Greek and Latin Roots
What does tri- mean?
3
My father is "bilingual" so it means he can speak ____ languages.
two
How many sons does Mae Tuck have?
2
What do they mean when they refer to the "wood?"
The woods
Create a simile in the sentence below.
The bird flew through the sky.
The bird flew through the sky like a kite that was set free.
What is the definition of oct- ?
8
Which of the following words with the prefix "pro" means "to move forward?"
1. proceed
2. provide
1. proceed
Who owns the Treegap wood?
Mae Tuck
Winnie
The village
Winnie
What does it mean if Mr. Bond is beaming because Riverdale's basketball team won?
He is glowing with happiness.
Is the following phrase a simile or a metaphor?
The sunsets were smeared with too much color.
metaphor
What does -port- mean?
to carry
gate or entryway
Which word best completes the sentence?
The recipe said to _______ the oven to 350 degrees while prepping the food for baking?
1. preselect
2. preheat
2. preheat
What is Winnie thinking about doing in the Prologue?
running away
Double Jeopardy!!!
What are the 3 "unseemingly connected" events that happen in the Prologue of Tuck Everlasting?
Winnie thinks about running away.
Mae Tuck is going to ride into the wood to see her 2 sons.
A strange man in a yellow suit shows up at Winnie's gate looking for someone, but he didn't say who.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
In the following sentence, what part of speech is "carelessly?"
"Winnie, the only child of the house, never went there, thought she sometimes stood inside the fence, carelessly banging a stick against the iron bars, and looked at it."
adverb
What does -scope- mean?
to watch or see
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!When you add the prefix mis- to the verb "behave," the new word is "misbehave." What part of speech is "misbehave?"
verb
What does meager mean?
minimum or sparse
Who did Winnie talk to about running away?
the toad
What part of speech is bristly in the following sentence?
"At noon of that same day in the first week of August, Winnie Foster sat on the bristly grass just inside the fence and said to the large toad who was squatting a few yards away across the road, 'I will, though.'"
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
adjective
What does -struct- mean?
to build
or an adjective
Which phrase is an example of what the word "disobey" means?*
1. not cleaning your room after your mom says you have to
2. saying "no thank you" to a vegetable you don't like
1. not cleaning your room after your mom says you have to
What does it mean if you have an immense headache?
It is a HUGE headache.
What was the color of the suit that the stranger was wearing when he walked up to Winnie Foster's gate?
yellow
What suffix means full or full of?
1. -plus
2. -ness
3. -ful
4. -est
-ful