English 1
What is personification?
Giving people-like characteristics and abilities to animals and things that are not people.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare things using the words "like" or "as" while metaphors do not.
Sally and (I/me) went to Disneyland together.
I
Why don't you come to the beach with Jake, Dylan, and (I/me)?
me
What is the official fish of Busan?
Pacific Mackerel (고등어).
What time of year does "Climbing Blue Hill" take place?
fall
What is the main problem in "Hooked"?
Cristina's special lure is snagged on something.
make a contraction
we have
we've
Painting supplies are expensive for (we/us) athletes.
us
Name the three kingdoms of Korea
Goguryo, Baekje, and Silla
What are the characteristics of free verse poetry?
They do not have a rhyme scheme or metrical pattern. They may have irregular lines.
What gift does Zhaawan give to Omadwe?
a red necklace
My dad never plays board games with my siblings and (I/me) because he says he's too tired. Does (your/yours) ever play with you?
me
yours
Those who have money will be (us/we) workers.
we
What does ROK mean?
Republic of Korea
What was Cristina's great-granddad's job?
lure maker and shop owner
What is Cristina's dad's job?
marine ecologist
* double points if you can explain what that means.
place the commas
"Yes Nathan I'm going to the kid's cafe later."
Yes, Nathan, I'm going to the kid's cafe later.
place the comma
Well you're just in time Tim to read the next page.
Well, you're just in time, Tim, to read the next page.
The Korean War started in 1950 and ended when?
It didn't, it just got put on pause indefinitely
Why is it important for Cristina to be more independent?
Because the world was not built for blind people
What does the idiom "___ runs in our blood" mean?
a trait or characteristic is passed down through a family
Combine the sentences
"She was living in a tree for more than two years. Julia Butterfly Hill protested logging in northern California."
Living in a tree for more than two years, Julia Butterfly Hill protested login in northern California."
Combine the sentences
"Prehistoric people made music to communicate with the gods. Music was also used to communicate with ancestors. Music was used to celebrate a successful hunt."
Prehistoric people made music to communicate with gods, to communicate with ancestors, and to celebrate a successful hunt.
In 1763, Busan became the first place in Korea to have this vegetable now sold roasted by street vendors
sweet potato