English Skills
A retelling of the main events of story
Summary
The country that Mami and Papi are from
Dominican Republic
To make or cause a loud, harsh sound
Blare
The soup was like hot lava pouring down my throat.
Simile
The tv show The Fresh Prince mostly took place in this California city
Bel-Air
The universal message or lesson of a story
Theme
Xiomara's boyfriend from school
Aman
Exceptionally thin or skinny
Scrawny
"Your heart is a compass; let it guide you in the direction that you should go."
Metaphor
What is the color produced when you mix blue and red
Purple
The organization and structure of events in a story
Plot
First name of Xiomara's twin brother
Xavier
Personality that a person portrays in public
Persona
I can't wait to go home; I can already hear my bed calling my name.
Personification
What is the nickname of New Jersey? (For example: New York is the Empire State and Texas is the Lone Star State)
The Garden State
This is the most tense part of a story; also known as the turning point [ rising action, exposition, resolution, falling action, climax ]
Climax
[True/False] The title of the poem "Sometimes someone says something" is an example of assonance
False/Alliteration
Prefix that means "half"
Semi-
The truck collided with the tree with a jolting CRASH!
Onomatopoeia
What is the national bird of America?
The Bald Eagle
Within traditional plot structure, this segment occurs at the beginning of the story and includes background information on the conflict, setting and characters [Rising action, Exposition, Resolution, Falling Action, Climax]
Exposition
Xiomara turns to this person to help mediate her conflict with Mami
Father Sean
Prefix that means "below"
Sub-
Taking the blame for the soccer team's loss was a heavy cross for Maria to bear (carry); but she did so with grace.
Allusion [Biblical]
1999