Shrouded in Myth Vocab (no context clues)
“To protect himself from this fate, the terrified king imprisoned his only daughter, Danae, in an underground dungeon…” What does fate mean?
A) A choice made after careful planning and logical reasoning.
B) The development of events beyond a person's control, often determined by a supernatural power; destiny.
C) A temporary state of deep sleep or unconsciousness.
D) The act of traveling to a new and completely unknown place.
B. The development of events beyond a person's control, often determined by a supernatural power; destiny.
In ”Shrouded in Myth” we used these TWO strategies to break down the text into smaller sections and make notes on the text. What were these TWO strategies called?
A) Chunking and Annotation
B) Evidence and Inference
C) Citing and Dialogue
D) Gist and Central Idea.
A. Chunking and Annotation. Ex: We had a page of the handout that split the story by paragraph and created an annotation key to spot unfamiliar words and gists.
”Grover was an easy target. He was scrawny. He cried when he got frustrated.” Based on how it is used to describe Grover what does the word 'scrawny' mean?
A) Unusually thin and bony.
B) Loud and easily angered.
C) Extremely tall and muscular.
D) Brightly colored and noticeable.
Who is the narrator of The Lightning Thief.
A) Chiron
B) Grover Underwood
C) Percy Jackson
D) Annabeth Chase
C. Percy Jackson!
How do you signal that you are citing evidence from a text?
A) Changing the font style or color.
B) Using a signal phrase, such as "According to the researcher..."
C) Starting a completely new paragraph.
D) Putting the evidence in quotation marks.
D. Putting the evidence in quotation marks (“”). Ex: Percy is a troubled kid because he is a “boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.”
“To protect himself from this fate, the terrified king imprisoned his only daughter, Danae.” What does imprisoned mean?
A) Given complete freedom to wander wherever they choose.
B) Awarded a high honor or prize for a major achievement.
C) Confined, restrained, or kept in captivity.
D) Taught a highly specialized skill or trade.
C. Confined, restrained, or kept in captivity.
What was the specific prophecy given to King Acrisios at the beginning of the story?
A) That he would be killed by his own grandson.
B) That a great flood would destroy the city of Argos.
C) That his daughter would be cursed by a monster.
D) That he would lose his kingdom to a foreign army.
A. That he would be killed by his own grandson. The text states Acrisios was given a prophecy that he would someday be killed by his grandson, which drives all his later actions.
“The museum guide drove me crazy... But Mr. Brunner led the museum tour himself.” Later, the book notes they walked through the Greek and Roman 'galleries.' What is a 'gallery' in a museum context?
C. A room or hall designated for exhibiting works of art or historical objects.
What point-of-view (POV) is The Lightning Thief written in?
A) Second-Person ("You walk into Camp Half-Blood...")
B) Third-Person Omniscient (An all-knowing narrator who enters the minds of Percy, Grover, and Annabeth)
C) First-Person Point of View (The story is told by Percy Jackson using "I" and "me")
D) Third-Person Limited (The narrator is outside the story but only follows Annabeth's thoughts)
C. First-Person Point of View (The story is told by Percy Jackson using "I" and "me").
What is another word for evidence?
A) Speculation
B) Proof
C) Theory
D) Opinion
B. Proof. The proof of something happening in a text. Ex: Evidence that Percy is a troubled kid is him attending a boarding school for troubled kids.
”Armed with a sword made by the god Hermes, winged sandals, and a shiny bronze shield given to him by the goddess Athena, Perseus slew the dreaded monster Medusa.” What does dreaded mean?
A) Anticipated with great fear, anxiety, or reluctance.
B) Looked forward to with immense joy and excitement.
C) Forgotten completely over a long period of time.
D) Easily accomplished without any physical or mental effort.
A. Anticipated with great fear, anxiety, or reluctance.
How did Zeus manage to enter Danae's underground dungeon to reach her?
D. He transformed into golden rain and poured through the bars in the roof. The narrative explains that Zeus turned himself into golden rain and poured through the bronze bars in the roof of her elaborate dungeon.
“On top of all that, he was crippled. He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life.” What does the word 'crippled' mean in this context?
A) Relating to the running of an organization, school, or official paperwork
B) Granted special privileges due to high athletic performance
C) Secret or hidden from the rest of the student body
D) Relating to severe physical or medical conditions
D. Relating to severe physical or medical conditions.
During the field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, what specific mythological event is depicted on the Greek stand that Mr. Brunner is lecturing the class about when Nancy Bobofit interrupts?
A) The war between the Olympian Gods and the Titans.
B) Zeus overthrowing his father with a lightning bolt.
C) The Titan Kronos eating his own children.
D) Perseus holding up the severed head of Medusa.
C. The Titan Kronos eating his own children. Mr. Brunner uses this grim mythological tale to emphasize how real and serious these stories are, right before Percy has his terrifying encounter.
How long should a gist for a paragraph be?
A) A single word.
B) 1-2 clear and complete sentences.
C) 3-4 sentences that include supporting evidence.
D) Exactly half the length of the original paragraph.
B. 1-2 clear and complete sentences. Ex: Percy talks about how he’s a troublemaker who attend a school for troubled kids.
