Literature A
Literature B
SIATech Teachers
Vocabulary A
Vocabulary B
100
Because it dries up and dies like a river
Why is language like a river?
100
A stone soup
What did the traveler cook?
100
His first name is Jerry.
Who is Mr. Pike?
100
a mountain that explodes and sends out ash, rock and lava
What does "volcano" mean?
100
when water gets hot and goes into the air
What does "steam" mean?
200
Because langauge mixes and changes as it crosses borders.
Why is language like mountain effluvia?
200
He arrived in a village.
Where did the traveler arrive?
200
He's Mexican American, but doesn't speak Spanish.
Who is Mr. Garcia?
200
land between mountains
What does "valley" mean?
200
A state that has a serious food shortage
What does "famine" mean?
300
The changes are very gradual.
How fast are language changes?
300
He wanted to apologize, but in a light-hearted way.
Why did the speaker write the poem?
300
His last name is Gordon.
What is the Principal's last name?
300
lines that divdie countries
What does "borders" mean?
300
Something you grab that makes it easier to pick an object up
What does "handle" mean?
400
It compares two unlike things and uses "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
400
He is a little sorry, but is mostly making a joke.
How sorry is the speaker?
400
He lives with two large dogs.
Who is Mr. Butler?
400
when something is less bright and/or less strong
What does "faded" mean?
400
to look very briefly at someone or something
What does "glance" mean?
500
He believes that language changes.
What does Carl Sandberg believe about language?
500
It reminds us that it is important to share, even in hard times.
What is the message of the story?
500
He lived in Egypt and taught English to Egyptians.
Who is Mr. Crowe?
500
picture form of writing that the ancient Egyptians used
What does "heiroglyphics" mean?
500
the feeling of waiting for something with excitement
What does "excitement" mean?
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