Vocabulary
Pantomime means.....
What is acting something out without words or speaking.
The meaning of the simile "Manuel wanted applause as loud as a thunderstorm."
What is Manuel wanted a loud reaction to his performance?
How do we know Manuel felt embarrassed at the show?
A. The audience members clapped for him.
B. The next morning, his mother and father beamed at him.
C. The audience members were staring at him...like they would a monkey at the zoo.
D. Mr. Roybal took Manuel's record and put it on the new record player.
What is C?
What is the main reason Manuel signs up for the talent show?
What is Manuel wanted to impress the girls?
What is an alliteration?
What is a literary device where the same sound, usually a consonant, is repeated at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence?
Simile means...
What is comparing two unlike things using like or as.
The simile “No words came out, just a hiss that sounded like a snake” is comparing...
What is Manuel's words and the sound out of a snake.
Overall, the audience reacts to Manuel's Performance with...
A. embarrassing silence
B. absolute horror
C. light sympathetic applause
D. enthusiastic laughter and applause
What is D?
Manuel’s record gets a scratch when...
What is Benny’s trumpet blast surprises him.
The _____ _____ kicked boards.
What is the Karate Kid?
Manuel pantomimed La Bamba for the Talent show. What is La Bamba?
What is La Bamba is a song by Ritchie Valens?
The meaning of “Some people were moving to the beat, but most were just watching him, like they would a monkey at a zoo.”
What is people were staring at Manuel with no emotion.
To practice for the performance, Manuel was flailing his arms on the high notes. Flailing means....
What is to move or wave about?
At the reception after the show, Manuel feels...
What is pleased by the attention?
The record was __________, ___________, and made screeching sounds.
What is scratched and stuck?
Limelight means...
What is the center of public attention.
The meaning of “The sheets were as cold as the moon that stood over the peach tree in their backyard.”
What is the sheets were cold?
What did Manuel have to pantomime over and over again when the record got stuck?
A. Se necesita una poca de gracia
B. Pa' mí, pa' ti, ay arriba, ay arriba
C. Para bailar La Bamba
D. Por ti seré, por ti seré, por ti seré
What is C?
Name three acts in the talent show other than Manuel's La Bamba
What is the Karate Kid, Benny playing the trumpet and the girls jumping rope?
Finish this alliteration:
Peter Piper picked a.....
What is a peck of pickled peppers?
Applause means...
What is clapping or cheering from an audience that shows appreciation for a performance
An example of a simile...
A. “They were all smiles and bouncing ponytails as a hundred cameras flashed at once.”
B. “Mr. Roybal raised his hand like a symphony conductor and let it fall dramatically.”
What is B?
How did Manuel react when the words "Para Baliar La Bamba" kept repeating?
A. Ran off the stage.
B. He danced and pantomimed to the same words over and over again.
C. Stopped and stared at the audience.
D. Sang the other words out loud.
What is B?
A theme for "La Bamba" could be...
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Give an example of an alliteration.
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