Vocab Smack-dab
Don't watch! That movie is so violent.
a. vicious
b. tranquil
c. mortifying
a. vicious
BONUS: School will furnish lunch on the field trip.
Who was raising Tom?
Aunt Polly
What word is missing where the star is located.
Two dogs were on the stage when the whistle blew, but most * were still with their owners.
When Tom saw Outlaw Joe, he took off at about forty miles an hour.
What type of figurative language does that statement use?
Exaggeration
BONUS: When you need to figure an answer from a question, there are two types of ways to get your answer. One way is to read the answer from the text, what is the other way?
Name 3 electrical appliances people didn't have in the 1840's.
refrigerators, conditioners, ovens, microwaves, etc.
What direction does the Mississippi River flow?
south
BONUS: What state does the Mississippi River begin?
She was humiliated after she fell during her run.
a. desperate
b. crestfallen
c. effected
b. crestfallen
BONUS: The small village was hidden in the forest.
What is the name of the Adored Unknown Girl?
Becky
Name a supporting detail from the following main idea.
Tom and Becky were lost in the cave.
a. They went down random passages.
b. Tom and Becky had a crush on each other.
c. Tom and Becky were supposed to eat ice cream at the widow's house.
a. They went down random passages.
Combine the following sentences:
The IBEX lives in the mountains. The IBEX is a wild goat.
The IBEX, a wild goat, lives in the mountains.
BONUS:The torque was worn many years ago. The torque is a metal necklace.
Combine these sentences.
Name something that was different about schools in the 1840's compared to our school.
boys on one side, girls on the other; all grades in same room, etc.
Contradiction or not contradiction:
Sheboygan is north of Milwaukee.
not contradiction
BONUS: Lake Michigan is west of Sheboygan.
Con or Not Con
He nearly fell off the bluff because he was goofing around.
a. loft
b. inlet
c. steep cliff
c. steep cliff
BONUS: The sisters resembled each other.
What was Huck say dead rats could be used for?
To cure warts
Here is some evidence: Some players wore cleats. Adam is a player.
What do we know about Adam?
Maybe Adam wore cleats.
In summer, the city was like an oven.
What is the figurative language for this sentence?
Simile
BONUS: What does that simile mean?
What did girls wear in the 1840's?`
BONUS: What did boys wear in the 1840's?
When looking at a graph, what is the first thing you should do?
Read the title of the graph
BONUS: What is the second thing you should do when looking a graph?
I almost bumped my head on the stalactite.
a. rock that hangs from ceiling of cave
b. rock that forms on floor of cave
c. metal spring on your bed
a. hangs from ceiling of cave
"The window went up, a maidservant's voice broke the calm, and a torrent of water drenched poor Tom and brought him back to life. Tom sprang up with a snort, went over the fence, and shot away in the gloom."
From where did the maid throw the water?
Through the open window.
BONUS: What emotion was Tom feeling as he looked up at the window? (from early in the story)
a. jealousy b. adoration c. depression
Which one of the following items is relevant to this statement? The train was late arriving in Chicago.
a. Becky travels by train every summer.
b. The train left Sheboygan three hours late.
c. The train had too many passengers.
b. The train left Sheboygan three hours late.
The con man was a sly fox.
What type of fig Lang does that statement use?
Metaphor
BONUS: A rope was closing more and more tightly around poor Potter's neck.
What type of fig Lang does that sentence use?
a. exaggeration b. simile c. metaphor
The newspaper had many ads for medicines and cures. Name a "magic spell" for a medical problem from the 1840's.
Cure toothache with wood from a tree that was hit by lightning.
Wrap thick piece of meat around your neck, plaster of goose fat, onion, and mustard for a sore throat.
Others?
Which river does the story Tom Sawyer take place on?
Mississippi
BONUS: What body of water does the Mississippi River "dump" into?
Outlaw Joe was a mean person.
a. sentry
b. deputy
c. scoundrel
c. scoundrel
BONUS: He was flustered by the difficult homework.
a. confused
b. angered
c. worried
At the beginning of Tom Sawyer, what do the townspeople believe about Huck?
a. He is a drunk like his dad.
b. That he is a bad influence.
c. He has a wonderful life.
b. That he is a bad influence.
The art show had a powerful effect on the students.
a. relic
b. catastrophe
c. impact
c. impact
BONUS: Mom was looking for a movie for her juvenile daughter.
You really did a great job of doing the dishes. There's water all over the floor. The counter-tops are greasy. This bowl still has cereal stuck to it.
What type of fig Lang was used?
Sarcasm
BONUS:
I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.
What type of fig lang does that statement usee?
Difficult question...Teacher's answer are the correct answer(!)
Name a difference between sailboats and steamboats.
Sailboats have deep hulls that often scrape the bottom of rivers; steamboats have shallow hulls
Steamboat are huge!
Steamboats can go upstream bc the paddlewheels are strong enough to fight the current.
What is the imaginary name of the place Tom Sawyer takes place in? (town and state!)
St. Petersburg, Missouri
BONUS: What is the actual name of that town?