Vocabulary
...gathered closely together in a group
What is 'clustered'?
The first important event in the passage.
What is 'Martin finds a phone and dials 5'?
Proper or Common: Ohio
What is proper?
Divide the word 'extreme' into syllables.
What is ex*treme?
Divide 'abstain' into syllables.
What is ab*stain?
...requiring immediate action or attention
What is 'urgent'?
The setting of the story.
What is 'in a city, and/or present time, and/or fall or winter'?
Concrete or Abstract: loyalty
What is 'abstract'?
Divide the word 'illustrations' into syllables.
What is il-lus-tra-tions?
Which word is a collective noun in the sentence below?
Our class took a field trip.
What is 'class'?
...messages sent by a communication device, usually a radio
What are 'transmissions'?
The sense (feeling, sight, sound, smell, taste) that is most used in the story.
What is 'sound'?
Is the noun Statue of Liberty common or proper?
What is proper?
Divide the word 'conclusion' into syllables.
What is con*clu*sion?
Name the two main characters in "The ACES Phone".
Who are Martin and Mrs. Desalvio?
...rotated around a point; turned
What is 'swiveled'?
At the end of the text, Martin is ___________.
unhappy
distressed
content
frustrated
What is 'content'?
Identify the appositive in the sentence below.
Knead Cafe, a local restaurant, makes delicious soups.
What is 'a local restaurant'?
Divide the word 'athlete' into syllables.
What is ath-lete?
What does the word 'decode' mean in the sentence below?
Paul was determined to decode the secret message written in numbers.
What is make sense of, figure out, or undo the code?
...used to; familiar with
What is 'accustomed'?
"The stone in his chest felt like a load of bricks now, attached by a chain to his heart."
What is the tone of this description?
outrage
determination
slight curiosity
growing distress
What is 'growing distress'?
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. All around the world, People learn to Communicate effectively.
2. All around the world, people learn to communicate effectively.
What is sentence number 2?
Divide the word 'daughter' into syllables.
What is daugh*ter?
What do you do when you transport something?
What is 'move from one place to another'?