Building Vocabulary
What is a word that means to write something again?
Rewrite
Where does the story "The Ballad of Mulan" take place?
China
Where was Roberto Clemente born?
Puerto Rico
This person is in charge of the executive branch at the state level.
Governor
The basketball player is as tall as a giraffe.
Simile
This student has an older brother in fourth grade.
Graham
What is a word that means to look over something again?
review
Why are her fellow comrades surprised by Mulan at the end of the story?
Mulan disguised herself as a man while battling.
What team did Roberto Clement play for?
Pittsburgh Pirates
This level of government is in charge of running the whole country.
Federal or National
Name the type of figurative language.
I’m a night owl when I play video games.
Metaphor
This student is new to Stoddert this year and has a sister in 2nd grade.
Joella
What is a word that means occurring before recorded history?
prehistoric
How many years was Mulan fighting for?
10 years
Why was Roberto Clemente traveling to Nicaragua, Central America when his plane crashed?
There was an earthquake, so he was donating supplies to the people in need.
This leader is in charge of the daily executive roles for a city.
mayor
Name the type of figurative language.
The sausages are sizzling in the pan.
onomatopoeia
This student can speak Turkish.
Nora
What is a word that means not neat or messy?
untidy
What point of view was the story written in?
Third person
How many career hits did Roberto Clemente have?
3,000 hits
This level of government is in charge of issuing driver's licenses.
state
Name the type of figurative language.
That will cost you an arm and a leg.
idiom
This student was born in Azerbaijan.
Said
What is a word that means cheap or not costly?
inexpensive
Name two character traits that would describe Mulan and use evidence from the text to back up your character traits.
Answers may vary.
Courageous, brave, compassionate, selfless, kind, devoted, clever, humble
Name two adversities Roberto Clemente had to overcome and how did he overcome the challenges.
Answers will vary.
Overcoming discrimination, racism, and/or disrespect from reporters. Overcoming poverty growing up in Puerto Rico. Overcoming being on a last-place baseball team.
What is the name of the legislative people who make the laws in a city?
City Council
The teacher is feeling under the weather, so he didn't come to school.
The teacher is feeling sick.
This student has a new second home in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Kathryn