Vocabulary
My grandmother was weak and delicate for a few weeks after her illness.
a - decked out
b - obliged
c - frail
What is frail?
The tragic movie was full of melancholy characters.
a - violent
b - sarcastic
c - sad
What is sad?
Which character was a three headed monster?
a - Hades
b - Cerberus
c - Zeus
Who is Cerberus?
Name the creature that Sara and Erma feed from the garret window.
a - sparrow
b - Melvin
c - the monkey
What is a - sparrow?
Here is a statement from "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls": The little waves, with their soft white hands, efface the footprints in the sands. To what are the waves being compared?
a - clocks
b - people
c - seaweed
What is b - people?
Why had Mrs. Tilley taken Sylvia in?
a - She was paid a hundred dollars.
b - Sylvia kept her from being lonely.
c - She wanted a servant girl.
What is b - Sylvia kept her from being lonely?
Our group came up with a great plan for our project.
a - proposal
b - incident
c - miscalculation
What is proposal?
That absurd ending just cannot be true.
a - ridiculous
b - nonfiction
c - serious
What is ridiculous?
How was the food that Persephone was used to different from Hades' food?
a - She enjoyed fresh fruit and bread.
b - She did not like any foods.
c - She liked richer foods.
What is a - She enjoyed fresh fruit and bread?
Why did Sara give the beggar girl some buns from the bakery?
a - The girl said she would repay Sara.
b - Sara knew what it was like to be hungry.
c- The bakery owner told her to.
What is b - Sara knew what it was like to be hungry.
In "The Necklace" how was Matilda different from her husband?
a - She was very poor.
b - She worked in a government office.
c - She was not satisfied with what they had.
What is c - She was not satisfied with what they had?
Here is one main idea from "A White Heron": The young man has a collection of stuffed birds. What is one supporting detail for that main idea?
a - The only bird he wants is the white heron.
b - He is nice to young girls.
c - He has dozens of preserved birds.
What is c - He has dozens of preserved birds?
It was difficult for Karl to tolerate the long and boring speech.
a - endure
b - maneuver
c - spurn
What is endure?
The bird sat on the largest bough of the apple tree.
a - branch
b - leaf
c - fruit
What is branch?
What did seeing the magnificent flower make Demeter think?
a - That Persephone has begun gardening?
b - That the sea nymphs had left the water
c - That Persephone was in trouble
What is c - That Persephone was in trouble?
Here is some evidence: Some flower have large, colorful petals. An orchid is a flower. So what do you know about orchids?
a - Maybe orchids have large, colorful petals.
b - Orchids have large, colorful petals.
c - Orchids don't have large, colorful petals.
What is a - Maybe orchids have large, colorful petals?
What is one thing Matilda probably did not learn from her experience?
a - All diamonds are real.
b - Be satisfied with what you have.
c - Always tell the truth.
What is a - All diamonds are real?
Here's a statement from "Written in March": Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated. What type of figurative language does that statement use?
a - exaggeration
b - simile
c - metaphor
What is b - simile?
We had a nice dinner at the party after the wedding.
a - reception
b - parasol
c - hostler
What is reception?
The slender boy was able to squeeze under the fence.
a- chubby
b - tall
c - slim
What is slim?
Here's a fact: My aunt wrote her autobiography last year. Which of the items is relevant to the fact?
a - My aunt's name is Sally.
b - My aunt has had an interesting life.
c - We visited my aunt in Boston.
What is b - My aunt has had an interesting life?
Here is a statement I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. What type of figurative language does that statement use?
a - exaggeration
b - metaphor
c - simile
What is a - exaggeration?
What color was the dress Miss Terwilliger wore to social functions?
a - shell pink
b - multicolored
c - Robin's egg blue
What is c - Robin's egg blue?
Here is some evidence: Some boys with read hair are named Andrew. Andrew is a boy. So what do you know about Andrew?
a- Andrew has red hair.
b - Andrew might have red hair.
c - Andrew doesn't have red hair.
What is b - Andrew might have red hair?
Did someone tell the ending of the mystery?
a - efface
b - reveal
c - croon
What is reveal?
I wonder what is at the core of the earth.
a- edge
b - apple
c - center
What is center?
Here's a main idea from Sara Crewe: Sara's life changed entirely after she moved into the attic. What is one supporting detail for that main idea?
a - Nobody noticed her except to order her around.
b - She had a doll named Emily.
c - The other students were rich.
What is a - Nobody noticed her except to order her around.
Here's a statement: Brent always runs the fifty yard dash. Which one of the following items contradicts the statement?
a - In his last race, Brent ran more than a mile.
b - Brent practices running from our house to the corner.
c - Brent's race was over in seconds.
What is a - In his last race, Brent ran more than a mile?
Which character mixes up his or her words?
a - the sheriff
b - Uncle Telly
c - Miss Terwilliger
What is a - the sheriff?
How did you figure out the answer to the 400 question?
a - by making a deduction
b - by using words from the statement
c - by looking in the answer key
What is b - by using words from the statement?
Mom's old and hard to find silver pattern might be in antique stores.
a - rare
b - humiliating
c - gallant
What is rare?
He will call you anon in an hour.
a - again
b - tomorrow
c - as soon as possible
What is again?
What did seeing the magnificent flower make Demeter think?
a - That Persephone has begun gardening?
b - That the sea nymphs had left the water
c - That Persephone was in trouble
What is c - That Persephone was in trouble?
Here is a statement. I have never traveled outside the United States. Which one of the following items contradicts the statement?
a - I had my picture taken beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
b - Last summer, we vacationed in Oregon.
c - The Grand Canyon is my favorite place.
What is a - I had my picture taken beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
In "A White Heron" what was the main decision Sylvia had to make?
a - Whether to stay with Mrs. Tilley
b - How to spend the hundred dollars
c - Whether to tell the hunter where the heron was
What is c - Whether to tell the hunter where the heron was?
Here's a statement from "Written in March": Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated. What type of figurative language does that statement use?
a - exaggeration
b - simile
c - metaphor
What is b - simile?