Idioms
VOCABULARY CONTEXT
VOCABULARY STRATEGIES
READING / COMPREHENSION
Review
100

What does the idiom "two peas in a pod" mean? 

That two or more people are very similar. 

100
Which word means, "to like one thing more than other things"
preferred
100
What do the prefixes, il, ir, im, in, dis mean?
not
100
"My Brother Martin" is a biography. What is a biography? (Please use a complete sentence.)
A biography is the story of someone's life written by someone else.
100

Who is the narrator of "My Brother, Martin?" 

Martin Luther King's sister, Christine. 

200

What does the idiom "costs an arm and a leg" mean?

It means that something is very expensive. 

200
Which word means, "a model of what something looks like?"
example
200
What does inaccurate mean?
not accurate
200
Who was telling the story in "My Brother Martin"? What was the point of view and how do we know?
The story was being told by his sister and it was in the first person point of view. We know this by key words such as I, we, us, me and my.
200

What is the POV of "My Brother, Martin?" 

1st Person since the narrator is telling the story. She is a person in the story and she uses the word "I." 

300

What does the idiom "turned the world upside down" mean? 

It means to change the world in a big way. 

300
What word means, "keeping two groups of people apart?"
Segregation
300
What does "impossible" mean?
not possible
300
What is one thing Martin's father did to show he stood up for himself when confronted with "hatred and bigotry?"
1. He refused to go to the back of the shoe store to be serviced. 2. When the police officer called him a boy, he told him that he was not a boy, but a man.
300
erefomd
freedom
400

What does the idiom "head over heels" mean? 

It means that someone likes/loves someone a lot. 

400
What word means "experiences with something?"
Encounters
400
What does "irresponsible" mean?
not responsible
400
What was the author's purpose for writing this story?
Inform the reader about how unfair segregation was.
400
pesed
speed
500

What does "bit off more than you can chew" mean?

It means that you are trying to do too many things. 

500
What word means, "hope for the future?"
dreams
500
What does "illegal" mean?
not legal
500
What led Martin to try to change the world when he became an adult?
When MLK saw all of the injustice and segregation in the world, including his own former two friends, he decided to change the world.
500
fiech
chief
M
e
n
u