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Plot Questions
Essential Vocab
Sequence of Events
Commonly Confused Words
Participles/Gerunds
100
Why the Indians invade Mary's settlement?
What is because the colonists continued to take their land, so they lacked resources.
100
She is like a shining star. (example)
What is a simile?
100
1. The Indians begin killing the Puritans 2. The Indians enter Mary's town. 3. The Indians begin setting fire to the town.
What is 2, 3, 1?
100
Begin all sentences with (capital, capitol) letters.
What is capital?
100
Playing in the sand is fun at any age.
What is "playing in the sand"/gerund phrase?
200
What encouraged Mary?
What is her Puritan faith?
200
Follows the rules of standard English (definition)
What is formal language?
200
1. Mary's sister is killed. 2. Mary and her baby are shot. 3. Mary's brother-in-law is killed.
What is 3, 2, 1
200
Lack of sleep (effects, affects) focus.
What is affects?
200
Playing in the sand, the children hardly noticed the jelly fish creeping towards them.
What is "playing in the sand"/participle phrase?
300
How many children did Mary have?
What is four?
300
The capability of understanding something (definition)
What is comprehension?
300
1. Mary and her child are shot. 2. Mary's house is burned. 3. Mary's son finds her.
What is 2, 1, 3
300
Many refugees (emigrate, immigrate) to the United States.
What is immigrate?
300
The student sitting in the back of the classroom never stays awake.
What is "sitting in the back of the classroom"/participle phrase?
400
Why did Mary write the narrative?
What is so people could know God's dealings with her.
400
The bullets cried out. (definition)
What is personification?
400
1. The Indians bury Sarah. 2. Mary receives a bible. 3. Mary takes one of her sister's children while attempting to escape her burning house.
What is 3, 1, 2?
400
I am allergic to fabric made of (course, coarse) materials.
What is coarse?
400
Sleeping through the night is still difficult for the newborn.
What is "sleeping through the night"/gerund phrase?
500
What kind things did the Indians do?
What is burying Mary's son and giving her a bible?
500
The author's attitude towards the subject, characters, or audience. (definition)
What is tone?
500
1. Mary's brother-in-law dies. 2. Mary and Sarah are shot. 3. William dies. 4. Mary's sister dies. 5. Sarah dies. 6. A family of three dies.
What is 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5?
500
You should (allot, a lot) time for studying every night.
What is allot?
500
There will be no talking during the test tomorrow.
What is "talking"/ gerund?