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Plot
Point of View
Context Clues
Vocabulary
Grammar
100
"Do all things with joy and passion" could be considered as the story's...
Theme
100
The definition of point of view.
The perspective from which a story is told.
100
When he didn't understand the instructions, he asked the teacher to [clarify] them. Clarify means.... Remove, call, explain, or stop
Explain
100
The definition of "compelled"
Forced
100
When a noun is singular, how do you make it possessive?
Add an apostrophe and -s
200
What was unique about the man in the Buick?
He chases the children through the neighborhood and doesn't give up.
200
In what point of view is "An American Childhood" written?
First person
200
Each student was [allotted] two tickets to the dance. Allotted means... Allowed, joyful, taken, or fed.
Allowed
200
True or false: The word "strategy" is used correctly in this sentence... When Dillard looks back on her childhood, she remembers the strategy of winter.
False
200
If a noun is plural and ends in -s, how do you make it possessive?
Add an apostrophe
300
Why are the children throwing snowballs at cars?
The slow drivers make their cars natural targets.
300
Name three words that would give away that a story is written in first person.
I, me, us (examples)
300
The lost campers [sweltered] in the heat of the desert sun. Sweltered means.... Ate, burned, slept, or sunbathed?
Burned
300
The definition of "translucent"
Allowing light through
300
When a noun is plural and doesn't end in -s, how do you make it possessive?
Add an apostrophe and -s
400
If Dillard's reason for writing was to show character traits that she values, what is that called?
Author's purpose
400
Name three words that would give away that a story is written in third person.
He, she, they (examples)
400
Construction on Florence's grand cathedral began in 1296. Over a hundred years later, however, the structure remained unfinished, with an enormous hole in the roof. The designers had intended to top the cathedral with the world's largest dome, but this plan was stymied by architectural limitations. The main factor stalling progress was the fact that no one knew how to create such a massive cupola without large, cumbersome support systems. What does cupola mean?
Dome
400
Miss Stronsky's computer didn't work, so she made up an alternate lesson at the start of class. What was she doing?
Improvising
400
Change the following sentence to make the nouns possessive: The [phone] screen broke from the [students] carelessness.
The phone's screen broke from the students' carelessness.
500
Dillard claimed she "developed a boy's arm" after much practice. What does that tell us about her?
She's a hard worker
500
The difference between third person omniscient and third person limited.
Omniscient: Narrator is all-knowing Limited: Narrator knows thoughts and feelings of one character
500
In 1418, tired of the gaping hole above the altar, Florentine priests solicited the general public for solutions to the dome problem. A number of leading architects submitted ideas, but the chosen design came from a goldsmith named Filippo Brunelleschi. He suggested building not one but two domes, bound together with rings of metal to counteract outward pressure. The now-famous dome was ultimately completed in 1436. Today it remains one of the most impressive structures in the world. What does solicited mean?
Asked
500
Doing something as a routine
Perfunctorily
500
Change the nouns in the sentence to make them possessive: The [men] football game was postponed due to [Mr. Stevens] scheduling error.
The men's football game was postponed due to Mr. Stevens's scheduling error.