Someone who is _______ has few resources or little wealth.
impoverished
Someone who is impoverished has few resources or little wealth.
100
Juan's visit to her grandmother was unusual.
In the word unusual, what does the prefix 'un' mean?
The prefix 'un' means "not" as in "not usual.
100
Before becoming a professional potter, Juan did several things. List them. Don't forget to cite evidence.
According to page 214, before becoming a professional potter, Juan was a farm laborer, railroad hand, sharecropper, and even a boxer
100
At the beginning of "The Pot that Juan Built," we learned about __________.
At the beginning of "The Pot that Juan Built," we learned about Juan Quezada.
100
The genre of "The Pot Than Juan Built" is _________.
The genre of "The Pot That Juan Built" is narrative non-fiction.
200
When you are in __________ , you are alone.
Cognate: soledad
solitude
When you are in solitude, you are alone.
200
There are two parts to this question. In the word uncovered, what is the prefix? What is the suffix
In the word uncovered, the prefix is 'un' and the suffix is "ed."
200
According to page ______, after Juan clay pots dry, he ______ them before he ___________.
According to page 218, after Juan clay pots dry, he polishes them before he paints them.
200
According to page 213, Juan Quezada was born in ________________ in the year ____.
According to page 213, Juan Quezada was born in Santa Barbara, Tutuaca, Mexico in the year 1940.
200
According to page 222, what award did Juan receive and who presented it to him?
According to page 222, Juan received the National Arts and Science Award presented by Mexico's President, Ernesto Zedillo.
300
If you ___________ something, you discovered it, dug it up, or got it out of the ground.
unearthed
If you unearthed something, you discovered it, dug it up, or got it out of the ground.
300
Which of the following words has a suffix?
tide
uncover
discovered
disagree
discovered has -ed as a suffix.
300
According to page 219, Juan hand builds all his pots. The first step in making the pots is ________.
According to page 219, Juan hand builds all his pots. The first step in making the pots is patting out a piece of clay he call a tortilla, which becomes the bottom of the pot.
300
According to page 214, Juan's discovery of pottery changed the village of Mata Ortiz from an ______________.
According to page 214, Juan's discovery of pottery changed the village of Mata Ortiz from an impoverished village of poorly paid laborers to a prosperous community of working artists.
300
What does the author include in the story that helps us visualize the pots created by Juan?
The author includes pictures/images of the nicely decorated pots and Juan to help us visualize the pots created by Juan.
400
A ____________ place is not protected from the wind.
windswept
A windswept place is not protected from the wind.
400
What does the prefix -anti mean?
The prefix -anti means against.
400
According to page 222, Juan gave his first pots as gifts to family and friends. Today, where can these pots be found?
According to page 222, today, Juan's work is exhibited in museums and art galleries all over the world.
400
According to page 216, Juan makes paint out of local minerals such as ____________________and___.
According to page 216, Juan makes paint out of local minerals such as black manganese and red iron oxide.
400
According to page 223, as a result of Juan's pottery, the people in the village are ____, and they no longer have to ___________________.
According to page 223, as a result of Juan's pottery, the people in the village are happy, and they no longer have to leave their hometown to find a job.
500
A _______ is a farmer who rents part of another farmer’s land by paying the farmland owner with money or a portion of the crop.
sharecropper
A sharecropper is a farmer who rents part of another farmer’s land by paying the farmland owner with money or a portion of the crop.
500
The battery is rechargeable.
What does the suffix -able in the word rechargeable mean?
The suffix -able in the word rechargeable means "can be" as in can be charged again.
500
Today,
One day later,
Later,
First, second, third
Are examples of transitional phrases signaling ______.
Today,
One day later,
Later,
First, second, third
Are examples of transitional phrases signaling time sequence.
500
According to page 218, what three items does Juan use to polish his pots?
According to page 218, Juan uses animal bones, smooth stones, and dried beans to polish his pots.
500
At the end of the story, what does Juan hope for?
At the end of the story, Juan states he hopes that one day the village of Mata Ortiz will have an art museum.