Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz
Key words
Key words
vocabulary
100

Who is the main character of the story?

Dorothy

100

Who is Dorothy’s dog?

Toto

100

ideas and details that readers have to work out for themselves (not direct)

Implicit information

100

set of three dots (...)

ellipsis

100

small magazine that contains products for sale

brochure

200

Who does Dorothy save from being chopped down?

Scarecrow

200

How does Dorothy help the Tin Woodman?

Oil his joints so he can move

200

a poetry originating in Japan

Haiku

200

exaggerated statements

Hyperbole

200

very wet

sopping

300

Name the first character Dorothy meets in Oz who joins her on the journey.

Scarecrow

300

Where does Dorothy live at the start of the story?

Kansas

300

a sentence with two main clauses joined by FANBOYS

Compound Sentences
300

Group of words that contains subject and a verb

Clause

300

a piece of jewelry, a charm

amulet

400

Which character wants a heart?

Tin Woodman

400

What problem does the group face in the forest?

Dangerous paths and wild animals

400

noticeable difference between two or more things 

Contrast

400

type of comparison that describes one thing as if it is something else

Metaphor

400

the last bit of a fire before it goes out

ember

500

Which character wants courage and joins Dorothy on the journey?

Cowardly Lion

500

Name the city Dorothy and her friends are traveling toward to meet the Wizard.

Emerald City

500

something that is proven and known to have happened or exist

fact

500

Personal view or judgement

opinion

500

something being squeezed smaller

compressed