Three Century Woman
Charles
Vocabulary
DOL
Degrees of Comparison
100
How is the old woman related to Megan?
Great-Grandma
100
Who is "Charles," really?
Laurie
100
What word means "to give up"?
renounce
100
What needs to be corrected? "Can i give a brief summary of products made from trees?"
i > I
100
What is the comparative form of "happy"?
happier
200
Who is trying to enter the woman's room when her family arrives?
News Reporters
200
Who is the narrator in "Charles"?
Laurie's mom
200
What word means "in a way that shows doubt or disbelief"?
incredulously
200
What needs to be corrected? A fir or pine tree makes a gooder telephone pole than a crooked tree does.
gooder > better
200
What is the superlative form of "green"?
greenest
300
What is the old woman's "claim to fame"?
She has lived in 3 centuries
300
Name one thing "Charles" did that got him into trouble.
a. told a girl to say a bad word b. kicked the P.E. teacher c. hit his teacher d. yelled in class e. got an attitude/ was "fresh" f. bounced the see-saw on a girl's head
300
Use a vocabulary word to describe how Laurie spoke to his dad.
Insolently
300
What needs to be corrected? A sollitery telephone pole must be very strong, but it also has to bend a little.
sollitery > solitary
300
What degree of comparison is the word "best"?
superlative
400
How does the family in "The Three Century Woman" feel about the news anchor?
Dislike
400
Why couldn't Laurie's mom go to the first PTA meeting at school?
The baby was sick.
400
"Charles" was so __________, a first grader had to ask the class to quiet down.
raucus
400
"People are finally learning to take care of they're forests," said Jim.
they're > their
400
What degree of comparison is "worse"?
comparative
500
What "disasters" do Great-Grandma claim to have survived?
1. Earthquake in San Francisco 2. Explosion of Hindenburg 3. Marriage
500
What job did the teacher give "Charles"?
helper, passing out crayons, picked things up
500
What word did the news anchor use to describe Great-Grandma, which means "deserving of respect because of age"?
venerable
500
Lewis answered, "Yes, we in the northeast enjoy apples and maple syrup."
northeast > Northeast
500
What degree of comparison is "good"?
Positive