Peace Parks + Vocab
Why are they called peace parks?
A) No weapons are allowed in the parks.
B) International peace conferences are held in the parks.
C) The parks cross international borders so countries have to work together.
D) No weapons are allowed in the parks.
C) The parks cross international borders so countries have to work together.
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
A) The rumbling, tumbling stones
B) He lies on sandy shoes
C) Bones, bones, bones!!
D) Blanca Flooorrrrrrrrrrrrr
A) The rumbling, tumbling stones
Why are the plain-belly sneetches unhappy at the beginning of the story?
The Star-Belly sneetches treat them unfairly.
What causes John Henry's death?
exhaustion from working too much.
The excited dog came ________________ down the hallway as soon as he smelled his dog food.
bounding
Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?
A) Groups around the world are working to create parks that cross country borders.
B) The parks play an important role in southern Africa.
C) The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is in Africa.
D) There are dozens of peace parks around the world.
B) The parks play an important role in southern Africa.
What kind of literary device is used in the example below?
"The sea is a hungry dog. Giant and Gray. He rolls on the beach all day."
METAPHOR!!!!!
Why did Sylvester McMonkey McBean raise his prices from $3 to $10???
Because he is ________________.
Greedy
What is the poem John Henry mainly about?
A strong man who competes against a machine.
Sometimes, Ms. Karleta likes to _______ around Emart to browse new items.
wander
Which is NOT a way peace parks help countries?
A) Create a link between communities.
B) decrease pollution
C) attract visitors
D) Create jobs
B) decrease pollution
"He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, shaking his wet sides over cliffs."
What part of the sea does this imagery symbolize?
A) waves crashing into rocks
B) the water calming after a storm
C) the tide moving out
D) A ship being tossed on a rough sea
A) waves crashing into rocks
What lesson do the sneetches learn by the end of the story?
A) Not to judge people by appearances.
B)They should not let themselves get duped by a businessman.
C) It is wrong to change yourself.
D) Stay with your own kind.
A) Not to judge people by appearances.
Open your books to the John Henry selection. What is an example of a refrain?
Double repeating lines at the end of a stanza.
"The steam drill only made nine, Lord, Lord! The steam drill only made nine!"
The quality of this product is _______________, so you will get your money back if it does not work.
guaranteed
My new saxophone makes a low-pitched, ____________ noise when I blow into it.
reedy
Strange
Peculiar
What is the rhyme scheme of the following stanza?
"Then, when their last cent/
of their money was spent,/
The Fix-It-Up Chappie packed up/
and he went./
a-a-b-a
Where is John Henry is there an example of personification.
Hint: locomotive
"And every locomotive comes a-roaring by/ Says, "There lies a steel-driving man, Lord, Lord! / There lies a steel-driving man!"
The hardworking students felt so tired after _____________ over their school work for hours.
toiling
the condition of being kept from moving around.
confinement
extremely, very
mighty
almost not, or almost none
scarcely
Which best describes the tone of John Henry?
A) sarcastic
B) comedic
C) heroic
D) humorous
C) heroic
As the CEO of Apple, Steve Job's main job was to ______________ employees at the company.
manage