Star, Short Stories
Vocabulary
Sentence, fragment, or Run-on?
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Parts of Speech
100
In the story, Manuel want to impress this character.
Who is Petra Lopez.
100
This word means to shake and tremble throughout your body when cold or afraid.
What is the definition of shiver?
100
Adam is a sweet boy he really loves animals.
What is a run-on sentence?
100
This introduces the main idea of the paragraph and is the very first sentence of the paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
100
World War III, Watson, Mr. Downs, American School of Kuwait, London. (hint* what are these examples of?)
What are examples of proper nouns?
200
This character symbolizes destruction.
Who is the Comet?
200
This word is an adverb which can be described as bold disobedience. It means to purposely disregard or openly go against an order or rule.
What is the definition of defiant, or defiantly?
200
The colorfully adorned circus clown tumbled across the entire length of the arena and into the lap of a ferocious, hungry lion.
What is a sentence?
200
Hook, background information, and claim.
What are the main elements of an introductory paragraph?
200
country, hockey players, doctor, teacher, road, chair, window (these are examples of?)
What are examples of common nouns?
300
In the story "Eleven," Rachel fails to defend herself when the teacher makes her do this.
What is wear the ugly red sweater.
300
Use "flailing" in a sentence.
Any acceptable answer.
300
It was a beautiful day there was not a cloud in the sky.
What is a run-on sentence?
300
These words and phrases connect ideas in a paragraph or essay. These words are often used at the beginning of the first sentence of a body paragraph.
What are transitions?
300
Willfully, abruptly, endlessly, firmly, delightfully, quickly, lightly, eternally, delicately, wearily, sorrowfully, beautifully, truthfully. (what are these examples of?)
What are examples of adverbs?
400
In "The All American Slurp," the Lin family struggles to do this.
What is fit in, and or adapt to American culture.
400
Use "reasonable" in a sentence.
Answer: To be determined by the teacher.
400
Into the lap of a ferocious, hungry lion.
What is a fragment?
400
This part of our essay explains how our evidence supports our claim.
What is analysis discussion.
400
Cold, delicious, painful, blue, red, giant, straight, curved, tall. (these are examples of?)
What are examples of adjectives?
500
Place these major events from "Star" in the correct sequence by numbering them. i.e. 1,2,3 ____ Brian runs away from school. ____ Brian saves Shawn's life. ____ Brian meets Star.
1,3,2
500
Use "mortified" in a sentence.
Answer: To be determined by the teacher.
500
a) I don't play tennis well I have a poor backhand. (sentence, fragment, or run-on?) b) The circus clowns under the big top. (sentence, fragment, or run-on?)
a) run-on b) fragment
500
We do this to strengthen our argument in a persuasive essay. (hint* If you want to earn a grade of "exceptional" or exceed standards, you must do this in your essay.)
What is acknowledge counter-claims?
500
A celebration for an amazing achievement in OUR (1) language arts class ENDED (2) strangely as Kevin Zhou and Kay Kay CRASHED (2) through the window while DRESSED (2) in a clown costume and BEGAN (2) RAPPING (2) THEIR (1) favorite song. (Hint* Determine the parts of speech for (1) and (2) in the sentence above.)
What are examples of (1) pronouns and (2) verbs?