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TFIOS
Grammar
TFIOS Vocabulary
Writing Conventions
Shining Star
100
What is the setting of "The Fault in Our Stars"?
Indianapolis, Indiana
100
Simple past tense: The duck (float/floated) in the water
floated
100
To avoid others and live in solitary
Reclusive
100
What is usually one sentence and is the focus of the essay?
thesis statement
100
In "The Boston Tea Party," who sold the tea to the tea merchants?
The British East India Company
200
What does Gus want to write for Hazel?
A sequel
200
Simple past tense: The girl (flew/flied) in an airplane.
flew
200
The feeling that something is going to happen
Premonition
200
What part of a paper provides evidence to support the thesis statement?
body paragraphs
200
In "Daughter of China," how were Lingdi and her husband different from other Chinese couples?
Lingdi and her husband showed affection in public.
300
What does Hazel think is the worst part about Anne Frank's death?
She was so close to liberation (freedom)
300
Subject-verb agreement: In the summer, they (carry/carries) blankets to the beach.
carry
300
The return of an illness after a period of time
relapse
300
What summarizes all the main points of the essay?
conclusion
300
At first, Lincoln thought slavery—
Should not spread to new territories
400
What is revealed about Peter Van Houten?
He had a daughter who had cancer—she was the inspiration of AIA
400
comparative or superlative? Algebra is easier than calculus.
comparative
400
untruthful
deceitful
400
What is a direct quote?
Direct words from the text
400
In "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz," why couldn’t Juana Inés marry a man from the court?
Her family had no money for a dowry
500
Why does Gus think there are no pictures of "cancer kids" in the Rjksmuseum?
There is no glory in dying from cancer
500
What is the superlative form of "good"?
the greatest
500
to plan/orgranize
orchestrate
500
What is paraphrasing?
Changing the words, but not the meaning of a quote
500
In "I Have a Dream," 67. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that someday all African Americans would—
have the same rights as other Americans.