Julius Caesar
When is the Ides of March, and what does it mean in the play?
March 15th; bad luck
Sam looked listlessly around his bedroom. His head hurt and he felt so tired because he had the flu.
Listlessly probably means...
to do something without energy
uniform, unicorn, united.
The word root uni- probably means ...
one
pointless, effortless, weightless, lifeless
The word root -less makes ___, and it means ___
less makes adjectives
less means "none, without"
popularize, realize, criticize, memorize, pressurize
The suffix -ize makes nouns and adjectives into ____
verbs
Why didn't Cassius and Brutus kill Mark Antony at the same time they killed Caesar?
They didn't think he was dangerous; they thought he could be useful
Sam voraciously ate a whole pizza by himself and still wanted ice cream for dessert.
Voraciously probably means...
hungrily, with a big appetite
herbivore, carnivore, fructivore, insectivore.
The word root -vore probably means...
eat, eater
Backward, eastward, homeward.
The word root -ward probably means ...
direction
confusion, tension, depression, expansion
The suffix -ion makes verbs and adjectives into ____
nouns
Name two places where something supernatural happened in the play
Calpurnia's dream; the ghost of Caesar appears to Brutus
Sam's bashfulness makes it difficult for him to meet new people. He never goes to parties and he hates karaoke.
Bashfulness probably means...
shyness
recycle, bicycle, motorcycle, cyclone.
The word root cycl probably means...
circle or wheel
employee, absentee, interviewee, trainee
The word root ee probably means ...
a person who is being ___
bacterial, theatrical, natural, educational.
The suffix -al makes nouns into ____
adjectives
What did Julius Caesar's will say?
He left money to the people of Rome, and left his land and parks for them to enjoy
Sam bought glasses with varifocal lenses. Now he can watch football games and look at his phone without changing his glasses.
Varifocal probably means...
can focus on different things (near, far)
gene, generate, generation, pathogen, progeny.
The word root gen probably means...
to make, to create to give birth to
childhood, neighborhood, parenthood, sainthood
The word root hood probably means...
A condition or state experienced by a person or a group of people
awaken, flatten, quicken, whiten
The suffix -en makes adjectives into ____
verbs
How did Brutus die? How did Cassius die?
They both were killed by their own swords (held by soldiers).
Cassius's soldier killed him, but Brutus fell on his sword.
Sam thought his presentation was boring, so he tried to enliven it by telling jokes. Unfortunately, nobody laughed.
Enliven probably means...
to make something interesting, entertaining, or fun
reject, eject, projector, inject.
The word root ject probably means...throw, cast, put
invariable, variety, variation, various, varicolored
The word root vari- probably means ...
different, many
ability, loyalty, honesty, reliability
The suffix -ty makes adjectives into ____
nouns