Vocabulary
What does the word haunt mean?
or (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly.
List the three types of POV
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Why do celebrate chanukah for 8 nights
Because the jug of oil lasted for 8 nights
What does every story need in the beginning to make it interesting?
A hook
What are the main characters' names in The Last Leaf?
Sue and Johnsy
What does the word pervade mean?
to spread throughout
Give an example of a first, second, and third person pronoun
first-I
second-you
third-they
What do you do if you forget al hanisim in bentching?
You don't go back to repeat bentching
What are the 5 secret ingredients in a succesful story?
setting, characters, conflict, plot, theme
Who do we think Charles was really at the end of the story?
Laurie
What does the word excruciating mean?
extremely painful
True or False: Dialogue always needs punctuation before quotation
True
What do you call a fish without an eye
"fsh!"
What is the most important thing in a how-to writing?
The sequence
List the 4 different types of conflict
Man vs Man
Man vs Self
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
What does the word prevalent mean?
Commonly occuring
Do you know if this sentence is correct? Why or why not?
"Come Chani! she said"
No, because the quotations should be after the exclamation point.
How many decades has YSV been around for?
8
What are the 4 different types of hooks?
Describe a character, describe a scene, action, dialogue
What did Martha, the main character in The Scholarship Jacket, forget in her classroom?
Her PE shorts
What does the word gingerly mean?
Very cautious
List the 3 different places a tag can be in and provide a sentence for each.
1. Beginning of a sentence: Lily announced, "I am ready."
2. End of the sentence: "I am ready," Lily exclaimed.
3. In the middle of a sentence: "I am ready," Lily said, "Are you?"
A man was walking his dog and passed by a hotel. The hotel owner came out and said "You owe me money."
How is that possible?
They were playing Monopoly!
Name the 5 different parts of a plot
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is the theme in the story "A man who had no eyes"?
2 people can go through the same situation and come out differently, depending on how they choose to look at the situation