COMPREHENSION/LITERARY ELEMENTS 1
What is the major conflict in the story?
Angela is scared because it's Friday the 13th during the COVID pandemic and wants a good luck charm.
Name the FIGURATIVE element:
"Her thoughts raced."
Personification
Give a synonym for the word COINCIDENCE:
Then she scrunched up her face as she thought about it. “That’s just a COINCIDENCE though.”
chance; twist of fate
Give a synonym for the word UNRELENTINGLY:
I would have pulled away, then, if I could, but small, firm fingers pulled me forward, UNRELENTINGLY, into the dark.
continuously, stubbornly
What did Ms. Chavez teach Angela to do?
Sew
How many siblings does Angela have?
One younger brother
The line "Her mother would never know" is an example of which LITERARY ELEMENT?
Foreshadowing
Give a synonym for the word CLAIMS:
My friend has a few CLAIMS, so I go with him and dig sometimes. I have more than I could ever use.
area of land
Name the FIGURATIVE element:
We walked out of the warm and cosy kitchen into the hallway of the big house, where it was chilly and draughty and dark.
Alliteration
What did Ms. Chavez and Angela decide to do at the end of the story?
Make masks to donate to the Navajo.
What does Angela believe will turn her luck around?
Roadrunner feather
How does paragraph 86 provide an example of IRONY?
There were no cases in New Mexico in the beginning of the story or the pandemic, and now it has the most cases.
Give a synonym for the word AGITATED:
The weight of the stone grounded Angela and made her feel less AGITATED.
troubled; nervous
What is the most likely reason why the child tells the boyfriend about the 'Click Clack the Rattle Bag'?
To distract and inform the boyfriend about what will happen to him.
What is the SETTING of the story?
-Albuquerque, New Mexico
-Spring 2020
How would you describe the role of Ms. Chavez?
An older, wiser friend who gives sound advice to Angela.
Name the FIGURATIVE DEVICE:
He had been the ghost in the room for a long time, the person they constantly thought about, but never mentioned.
Metaphor
Give a synonym for the word EXASPERATED:
Angela let out an EXASPERATED sigh.
angry; annoyed
What is the theme?
-Things aren't always as they seem.
-Fear, danger
What WORD would you use to describe Angela's feelings in this paragraph? (a word that's not already there)
“Yeah,” Angela said, lowering her spoon. “Mom, I have something to tell you.” She was nervous, but she knew she couldn’t hold it in anymore. “I’ve been scared a lot lately. And not just cause of Ms. Chavez. It’s everything. I’m always worried and I’m having trouble sleeping. I don’t want to eat most days and I’m nervous all the time.”
Anxiety
Name TWO THEMES in the story.
1) Overcoming adversity
-Angela realizes there are certain things in this world she can't control.
2) Fearing the unknown
-Angela realizes many things can't be predicted.
Name the TWO FIGURATIVE DEVICES:
Her mother’s jaw dropped, and she stared at her daughter as if she’d been slapped.
1) Alliteration
2) Simile
Give synonyms for the words ORIGINATED and TUMBLE:
Her neighbor taught her all about rocks — which ones ORIGINATED where, how to tell them apart and how to TUMBLE them.
developed; started
Name the three LITERARY elements:
"It was a big, old house, and the lights didn't always work, which meant that it was very dark, very often."
"Not very scared. Just a bit. But it is a very big house, and lots of times the lights don’t work and it’s a sort of dark.”
-mood (dark, uneasy)
-tone (eerie, suspenseful)
-setting
Name an example of SYMBOLISM in the story.
Hot air balloon - hope
Paragraph 1: There was nothing in the sky to look at — no clouds, birds, hot air balloons — nothing. This was strange because Albuquerque was the hot air balloon capital of the world and it was a perfect morning for them: crisp, clear, and not too windy. The absence of colorful dots floating through the sky felt like a bad omen on a day when she needed a good one.
Paragraph 174: By working together, they could land the balloon safely and make the world a little more beautiful, if only for a moment.