Vocab in Context
Skiers congregated around the lodge's fireplace. What does "congregated" mean?
a. warmed up
b. talked
c. to come together
d. sang songs
What is to come together?
A synonym for the word theme is:
a. the moral of the story
b. the topic of the passage
c. the author's purpose for writing the story
d. the details provided
What is the moral of the story?
What is the main idea?
a. the details of a text
b. the information about characters
c. the big idea of a text
d. where the story takes place
What is the big idea of a text?
What type of figurative language is this?
The dog was as tired as a baby.
What is a simile?
True or False:
Stories can have both internal and external conflicts.
If you don’t believe in yourself, then you are your worst adversary. What is an "adversary?"
a. friend
b. enemy
c. teammate
d. viewer
What is enemy?
True or false: a theme is one word that represents what the story is about.
What is false?
What are supporting details?
a. useless
b. facts that tell you about a character's beliefs
c. details that help develop the main idea
d. details that develop the setting
What are details that help develop the main idea?
What type of figurative language is this?
The clouds ran across the sky at a fast pace.
What is personification?
Character vs. self is an example of
internal conflict
OR
external conflict
What is internal conflict?
Because the adulation of his young fans often got out of hand, the heartthrob was unable to leave his hotel without a security team. What does "adulation" mean?
a. dislike
b. great praise
c. anger
d. emotion
What is great praise?
Which of the following is NOT a theme?
a. You need to be responsible.
b. Taking a nap can help you feel more energized.
c. You should learn from your mistakes.
d. Helping others can be rewarding for you, too.
What is taking a nap can help you feel more energized?
Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?
a. many people sleep later on weekends.
b. Caffeine can make it difficult to fall asleep.
c. Seven to nine hours of sleep will make you refreshed the next day.
d. Dark rooms are the best place to sleep.
What is seven to nine hours of sleep will make you refreshed the next day?
What type of figurative language is this?
The mattress in the hotel was a rock.
What is a metaphor?
A character struggles to fit in with people at school. This is an example of character vs. ____________
a. society
b. nature
c. technology
d. character
What is society?
Beth describes her meeting with her favorite singer as a transcendent moment that changed her life. What does "transcendent" mean?
a. extraordinary
b. surprising
c. normal
d. everyday occurrence
What is extraordinary?
To identify a theme in a story, a reader can ask ...
a. what is the setting?
b. what has the character learned?
c. who is the narrator?
d. all of the above
What is what has the character learned?
Many people have not heard giraffes make noises. Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other. When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow. When frightened, they make a short, high sound. What is the main idea?
a. Giraffes do make noises.
b. Giraffes and cows can communicate.
c. Many people have heard giraffe noises.
d. Giraffes rarely make noise.
What is giraffes do make noises?
What type of figurative language is this?
It is raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
Alex can't stay awake in class because she stays up all night on her phone. She can't bring herself to turn off the phone.
a. character vs. self
b. character vs. technology
c. character vs. society
d. character vs. nature
What is character vs. technology?
Patricia hopes hundreds of altruistic people will attend her fundraising dinner. What does "altruistic" mean?
a. selfish
b. friendly
c. selfless
d. excited
What is selfless?
Themes are universal because...
a. the stories go on forever
b. the entire universe enjoys them
c. all humans share common experiences
d. authors add them to make writing meaningful
What is all humans share common experiences?
Jake's family went on a camping trip. They went to a park by the ocean. They rode their bikes around the park and cooked their food over a fire outside. They saw some deer. They came home Sunday afternoon.
What is the main idea?
a. his family is adventurous
b. Jake's family went on a camping trip.
c. Jake's family likes to cook outside.
d. Jake's family thinks camping is fun.
What is Jake's family went on a camping trip?
What type of figurative language is this?
I am so hungry I could eat 5000 horses.
What is a hyperbole?
Spot the internal conflict:
I felt embarrassed that I could not speak Spanish.
OR
I could not speak Spanish.
What is I felt embarrassed that I could not speak Spanish?