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Pollyanna Vocabulary
Pollyanna Characters
Pollyanna Events
Vocabulary
Story Questions
100
Doing Nothing, not busy, not working
What is Idle?
100
She is the daughter of a person who is sick in bed.
Who is Milly Snow?
100
The cat pushes the door ajar.
How does the door get pushed ajar so that Pollyanna hears the bad news?
100
The words spoken by characters in a story.
What is dialogue?
100
A fact is a statement that can be proved to be true. An opinion is a statement that tells someone's thought, feeling, or belief.
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
200
To fight with words, disagree angrily.
What is quarreled?
200
She is the nurse who takes care of someone's hurt legs.
Who is Ms. Hunt?
200
Mrs. Payson is staying with her husband.
What news does Mrs. Payson give to Aunt Polly to tell Pollyanna?
200
The telling of a sequence of events.
What is narration?
200
Briefly tell the important parts of the text in your own words.
What does summarize mean?
300
Having free or spare time.
What is leisure?
300
He is the family doctor for Miss Polly.
Who is Dr. Warren?
300
Pollyanna cannot talk about her father who invented the game.
Why is Miss Polly one of the last people in town to find out about "The Game"?
300
An internal or external struggle that a character faces.
What is conflict?
300
Run trailers on TV after school and on Saturday morning, print interviews with stars in children's magazines, do a fun website or blog targeting kids.
Describe some ways a studio could advertise Revenge of the Mighty Hamburger (a kid's movie).
400
To reply quickly or shortly.
What is retorted?
400
She is the wife of a family who is going through a difficult time and Pollyanna helps them see the good in their family.
Who is Mrs. Payson?
400
Dr. Chilton is married to Aunt Polly. Pollyanna's legs are healing.
What can you infer from Pollyanna's letter to Uncle Tom and Aunt Polly?
400
Created
What is generated?
400
The character is very different from humans, no actor would play the role; the moviemakers didn't want to pay an actor.
Why might moviemakers use CGI to create a character, rather than having a live actor play the role?
500
Feeling of pity or sense of compassion.
What is sympathy?
500
He is the specialist from New York.
Who is Dr. Mead?
500
Dr. Chilton has a friend who can help Pollyanna with her legs.
What does Jimmy Bean overhear Dr. Chilton tell Mr. Pendleton through an open window?
500
Bursts of excitement.
What is jolts?
500
Question: List six genres of movies.
Answer: Suspense, Comedy, Romantic, Animation-Kids, Action, Documentary