Reading comprehension
This is the underlying message or main idea of a story.
What is theme?
This term refers to a phrase whose meaning isn’t literal, like "It's raining cats and dogs!"
What is an idiom?
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This word describes something made up of elements that are different from each other.
What is diverse?
Stella and Will have this genetic disease.
What is cystic fibrosis?
This is the reason an author writes a text, typically to inform, entertain, or persuade.
What is the author’s purpose?
The repetition of grammatical structures for effect is called this.
What is parallelism?
This part of speech expresses an action or state of being
What is a verb?
This word refers to being based on logic or sound reasoning.
What is rational?
Will’s experimental drug trial is for this specific bacterial infection, which makes him ineligible for a lung transplant.
What is B. cepacia?
These are logical conclusions drawn from given information.
What are inferences?
This is a polite or mild way of saying something unpleasant.
What is a euphemism?
This word describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
This means to place or align in relation to something else
What is orient?
This strict but caring nurse does everything in her power to keep Stella and Will safe.
Who is Nurse Barb?
This is the reason behind a character’s actions and decisions.
What is character motivation?
This literary device compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word.
What is a preposition?
This word means complete or of sufficient scope to include all aspects
What is comprehensive?
This concept represents the physical and emotional barrier between Stella and Will.
What is the five-foot rule?
This term refers to the time period and societal conditions in which a story is set or written.
What is historical context?
When a story hints at future events, it is using this technique.
What is foreshadowing?
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses.
What is a conjunction?
This means to hold back or prevent from acting.
What is inhibit?
Stella’s organized and decorated medication cart symbolizes this aspect of her personality.
What is control?