Volar
Highest Duty
Parts of Speech
Vocab
100

Besides being able to fly, name three ways that the narrator changes (Paragraph 1)

1. Her legs grow longer

2. Her arms harden

3. Her hair turns blonde

100

What two smells does the narrator remember from his first flight (Paragraph 1)

Engine oil and fresh-cut grass

100

Mr. Huelle wore a blue shirt

(What part of speech is "wore"

Verb

100

Define vivid 

Producing powerful feeling or clear images  

200

In one of her dreams, she decided to play a trick on her family's _______________________ (Paragraph 1)

Landlord

200

What phrase does he use to describe how his body felt during his first solo flight? (Paragraph 2)

"A heightened sense of alertness"

200

Name three nouns

Answers will vary

200

Which word means "A strong desire to travel"?

a. Wanderlust 

b. Host 

c. Deposited

d. Intensely

A. Wanderlust

300

In her dreams, what does she use her X-Ray vision to do? (Paragraph 1)

Look into the homes of people who interest her

300

What does he say helped him land the plane in the Hudson? (Paragraph 6)

The lessons and experiences from his career

300

The hot coffee burned my tongue

(What adjective is used to describe "coffee"?)

Hot
300

Which of the following vocab words is a verb?

a. Intensely

b. Wavered

c. Subconsciously

d. Wanderlust

Wavered

400

What do the narrator and her mother have in common?

They both want to fly (Paragraph 3)

400

How did the place that he grew up inspire him to be a pilot? (Paragraphs 9-10)

He grew up near an Air Force Base, where he got to see a lot of fighter jets. 

400

Hillary spoke quickly as she told the class what happened.

(Which word in this sentence is an adverb?)

Quickly

400

Should you believe a story that is apocryphal?

No

500

What is special about the clock in her mother's kitchen? (Paragraph 3)

It has a prayer for patience and grace on it. 

500

Who was Charles Lindbergh? (Paragraph 13)

The first pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

500

Cyril took the cookies out of the oven. 

(Name the three nouns in this sentence)

1. Cyril

2. cookies

3. Oven

500
What does the word dismal mean?

Causing sadness