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Munchkin
High Plains Childhood
Old Yeller Part 1
4 kinds of sentences
Vocabulary words
100
Munchkin's setting...
Munchkin takes places in a man's garden probably at present time.
100
Setting of High Plains Childhood
West Texas, 1853, in a prairie.
100
Setting of the story...
1867 in the frontier of Texas.
100
This kind of sentence tells something and ends with a period.
A declarative sentence.
100
I use a _______________ glass to study small insects.
magnifying
200
What is the meaning of "Pesky"?
Causing trouble, annoying, mischevious.
200
The main characters of the story are...
2 siblings: Jenny (a girl) and a boy (the narrator).
200
What did little Arliss do that threw his mother into spasms?
He kept a poisonous snake in his pocket.
200
______________ sentences give commands or make requests and end with a period.
Imperative
200
Any sudden forward movement; plunge.
Lunging
300
3 Ways the neighbor used to call the dog:
Munchkin, Punchkin, Dunchkin.
300
The climax of the story is when ...
A sand storm pounded them and covered their bodies and filled their clothing.
300
Fibs=whoppers=windies (they are all synonyms of the word...)
Lies
300
Oh no! Is an ______________ sentence.
Exclamatory
300
A lump or small piece...
Nub
400
The climax of the story is...
When a copperhead snake showed up and flicked out its tongue at the man.
400
The boy had to stand like a statue since he was menaced by...
A rattlesnake.
400
Why did Arliss decide not to let go of the fish even though he is in great pain from its fins?
To take it home, give to his mom and pretend it was his accomplishment (that he caught the fish himself).
400
Come back immediately is an example of...
An imperative sentence.
400
A rough, disorderly person.
Rowdy
500
The name of the man's two favorite roses...
Lord George and Lady Diana.
500
What happened after the snake left...
The boy ran back to the cabin and sat down and wept (cried).
500
What inference can you make about the boys'mother based on her reaction to Travis?
She was fair because she reminded Travis about the lies he used to tell when he was little.
500
The animal shelter rescued many pets.
Declarative sentence.
500
Romping means...
Playing in an excited, rough and noisy way.