Shades of Meaning
The Saga of Pecos Bill
Prefixes
Elements of Drama
Vocabulary
100

What are three synonyms for the word "big?

large, huge, enormous, monstrous, gigantic

100

What happened to Bill on the wagon?

He bounced out!

100

What is the meaning of "incorrect"?

What is NOT CORRECT?

100

The people or animals in a play.

What are CHARACTERS?

100

If something is ________, it is real and exactly as it seems to be.

What is GENUINE?

200

What are three synonyms for the word "happy"?

glad, joyful, cheery, merry, ecstatic, delighted

200

What does Pecos Bill use as a rope?

What is A SNAKE?

200

What is the meaning of "incapable"?

What is NOT CAPABLE?
200

If you _______ a play, song, or dance, you practice it many times so that you are prepared.

What is REHEARSE?

200

If you ______ a wild animal, you teach it to do what you want.

What is TAME?

300

What are three synonyms for the word "mad"?

angry, furious, upset, fuming, infuriated

300

What does Pecos Bill do to the tornado?

He TAMES it!

300

What is the meaning of the prefix "-im"?

What is "INTO"?

300

The time and place in the play. 

What is SETTING?

300

A _____ is a long, detailed story about heroic events.

What is a SAGA?

400

What are three synonyms for the word "yell"? 

cry, yelp, call, shout, howl, scream, shriek

400

What does Pecos Bill ride instead of a horse?

A mountain lion!

400

What is the meaning of the word "implant"?

What is PLANT INTO?

400

An _____ is a person who acts in plays, movies, or other performances.

What is an ACTOR?

400

If you _____ something, you shaped it into loops or rings. 

What is COILED?

500

What are three synonyms for the word "small"?

little, tiny, mini

500

What is a narrator?

A person speaking who is NOT in the story.
500

What is the meaning of the word "immigrate"?

What is MIGRATE INTO?

500

When actors or musicians go to an ______, they give a performance to show what they can do.

What is an AUDITION?

500

If something ______, it spun and turned very quickly.

What is WHIRLED?