Flowers for Algernon
The major theme Flowers for Algernon explores.
What is Intelligence doesn’t guarantee happiness?
The Greeks tell myths because of this.
What is to explain the world and teach lessons?
A simile compares two things using ______ or ______.
like or as
What is the main idea?
The most important point in a passage (the summary).
Your going to the park today with your friends, right?
You're going to the park today with your friends right.
You're going to the park today with your friends, right?
your going to the park today with your friends right?
You're going to the park today with your friends, right?
The reason that Charlie was chosen for the experiment?
What is he was motivated and had a low IQ but was eager to learn?
Cronos and Rhea are...?
Who are the first two Titans and parents of the first Olympians?
Give an example of a metaphor.
Vary
Make an inference: The sky is dark, and people are carrying umbrellas.
It’s about to rain or is currently raining.
What is the adjective in “The loud dog barked”?
Loud
The kind of conflict is it when Charlie struggles with how he sees himself?
What is Man vs. Self?
The reason Cronos swallowed his children
What is the prophecy said a child would overthrow him?
What is personification? Give an example.
Giving human qualities to non-human things (e.g., “The wind whispered.”)
Compare vs. Contrast – Define the difference.
Compare = similarities, Contrast = differences
Add the comma: “After dinner we watched TV.”
“After dinner, we watched TV.”
Charlie’s coworkers at the bakery do this behind his back.
What is make fun of him?
The God who led the Olympians in the war against the Titans.
Who is Zeus?
What is hyperbole? Give an example.
Exaggeration (e.g., “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”)
A student disagrees with a school rule – what type of conflict?
Person vs. Society
What is the subject of this sentence: “The students finished their homework”?
The students
Algernon symbolizes this in the story.
What is the temporary nature of the experiment’s success?
Match these gods to their domain:
Hades:
Athena:
Demeter:
Zeus:
Hades – Underworld
Athena – Wisdom & War
Demeter – Harvest
Zeus – Lightning/King of the Gods
What is the tone of this sentence: “The night was dark and eerie, filled with silence.”
Creepy, eerie, suspenseful
A character struggles with a hard decision – conflict type?
Person vs. Self
Which sentence has correct capitalization?
My friend, lives in OHIO.
my friend lives in ohio.
My Friend lives in Ohio.
MY FRIEND LIVES IN OHIO.
My friend lives in Ohio.