Unit 1 Stories
What is the name of the boy who rescues Ben in Red Kayak?
Brady
In Hold the Flag High, what instrument did Ned play?
the drum
What is the main character's name?
Logan Quester
having deep shadows; dark; gloomy
somber
What is the term for where and when the story takes place?
setting
What animal makes a deafening noise in Island of the Blue Dolphins?
sea-elephants
What color represented good luck in The Ch'i-lin Purse?
red
oxymoron
person who has given money or kindly help
benefactor
What is the term for words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?
homographs
Satchel Paige was a great baseball player. Name his position.
pitcher
The battle that took place in The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere led to what war?
The Revolutionary War
What do you call two words that are spelled with the exact same letters rearranged?
anagram
a fight
quarrel
Name four author's purposes for writing.
Red Kayak takes place on what river?
The Corsica River
What was inside the Ch'i-lin Purse?
a piece of jade
A word that is spelled the same backward and forward is called what?
palindrome
a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water
ravine
What is the term for an expression that doesn't literally mean what it says?
idiom
Who is the baseball player that Satchel Paige faces off against at the end of the story?
Josh Gibson
What year did Paul Revere's ride take place?
1775
What is the full name of the old man from the library?
Professor Robert Wordsworth
extremely small
minute
Name the five different text structures used in nonfiction writing.
description, sequence, compare/contrast, problem solution, cause and effect