Literary Terms
Vocabulary
The Silent Call
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Commas
100
A word that means the same thing or almost the same thing as another word.
What is a synonym
100
In the text "Lather and Nothing Else", Captain Torres wore an ammunition belt which is called a...
bandolier
100
Where did Sari and her family live?
Outskirts of town
near the dense forest
100
(19) “My computer has never run fastest.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 19?
Change fastest to faster
100
Where do you add the comma in the following sentence?
Mom can I have the last slice of cake?
after Mom
200
A word that means the opposite
What is an antonym
200
In "The Brave Little Toaster", what was the device called that Mr. Toussaint's smart appliances signaled distress with?
Quorum sensors
200
How did Sari react when the ground trembled under her?
She was scared
She froze
200
(19) Jacqueline, my best friend. (20) Liked the sack race.
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 19 and 20?
Jacqueline, my best friend, liked the sack race.
200
Where should the commas go in the following sentence?
Mr. Anderson who worked for a computer company did not know why the agents were after him.
Add a comma after Anderson and after company.
300
When that author leaves clues about what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing
300
In the text "Click-Clack the Rattle-bag" there is the line "I reached over and tousled his hair." What is a good definition for tousled?
to make messy or untidy
300
What are the characteristics of the figures that Sari saw in the forest?
They had glowing eyes
Tall
cloaked
300
(8) The nanny opened the door of the teenager's room and whispered "Shhh. The babies are sleeping."
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?
Add a comma after whispered
300
Where do you add a comma(s) in the following sentence.
I enjoy amusement parks but I didn't have fun at Great America.
After parks
400
A scene that is set at a time earlier in the story
What is a flashback
400
The scientists quietly begin picking up handfuls of leaves and screening them. If the scientists are lucky, they will find one of the frogs.
H. Definition 3
400
How does the eerie atmosphere of the forest contribute to Sari’s internal conflict?
A. It calms Sari, helping her make a rational decision about entering the forest.
B. It confuses Sari, making her doubt whether the voice is real or imagined.
C. It amplifies Sari’s fear and uncertainty, forcing her to confront her feelings of being different.
C. It amplifies Sari’s fear and uncertainty, forcing her to confront her feelings of being different.
400
(8) If you're seriously considering getting a dog you should know that taking care of a pet is not easy!
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?
add a comma after dog
400
Where does the comma go?
In Harry Potter there are four houses: Slytherin Hufflepuff Ravenclaw and Griffyndor.
After Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Griffyndor.
500
Drawing a conclusion based on context clues and background knowledge
What is an inference
500
Although he had donned his creation proudly that morning, he now wished he had a change of clothes.
H. Put on
500
What happens to Sari at the end of the story?
She becomes part of the forest
She's connected to the supernatural figures of the forest
500
(20) Olivers ears stood up on his head.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 20?
Change Olivers to Oliver's
500
Where do you add the comma
Afterwards my mother hit me with a chancla.
After afterwards