Vocabulary
a result or effect of an action or condition
a. unfortunate
b. consequences
c. loyalty
d. persuasive
What is "b" consequences?
She has dyslexia.
Who is Ally?
Ally tries to cover up her struggles because she just want to:
a. fit in
b. do math
c. be like Shay
d. go home
What is "a" fit in?
It's always there like the ground underneath my feet.
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
What is "b" simile?
admit or state that something has committed a crime or is at fault in some way.
a. residue
b. confess
c. loyalty
d. transform
What is "b" confess?
agitated or confused
a. smug
b. prodding
c. consequences
d. flustered
What is "d" flustered?
Gave Ally a cupcake
Who is Keisha?
One of Ally's biggest problems is that she:
a. does not trust Mr. Daniels
b. can't make friends
c. thinks she is stupid
d. moves around a lot
What is "c" thinks she is stupid?
"Her voice reminds me of a pin hidden inside a candy bar".
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
What is "c" metaphor?
showing intelligence or skill
a. clever
b. implying
c. consequences
d. logically
What is "a" clever?
make (someone) feel ashamed
a. flustered
b. smug
c. humiliated
d. persuasuve
What is "c" humiliated?
Is very smart
Who is Albert
Why does Ally want to be more like Albert?
a. He knows a lot about Star Trek and Science.
b. He wears cool t-shirts and is a tough guy.
c. He is not bothered by other people's mean comments.
d. He reads a lot of books and is best friends with Oliver.
What is "c" He is not bothered by other people's mean comments?
"Keisha sits in her chair as I stare at her head full of thin braids thinking it must take three days to do all that".
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
What is "d" hyperbole?
in a way that shows clear, sound reasoning
a. humiliated
b. consequences
c. logically
d. optimist
What is "c" logically?
strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated)
a. implying
b. humiliated
c. logically
d. loyalty
What is "a" implying?
Works at A.C. Petersons
Who is Ally's mom?
How does Keisha help Ally and Albert grow and succeed?
a. She bakes them cupcakes.
b. She sticks up for them against Shay.
c. She tells them to be themselves.
d. She never makes fun of them.
What is "c" She tells them to be themselves?
"Reading for me is like when I drop something and my fingers scramble to catch it and just when I think I've got it, I don't".
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
What is "b" simile?
having or marked by bad fortune
a. consequences
b. implying
c. unfortunate
d. humiliated
What is "c" unfortunate?
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements
a. consequences
b. smug
c. prodding
d. humiliated
What is "b" smug?
Is a captain with the tank division.
Who is Ally's dad?
Why does Ally move to seven different schools in seven years?
a. She gets kicked out of school.
b. Travis gets in trouble with the police a lot.
c. Her mother can't find a job.
d. Her dad serves in the army.
What is "d" Her dad serves in the army?
"Sometimes I think Jessica would follow Shay out of an airplane without a parachute".
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
What is "d" hyperbole?
a person who tends to be hopeful and confident.
a. humiliated
b. implying
c. logically
d. optimist
What is "d" optimist?