From the Reading
From the Reading
From the Reading
Conventions
Vocabulary
100
Ayizes rural farmland
What is the setting at the beginning of the story?
100
Sixteen years old with two younger brothers
Who is Ayize?
100
I'll leave home for a time and work in the diamond mines to earn money.
Who is Ayize after the red bull dies?
100
Can I help you with your bags
What is an interrogative sentence? (question)
100
treating someone unfairly based on their appearance prejudice
What is bias?
200
The shacks were made of wood with sheet metal for roofs
What is Shantytown?
200
I slipped my knife in my belt and put the money in my pants pocket. I put the sack of food and drink that my mother game me and left the hut.
Who is Ayize when he first left home?
200
We drove along in his truck. As we climbed a steep hill, Fritz stopped the truck.
Who is Fritz the truck driver that has just picked Ayize up and is taking him to the mines?
200
Oh my gosh! I can't believe you ate the whole thing!
What is an exclamatory sentence?
200
If you don't have a password, you can't get into the program.
What is an example of accessible?
300
In the distance it shimmered the way I imagined diamonds would shimmer.
What is Ayize's view of the Shantytown before he arrived?
300
No one waits for me. No family, no bride. I'm free.
Who is Nkosi when Ayize first meets him?
300
Before the sun rose, I felt a rumbling in the ground beneath me. Nkose kicked me lightly with his foot and said, "Get up."
What is Nkosi and Ayize just waking up for their first day of work?
300
Nina played a game tomorrow.
What is incorrect verb tense?
300
Ayize and Father Thomas had a disagreement about whether or not Ayize should go to the diamond mines.
What is a conflict?
400
I kept up with the process until my cart was loaded, then I pushed the cart along the tracks to another flag where it was emptied into another bin.
What is the diamond mine where Ayize was working?
400
Boss, boss, pick me!
Who is Nkosi when he's volunteering for the difficult job in the mines?
400
When he jumped, he looked like he was ready to fight me.
What is Nkosi when he was sewing diamonds into his cap after work?
400
Suzi into the water cold dives.
What is incorrect word order?
400
The opposite of to hide
What is reveal
500
Fewer employ children, but some still do.
What are the diamond mines at the veryend of the story?
500
Apartheid is almost over, but the land stays separated by biases between blacks and whites.
Who is Father Thomas?
500
My heart pounded as I walked.
What is Ayize when he left the diamond dealers with 15,000 rand?
500
Is this seat taken can I sit here?
What is a run on sentence?
500
The ending for the word detect that turns it into a person.
what is detective
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