Definitions
What is the definition of dawdle?
to unnecessarily waste time
Holes is told from a first person point of view by who?
Stanley
Define a noun
A person, place, or thing
Define a conjunction
Used to combine words, phrases, and clauses
How are similes and metaphors different?
Similes are comparisons that use like or as, metaphors do not use either
What does desolate mean?
wasteland
What is the name of the boy Stanley replaces?
Barf Bag
What is the difference between a proper noun and a common noun?
Proper refers to something specific, my Aunt Denise, a common noun is just aunt
Place the correct commas and apostrophes in this sentence
Im going to the store for apples bananas and grapes
Give an example of a simile
It was as bright as the sun
What is a mirage?
To imagine something is there, usually water
How long is Stanley supposed to stay at Camp Green Lake?
18 months
Give three examples of an adjective
big, tall, blue, short, small
Name one apostrophe rule
Between the words in a contraction
Define alliteration and give a four word example
to sue the same sound several times in a row to be more descriptive - Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
What does delirious mean?
Crazy from sickness
Ms. Morengo knew Stanley couldn't have stolen the shoes because of what event?
Give two examples of an adverb
Carefully, quickly, slowly, truthfully, yesterday
Name one comma rule
Between the words in a list
Define hyperbole
Extreme, extended exaggeration
What is a refuge? How can we elaborate that into the definition of refugee?
A safe place - so a refugee is a person who is running to that safe place
Ms. Morengo is allowed to take Zero, why?
The Warden had deleted his file so no one knew what his crime or time was
Put the verb jump into past, present, future
did jump/ am jumping/ will jump
Give 2 different examples of a proper noun
Louisville
Kentucky
What is personification? Give an example
To give human characteristics to non human objects the wind whistled through the trees