VOCABULARY QUIZ
When two or more characters have conversation with each other.
What is important about the month of December?
Ceremony of Twelve
WHICH WORD IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE IS A PRONOUN:
Buck Blindside lost his cowboy boots in the treacherous mud pits.
HIS
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
UTOPIA
Al took down his posters of New York, boston, and Dallas.
Al took down his posters of New York, Boston, and Dallas.
An event or something that happens
The author of The Giver
Lois Lowry
WHAT IS THE PRONOUN IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE?
Sally Sidearm tried to spit into the spittoon but it landed on Deputy Dan's boot.
IT
“I apologize for inconveniencing my learning community," said Asher in Chapter 1
What does the word "INCONVENIENCING" mean in this sentence?
To cause trouble or difficulty to.
CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
"I didn't mean to kick you, Alfred she said."
"I didn't mean to kick you, Alfred," she said.
A literary device that creates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas.
DOUBLE POINTS!!
ANALOGY
When do children receive bicycles?
At Nine
FIX THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
David and me would like to travel.
David and I would like to travel.
“I’m feeling apprehensive,” he confessed, glad that the appropriate descriptive word had finally come to him. Jonas said this in Chapter 2.
What does the word "APPREHENSIVE" mean?
To be anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
His mother, a strong and energetic woman is slowing down too.
His mother, a strong and energetic woman, is slowing down too.
Move the plot along in an important way
Propel the Action
What physical feature of Jonas is different from everyone else in the community?
His eyes
CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUN:
Derek's friends tell him about baseball, and he tells ____ about cricket.
A.) they
B.) there
C.) their
D. them
D.) THEM
“Next, Mother, who held a prominent position at the department of Justice, talked about her feelings," Jonas said Chapter 1.
What does the word "PROMINENT" mean here?
Important, well-known, leading, distinguished, celebrated, famous, influential
Which word is NOT an action verb?
A.) linger
B.) think
C.) brilliant
D.) possess
C. BRILLIANT
Not literal; the meaning used is not the meaning of the word or phrase itself, but a different meaning implied by it
FIGURATIVE MEANING
What is Jonas' sister's nickname?
Lilly-billy
CHOOSE THE PRONOUN:
Duke Longarm and Drew Quickdraw met on the dusty street in front of the clock tower for their duel.
“No one had mentioned it, ...the public announcement had been sufficient to produce the appropriate remorse.” Chapter 3
What does the word "REMORSE" mean in this sentence?
DOUBLE POINTS!!
Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Synonyms: guilt
Choose the verb phrase that correctly completes this sentence.
Members of the audience will clap their hands and ____ to their feet.
A.) will raise
B.) will be rised
C.) will rise
D.) will be risen
C.) will rise