Everyone was excited that (they; he/she; his/her) made the soccer team.
He/she
100
How did Big Ma feel about the Strawberry incident between Cassie and Lillian Jean?
Big Ma was upset about the situation, but because she didn't want harm to come to the family, chose to comply with Mr. Simms' request
100
Sensory details allow the reader to:
Experience the same sensations as the characters in the story
100
When two very different things are compared using like or as
What is a simile
100
The kitty could feel every hair stand up as she shook in her crate on the way to the vet.
This kitty is most likely_______
Afraid
200
John had a great game today, he scored five points!
Name the antecedent in this sentence.
John
200
If this story were told from Stacy's point of view, how would it be different?
We would know more about Stacy's thoughts and feelings, rather than Cassie's
200
Sensory Details make stories _____________
More interesting and exciting
200
Expressing ideas indirectly; language used in a special way to create a special effect made up of words and phrases which don’t mean what they first appear to mean
What is figurative language?
200
She is transparent.
What is the author trying to say about this girl?
It is easy to guess what she is thinking/feeling
300
The noun that the pronoun replaces in a sentence
What is an antecedent?
300
Why is it important to understand the perspectives of different characters?
It allows you to understand the story as a whole on a deeper level.
300
Lauren smelled a sour, garbage-like odor coming from her bedroom.
The key words in this sentence that reveal the smell of Lauren's bedroom are: (Select all that apply!)
A. Sour
B. Smelled
C. Bedroom
D. Garbage-like
A. Sour
D. Garbage-like
300
He is a bear at dinner time!
The "he" in this sentence is:
A. Cranky
B. Sad
C. Happy
D. Hungry
D. Hungry
300
Name the 12 pronouns that are singular when acting as an antecendents
Anyone Everyone Someone No one
Anybody Everybody Somebody No body
Anything Everything Something Nothing
400
What will happen if an antecedent and its pronoun do not agree in gender and number?
When coming across the antecedent's pronoun, the reader will get confused about which character the author is referring to.
400
How do Mama and Mrs. Crocker's perspectives differ?
Mama fights for her race and what she believes in; Mrs. Crocker accepts things as they are instead of fighting for her race
400
Rainsford hid in the damp, hot jungle. The ground was so wet that mud squished between his toes.
Which sense does this sentence appeal to?
Touch
400
The wind screamed in the woods.
What is personification?
400
The dog smelled really bad.
This is an example of what type of sensory detail?
It does not use sensory detail
500
Neither Maria nor Tod like to do (his/her; their) homework.
His/her
500
Mildred D. Taylor wrote Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry from Cassies point of view in order to:
Allow her audience to learn about the ideas/events surrounding racism through a character who is learning about these ideas/events; see events through Cassie's eyes
500
Sherry's swollen, blood-shot eyes told Dominic everything he needed to know.
List the sensory detail words in the sentence above
Swollen
Blood-shot
500
The streets are paved with gold!
What does this metaphor reveal?
The city is very rich.
500
His thighs are like tree trunks!
This man's thighs are:
A. Made of bark
B. HUGE!
C. Very hairy