Vocabulary 1
shrunken or wrinkled
What is the definition of shriveled?
the act of process of rotting or decaying
What is the definition of decomposition?
Turn to page 226. Why is Amanda the one who organizes her group and the project? Find a detail from the text that supports your thinking.
Quotes like "Cut that out... We have work to do." (pg. 226) "Okay-- Back to the project..." (pg. 226) show me that Amanda likes to take action rather than talk/mess around.
Turn to pages 226-227. Why do the group members argue for the first four meetings?
They all have different interests.
Which word best completes the sentence and has a positive connotation?
The family enjoys a week in a ______ by a lake.
A. cottage B. hut. H. shack I. shed
Cottage.
a sample used for analysis
What is the definition of specimens?
a mathematical statement asserting that two expressions are equal
What is the definition of equations?
Turn to pages 232-233. Why did all three group members hide food in Amanda's room?
Because Amanda didn't care about the room so they wondered why they should.
She has a wheat allergy and was too embarrassed to mention since she wanted to fit in.
Which word best completes the sentence and has a positive connotation?
I watched my brother _______ proudly across the stage at graduation.
A. creep B. shuffle C. stride D. trudge
Stride
consisting of many connected or interrelated parts or factors; intricate.
What is the definition of complex?
unwilling; averse
What is the definition of reluctant?
Amanda remarks that Ellen's plate is "disgustingly neat." Based on the connotation, how do you think Amanda feels? (page 226, paragraph 9)
BY saying she is "disgustingly neat", the readers can infer that she is jealous that she isn't that neat herself.
What P.O.V. is the story being told in? How do you know?
First person point of view. I know this because the person telling the story, Amanda, is a character in the story. Pronouns used "My Mom appeared..." are first person pronouns.
Which word best completes the sentence and has a positive connotation?
At the national park, we camped at the first site that was _______.
A. abandoned B. available C. deserted D. forsaken
available
a settlement of differences between opposing sides in which each side gives up some claims and agrees to some demands of the other.
What is the definition of compromise?
marked by or showing refinement, grace, and grace and beauty in behavior or behavior.
What is the definition of elegant?
Turn to page 227. Why do you think Benji was interested in touching the top of the bookcase and the George was interested in the stack of books?
So Benji could put his uneaten turkey on top of the bookcase.
So George could hide his carrot sticks near the stack of books.
What type of irony is used when Ms. Adler remarks that she was impressed the group immediately got started on a well thought out and complex project? Explain how you know.
Dramatic Irony. I know this because the project was accidental, not planned. We as the readers know this, but the other characters, aka Ms. Adler, do not.
Which word best completes the sentence and has a negative connotation?
I was startled by the ________ sound of the birds in the trees.
A. chirping B. screeching C. trilling D. twittering
screeching
marked by absence of emotional involvement
What is the definition of detached?
a statement or set or of statements describing natural phenomena or mechanical processes.
What is the definition of principle?
Turn to pages 225-the top of 227. Find 2-3 examples from the text that supports the following conclusion: Amanda doesn't make friends very easily.
Amanda argues with Ellen.
Amanda's mom thinks she spends too much time by herself.
Amanda is more interested in science than cleaning her room.
What conclusion can we make about teamwork based on how the story ended?
That people who are very different can find a way to work together.
Which word best completes the sentence and has a negative connotation?
Jacob's dad had to _______ him to do his chores.
A. nag B. remind H. tell I. urge
nag