Idioms
Name one of the similes that means very close friends
hint: From the story My Brother Martin
Three peas in a pod
Stuck like pages in a brand-new book
unfairness
injustice
Prefixes are added to ___________________ of a word.
a. beginning of a word
b. end of a word
a. beginning of a word
someone who is lazy or
one who prefers
to spend time watching television
Couch Potato
Who is the narrator and the author of My Brother Martin?
Christine King Farris
(Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sister)
to feel nervous or anxious
On pins and needles
Adam was on pins and needles as
the winners were
announced.
remember
recall
What is the prefix that means "before?"
pre-
examples:
preschool and pretest
to share information that is a secret
spill the beans
2 toys that were mentioned in the story.
dolls
Tinker Toys
Monopoly
Chinese Checkers
not willing to change;
stubborn
fixed in my way
example: He knew his parents were fixed
in their ways and would not change
the way they ate.
nourishing
What un-, im-, il-,ir- all mean?
NOT
Don’t be upset about something that has already
happened and cannot be changed.
Don't cry over spilled milk
What is the genre of My Brother Martin?
Biography
-It tells us about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life.
lost control or got angry
Lost my head
caught
captured
What is the prefix that means "again"?
re-
examples:
replay and redo
to be careful not to upset someone or something
to walk on eggshells
What did Martin Luther King Jr. mean when he told his mother that he was going to "turn this world upside down"?
He was going to change the world by fighting discrimination and making sure that there is no injustice.
the idiom that means to become more confident
Finding my feet
Several classmates helped Laila
find her feet at Ramallah Friends School.
name of the laws that separated Blacks and Whites
Segregation Laws
What is the prefix that means "wrong"?
-mis
examples:
misunderstand and misspell
feeling unwell or sick
under the weather
What character trait did Martin Luther King, Jr. have?
hint: "to never give up"
determined