Root Words
strong
A persuasive technique when the author write something that appeals to someone's emotions.
pathos
Betty's smile is as bright as the sun.
simile
What was the cause of the epidemic of cholera in Soho?
Broad Street pump
Auggie wants to be treated like everyone else in which book by RJ Palacio?
Wonder
"caput" means
head
When the audience knows something that the character does not know. This is usually for comedic or suspenseful effect.
dramatic irony
The vacuum screamed, the tea kettle whistled while I wished for appliances that whispered.
personification
Why did Mary Mallon end up back on North Brother Island?
She became a cook after being told never to cook again.
What's the third book in the Harry Potter series?
Prisoner of Azkaban
I'm afraid of heights, so I refuse to climb up that ______ slope!!
precipitous
The atmosphere or feeling an author creates within the piece of writing.
mood
Fred likes finger foods like French fries.
alliteration
searcher
Which classic by JM Barrie describes a magical fantasy world where a boy can fly and never grow up
Peter Pan
Reading and writing are not really my ______, so I struggle to earn a good grade in literacy class.
forte
When something happens that is the opposite of what you would have expected to happen
situational irony
I'm going to throw caution to the wind and bite the bullet.
idiom
What was the sickly year theory?
Theory that leading up to an epidemic more people than normal were sick.
Which picture book by Chris van Allsburg features a boy who gets on a mysterious train heading to the north pole?
Polar Express
The other team refused to ________ even though we there were five minutes left in the quarter, and we were winning by 100 points.
capitulate
When a character undergoes a change in the novel. For example, Scrooge goes from being greedy and selfish to generous and selfless.
dynamic character
You just have to follow the yellow brick road.
allusion
What is "shoe-leather" epidemiology?
Going door to door
What is the name of the book by Jeff Brown about a boy who gets squashed by a pinboard and sent to America?
Flat Stanley