WOD Vocabulary
What Word of the Day best fits the blank?
The principal's calm voice helped ___ the students' panic during the fire drill.
quell
What type of sentence is the example?:
I went to the store.
Simple
What is the name of the little girl in the story?
Santha
A direct comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as" is known as...
Metaphor
Where are the characters, setting, and situation established on a plot diagram?
Exposition
What Word of the Day best fits the blank?
He found a ___ use for his old treadmill by turning it into a motorized standing desk.
Novel
To be considered a fragment, what does the clause have to be missing?
A Subject, Verb, or Both
What was the little girl's sister's name?
Premila
The contrast between two images is often used in poetry to create a dramatic effect.
Juxtaposition
What is the end of the plot diagram known as?
Resolution
What Word of the Day best fits the blank?
The medication made her feel groggy, but she remained ___ enough to answer the doctor's questions.
Lucid
What type of sentence is the example?:
I went to the store and bought some milk and cookies.
Compound
The story is set in India, but what country ruled them at the time?
England/ British Empire
What is this an example of?: Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Pickeled Peppers
Alliteration
What reading genre does the plot diagram get used in?
Narrative and Fictional Writing
What Word of the Day best fits the blank?
In some cultures, people ___ their ancestors by maintaining elaborate shrines in their homes.
revere
What grammar error do the following belong to: fused and comma splice
Run-Ons
What were Premila and the other Indian children wrongly accused of doing in class?
Cheating
An English phrase that does not mean what it says literally - only figuratively.
Idiom
What is considered to be the most suspenseful part of the plot diagram?
Climax
What Word of the Day best fits the blank?
The detective had to ___ every inch of the crime scene for a single strand of hair.
Scrutinize
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What did Santha refuse to be blamed for?
Anything that "Cynthia" did or didn't do.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences to enhance memorability
Anaphora
Where would the "Inciting Incident" be found on a plot line?
> Inciting Incident is where and when the conflict first appears.
Between the EXPOSITION and RISING ACTION