Vocabulary
She chose to take the _______ of Spanish during her first semester of high school.
What is elective?
In the resolution of the story, Victor A) feels happy about the upcoming school year B) is embarrassed about lying to Teresa C) admits to Michael that he was lying about speaking French D) gets good advice from Mr. Bueller
What is A) feels happy about the upcoming school year
What is conflict?
What is a struggle between opposing forces/problem in the story?
Why didn't Mr. Bueller give Victor's secret away? A) Mr. Bueller had a similar experience in college B) He knew Teresa would figure it out on her own C) He could tell Victor would be a great student D) Mr. Bueller felt sorry for Victor
What is A) Mr. Bueller had a similar experience in college
What is the resolution of the story?
What is Teresa asks Victor to help her with her French?
He ______, crumpled the paper and threw it to the floor.
What is scowled?
Which of the following happens in the exposition of the story? A) Victor pretends that he can speak French fluently B) Mr. Bueller welcomes students to French class C) Teresa asks Victor to help her in French class D) Victor waits in line on the first day of school
What is D) Victor waits in line on the first day of school
What is the setting in the story?
What is Fresno, California?
One of Victor's goals for this school year is to A) learn how to speak Spanish fluently B) convince Mr. Bueller to tell a lie C) get Teresa to become "his girl" D) learn how to scowl
What is C) Get Teresa to become "his girl"
The state where Fresno is located
What is California?
I began to ________ when I was surrounded by a group of wolves who growled with _________.
What is quiver, ferocity
The plot of a story develops in which 5 stages? Think of the plot diagram
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is plot?
The sequences of events in a story. Focuses on a central conflict or problem faced by the main character.
Victor claims to be able to speak French in order to A) prove that Mr. Bueller is wrong B) persuade Michael to take French C) make a good impression on Teresa D) prove to himself that he can do it
C) Make a good impression on Teresa
Who is the author of Seventh Grade?
Who is Gary Soto?
The __________ man was _________ around the hot dog stand because he was waiting for them to be done cooking.
What is portly, lingering
All of the following are included in the exposition of a story except A) Hints at a possible conflict B) Introduces the characters C) Introduces the setting D) Concludes a possible conflict
What is D) Concludes a possible conflict
What is the major conflict in the story?
What is Victor wants to win over and impress Teresa?
What is similar about Michael's scowling and Victor's pretending to speak French?
What is they're both lying, not being themselves?
Man vs Self
What is internal conflict?
After looking through his locker, she found out a dark secret and _________ told her best friend about it.
What is sheepishly?
All of the following are included in the rising action of a story except A) It moves the plot forward B) Shows how the conflict becomes more complicated C) It's the turning point of the story D) It builds suspense by a character risking something
What is C) It's the turning point of the story
The climax of Seventh Grade happens A) While Victor is snooping on Teresa at lunch B) When Victor shouts her name in English class C) When Victor says he knows French and tries to bluff with Mr. Bueller D) After homeroom when they're talking about the school year
What is C) When Victor says he knows French and tries to bluff with Mr. Bueller
Mr. Bueller's role in the climax of the story
What is he realizes that Victor can't speak French. He doesn't "call out" Victor to Teresa by saying he doesn't speak French?
The two obstacles (things getting in his way) that Victor has to face to make Teresa "his girl"
What is They only have French class together and she was eating lunch outside while Victor was eating lunch inside with Michael?