Antonyms/ Synonyms
Word Meaning
Word Meaning
What are synonyms?
A. Words that mean the opposite like hot and cold
B. Words that mean the same or similar like freezing and cold
B. Words that mean the same or similar like freezing and cold
She penned a letter to her mom.
What would the word penned mean?
A. kept in a cage
B. wrote
B. wrote
Who in the story, Beauty and the Beast, showed the character trait of being mean?
Beast
or
The sisters
Mrs. Smith was doing a unit on healthy living with her students. All week she taught her students about eating the correct foods like fruits and vegetables. Over the weekend, some of Mrs. Smith's students were at the mall and saw her eating pizza, a milkshake, and candy. Mrs. Smith's student Molly was going to order a salad, but now decided to order junk food too. What is the theme?
A. Actions speak louder than words
B. Never eat pizza at the mall
C. Vegetables are good for you
A. Actions speak louder than words
What does Beauty dream about during her first night in the castle?
A. She dreams about a fairy who tells her she will get married
B. She dreams about a fairy who tells her that she has a good heart and she will be rewarded
B. She dreams about a fairy who tells her that she has a good heart and she will be rewarded
Sally ran to the kitchen.
What would the sentence be if she did the opposite?
Sally walked to the kitchen.
His dog bays at the moon.
What would the word bays mean?
A. howls
B. runs
A. howls
Who in the story, Beauty and the Beast, had the character trait of being jealous?
The sisters
Julia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme?
A Studying is important.
B It is important to go to college.
C Hard work pays off.
C Hard work pays off.
At first, the story seemed like it could be real, but then the author begins to add unreal components. What genre, or kind of story, is Beauty and the Beast?
A. Realistic Fiction B. Historical fiction
C. Fairy Tale D. Tall Tale
C. Fairy Tale
What is an antonym?
A. A word that is the same or similar in meaning
B. Words that are opposite of each other
B. Words that are opposite of each other
Beauty's sisters were jealous of Beauty's beauty.
What does jealous mean?
A. envious
B. reluctant
A. envious
When Beauty returned to the castle to take her father's place, what character trait was she showing?
Bravery
Loyalty
Bravery
Growing up, Sally was always in the shadow of her older sister Mary. Mary always got better grades, was better at sports, and seemed to even be prettier. Sally spent a lot of time in the family's garden feeling sorry for herself. Then one day Mary needed help on a science project about plants. Due to all of her time in the garden, Sally knew a lot about plants and was able help Mary with the project. Sally was shocked that she was better at something than her sister. What is the theme?
A Accept yourself for who you are.
B Sports are not important
C You can learn a lot from plants.
A Accept yourself for who you are.
What does Beauty as her father for that ends up becoming a problem in the story?
A rose
Travis was at the front of the line.
Billy was at the opposite end of the line. Where was he?
The end of the line.
Beauty was compassionate to others.
What does compassionate mean?
A. Beautiful
B. Caring
B. Caring
When the Beast allowed Beauty to return to her father, the Beast showed the character trait of..
A. Compassion
B. Loyalty
A. Compassion
he Monkey and the Cookies A monkey put his hand into the jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and cried bitterly. What is the theme?
A Eating cookies can be dangerous.
B If you are greedy, you might get nothing.
C Don't put your hand in a jar.
B If you are greedy, you might get nothing.
What was Beast motivation behind asking Beauty every night to marry him?
A. He loved her and wanted to be with her forever
B. He wanted to break the spell and become a prince again
B. He wanted to break the spell and become a prince again
Beauty looked magnificent.
What would be the best synonym for magnificent?
A. beautiful
B. good
A. beautiful
The merchant was reluctant to enter the castle at first.
What does the word reluctant mean?
A. eager
B. unenthusiastic
B. unenthusiastic
When Beauty's sisters tried to keep her longer than she was supposed to stay, they were showing the character trait of being...
A. Cruel
b. Considerate
A. Cruel
Beauty was afraid of the Beast at first, but as she got to know him, she cared for him.
What theme was present from this example?
A-Treat others the way you want to be treated
B- Don't judge a person by how they look
B- Don't judge a person by how they look
At the end of the story, where was the the setting, where Beast was slowly dying?
The garden