposition in this sentence?

Mrs. Casley stood beside her students.

Beside

It tells you WHERE Mrs. Casley is standing.

300

What are the problems between characters and settings called?

Conflicts

400

The name of the ship Phillip and his mother boarded to head back to America.

S.S. Hato

400

How did Dennis and Mac first find out about the plague?

They heard it on the radio (they had no TV or internet at the ranch).

400

What is the adverb in this sentence?

Jeff voraciously read The Run series.

Voraciously-(this means he READ the stories quickly with enjoyment)

400

How do we find the subject of a sentence?

The subject is the noun that is DOING the action.

Molly threw the ball to her dog.

400

Name two kinds of conflicts.

Man vs Man

Man vs Self

Man vs Nature

Man vs Society

500
Identify three things that Timothy did that showed he was intelligent.
Saved supplies from destroyed ship, made a shelter on the raft, told Phillip his mother was safe, comforted Philip after his head injury, knew approximately where they were in the ocean (latitude and longitude)
500

What did Dennis and Mac see once they got on the road?

Two answers accepted:

All the towns were deserted and there were no people around.

Thousands of people were running in a large mob with wild eyes.

500

Identify all the verbs and adverbs in this sentence.

Phillip quickly learned that the war was dangerous and he needed to take it seriously.

Verbs: learned, was, needed, take

Adverbs: quickly, seriously

500

What does the object do in a sentence?

The object is the noun that is having the action done to it.


Molly threw the ball to her dog.

500

What kind of character makes changes throughout the story?

Dynamic Characters

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