“This hideous creature had writhing snakes for hair, elephant-like tusks for teeth, and blood-red eyes.” What does writhing mean?
A) Standing perfectly still and rigid in one spot.
B) Making twisting, squirming, or contorted movements of the body.
C) Speaking in a loud, aggressive, and angry tone.
D) Laughing uncontrollably at a humorous situation.
B. Making twisting, squirming, or contorted movements of the body.
What did King Acrisios do immediately after discovering that Perseus had been born?
A) He forced them to board a ship guided by the goddess Athena.
B) He enclosed them in a chest and threw it into the sea.
C) He banished them to live alone in the dark forests of Argos.
D) He ordered his guards to execute them on the spot.
B) He enclosed them in a chest and threw it into the sea. The text states that being outraged and frightened, Acrisios enclosed mother and son in a chest, which he flung into the sea.
As soon as Mrs. Dodds was sure poor little Nancy was okay, promising to get her a new shirt at the museum gift shop, etc., etc., Mrs. Dodds turned on me. There was a triumphant fire in her eyes, as if I'd done something she'd been waiting for all semester." Based on this sentence, what does the word ’triumphant’ mean?
A) Filled with deep sorrow or regret.
B) Feeling or showing great joy and satisfaction after a victory or success.
C) Visibly confused and unsure of what to do next.
D) Bored and completely uninterested in the situation.
B. Feeling or showing great joy and satisfaction after a victory or success.
Before turning into a Fury and attacking Percy, Mrs. Dodds isolates him from the rest of the group. What specific reason or excuse does she give to pull him away into the museum gallery?
A) She claims he needs to make up for his poor behavior on the school bus.
B) She demands that he confess to spraying Nancy Bobofit with a water fountain.
C) She commands him to follow her inside so they can 'talk' about his behavior in private.
D) She tells him to go inside to help her grade pre-algebra papers.
C. She commands him to follow her inside so they can 'talk' about his behavior in private. She barks a command for him to follow her inside to discuss his actions, using his apparent 'pushing' of Nancy into the water fountain as the immediate justification.
What are context clues when solving vocab?
A) Information from a dictionary or glossary.
B) Hints found within the surrounding text that help a reader define an unfamiliar word.
C) Structural elements of a story, such as the introduction, climax, and resolution.
D) Evidence surrounded by quotation marks.
B. Hints found within the surrounding text that help a reader define an unfamiliar word. Ex: The hilarious stray cat made my whole family laugh. By the cat making the family laugh, we can guess that hilarious means funny.
“A long, long, time ago, even before Perseus was born, his grandfather, Acrisios, the king of Argos, was given a prophecy that he would someday be killed by his grandson.” What does prophecy mean?
A) A historical record of past events.
B) A prediction or statement about what will happen in the future, often believed to come from a divine or supernatural source.
C) A magical spell used to physically defeat an enemy in battle.
D) A secret law passed by a government or leadership council.
B. A prediction or statement about what will happen in the future, often believed to come from a divine or supernatural source.
How was the tragic prophecy ultimately fulfilled at the end of the story?
A) Perseus tracked down Acrisios in a neighboring town and executed him.
B) Medusa's severed head turned Acrisios to stone during a banquet.
C) While Medusa had this ability, her head was not used against Acrisios at a banquet at the end of this narrative.
D) Perseus lost control of a heavy discus during a contest, which accidentally hit and killed a spectator who was Acrisios.
D. Perseus lost control of a heavy discus during a contest, which accidentally hit and killed a spectator who was Acrisios. The text explains that during a discus contest, Perseus lost control of the heavy disk, hurtling it into the crowd and killing a spectator who turned out to be Acrisios.
Mrs. Dodds stood with her arms crossed in front of a big marble frieze of the Greek gods. She was making this weird noise in her throat, like growling."
Based on the sentence, what does the word ’frieze‘ mean?
A) A heavy curtain or fabric hanging used to divide rooms.
B) A broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall.
C) A glass display case used to protect fragile jewelry.
D) A type of ancient stone pillar used to hold up a ceiling.
B. A broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall.
Immediately after Mrs. Dodds vanishes and Percy returns outside to the fountain, what specific detail does Grover change about his story to confuse Percy into believing Mrs. Dodds never existed?
A) He tells Percy that they didn't even have a pre-algebra teacher this semester.
B) He claims that Mrs. Dodds retired and went back to Georgia a week ago.
C) He claims that the pre-algebra teacher's name has always been Mrs. Kerr.
D) He insists that Mr. Brunner has always taught both Latin and pre-algebra.
C. He claims that the pre-algebra teacher's name has always been Mrs. Kerr. Grover and the rest of the class insist that a woman named Mrs. Kerr has been their teacher since Christmas, completely erasing Mrs. Dodds.
What is inference?
A) A direct statement of fact made by the author that requires no interpretation.
B) An educated guess or conclusion formed by text evidence and/or background knowledge.
C) A random guess about a story that does not use any clues or evidence.
D) The literal definition of a word as found in a dictionary.
B. An educated guess or conclusion formed by text evidence and/or background knowledge. Ex: You used evidence from the book summary or background knowledge to make guesses about what The Lightning Thief might be about.