CARTER/ Vocab
____________ is the science or practice of farming.
a. Sociology
b. Agriculture
c. Psychology
b. Agriculture
What type of FL is this?
The desk was talking to me.
What is the setting for 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind?"
Malawi
What is the meaning of the prefix 're'?
again
Which continent is home to the following countries?
Spain, Iceland, Norway, and Portugal
Europe
To convert means to:
a. order a large quantity of an item
b. build a large and prosperous business
c. cause to change
c. cause to change
What FL is being used in the following:
I am so hungry I could eat a cow!
Simile, Alliteration, or Hyperbole
Hyperbole
Who is the main character in 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind?"
William
Give 5 words that contain the prefix 'dis' or 'mis'? (You have 42 seconds!)
Answers vary:
Disobey
Distracted
Displeased
Misunderstood
Mismatch
Mistake
Name 4 Guidance Counselors at Coffman. You have 30 seconds!
Answers Vary
The closest meaning to 'pristine' would be:
a. unspoiled
b. terrifying
c. shoes
d. tiny
a. unspoiled
What FL is this?
John works like a sloth.
Simile
What book did Malcolm give to Tony in the book Mentor?
The Greatest Miracle In The World
What does the suffix -ist typically do to a word?
Turns it into a profession/job:
Flower- Florist
Dental Hygiene: Dental Hygienist
Meteorology: Meteorologist
Percussion: Percussionist
Mike G's birthday is in which month?
a. January
b. March
c. May
d. October
a. January
What is the meaning of the term 'retaliate'?
What type of FL is this?
He has bigger fish to fry.
Idiom
What gift in the book Mentor does Malcolm give to Tony after their run?
New shoes
Give 5 examples of words containing the prefix 'un'?
You have 45 seconds!
Answers Vary:
unhappy
unlike
unbelievable
unthinkable
Which band sings the famous song, 'Let it Be?
a. Green Day
b. Rolling Stones
c. The Beatles
c. The Beatles
________________ is the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
a. Pristine
b. Endure
c. Sustain
d. Friction
D. Friction
In what types of books which you be most likely to find the use of onomatopoeia?
a. Informative Texts
b. Comic Books
c. Religious Texts
d. Persuasive Writing
b. Comic Books
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In the book Mentor what does Malcolm believe are the 5 important parts of life?
Social, Physical, financial, mental, and spiritual
Which of these suffixes means the action or process of doing something?
a. ment
b. ed
c. ist
d. able
a. ment
enjoyment
employment
excitement
improvement
What state did the Salem Witch Trials occur in?
Massachusetts