Key Terms
The beautiful late looked so pretty in the sparkling sunlight.
This is an example of a ___________.
synonym
The mean kids _____________ when the girl tripped and almost fell. (Spelling counts!)
snickered
Where are the sisters from?
New York
What happens at the water fountain to make Delphine feel ignorant?
She mistakes Hirohito for Chinese, but he’s Japanese.
Miss Patty Cake was given to Fern by ________________.
Cecile
Complete the sentence with the correct correlative conjunction.
We can either swim in the lake _____ play by the creek.
or
The dirty garage looked like it had never been clean.
This is an example of a ___________.
antonym
I was ______________ about my friend because she hurt her ankle during gym class today. (Spelling counts!)
concerned
Based on what Delphine says, what is the difference between a mom and a mother?
A mother is a person who gives birth to you, while a mom is a person who cares for you.
Who was the first member of the Black Panthers, other than the leaders?
Bobby (Hutton)
Why does Vonetta always seek attention according to Big Ma?
because Cecile didn't pick her up enough when she was a baby
Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb?
Damon humorously jokes about his voice cracking.
Hint: The word in bold describes the word that is underlined.
adverb
The students went out to find rocks for their geology class.
This is an example of ___________.
root words
Hector was looking carefully at his test trying to ___________ which questions he got wrong. (Spelling counts!)
analyze
Which evidence from the text shows how Delphine feels about Oakland?
a. "I would get on a plane and fly back to New York if Big Ma showed up wanting her grandbabies."
b. "While I was sitting with my sisters, I made up my mind about Oakland."
c. "We all looked at one another and thought the same thing: crazy."
d. "We didn’t think she was funny"
a. "I would get on a plane and fly back to New York if Big Ma showed up wanting her grandbabies."
What did the girls find in their room from Cecile?
a radio
What did Delphine want to talk to Fern about in Chapter 24 - San Francisco Treat?
Miss Patty Cake
What is the adverb that tells about the verb in bold?
Beth's band performs soon.
soon
She ran as fast as a cheetah across the football field.
This is an example of a ___________ because...
simile
Ariana and Jeffrey were __________ over the massive amount of free, delicious-looking food on the table. (Spelling counts!)
agog
What does Nzila mean in Yoruba?
"the path"
How are the characters of Sister Mukumbu and Crazy Kelvin different in the way they approach teaching about the police?
Crazy Kenvil is teaching them to hate the police while Sister Mukumbu is trying to teach them about their rights.
Name one place the sisters went to during their trip to San Francisco.
The Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, Fisherman's Warf
Fix the verb that doesn't match the tense of the verb in bold.
The group traveled across the desert at night and camp in tents during the day.
camped
The hallway was a sea of bodies and noise.
This is an example of a ___________ because...
metaphor
"It is going to take me a million years to finish this assignment!" Marco _______________. (Spelling counts!)
exaggerated
In Ch. 13 - Everyone Knows the King of the Sea, What is the one thing that Delphine thinks Cecile did right?
Give her the name Delphine
What two things were the girls counting on TV?
the number of black people in TV shows
the number of words black people had in the shows
What is one thing Fern said to Crazy Kelvin after he tells the sisters to stay strong?
She barked at him like a dog and said, “Good boy, Fido.”
She also said, “I saw something” and “What’s wrong with this picture?”
To form the perfect tense, use a form of the helping verb to have with the past participle of the main verb. For most verbs, the past participle is the same as the past-tense form of the word.
Complete the sentence with the present perfect form of the verb.
Shane (sign) ________ the contract already.
has signed
After she broke her mother's favorite cup, Janice knew she was going to have to tell her mother and face the music.
This is an example of a ___________ because...
idiom
Delphine felt great ____________ when Fern told everyone that Cecile abandoned them. (Spelling counts!)
humiliation
How does Delphine describe herself at the beginning of chapter 2?
1. How does she act?
2. What does she look like?
3. How old is she?
responsible, long legs and plain face, 11-years-old
What is a theme of the chapter "Eating Crow"? In this chapter Delphine has to go back to the Center after she told everyone there that she and her sisters weren't coming back.
Sometimes you have to swallow your pride and admit that you were wrong.
What is a theme of Ch. 29 - Glorious Hill? In this chapter, Hirohito convinces Delphine to ride the go-cart.
Trying new things can be good for you.
To form the progressive tenses, use a form of the helping verb to be with a main verb ending in -ing.
Complete the sentence with the future progressive form of the verb.
The noisy construction (stop) ______ in a few hours.
will be stopping