Vocabulary
Comprehension
Nouns
Appositives
Prefixes
100
Define void
Void is an _______________.
Question #1 on study guide
An empty space or feeling
100
Where does "The ACES Phone" take place?
Think setting: Where and when?
Question #8 on study guide
The city in present time.
100
Define common noun.
What is the common noun in the sentence below?
Sally bought cookies from Dollar General.
#13 on study guide
A common noun is general person, place, or thing.
cookies
100
What is an appositive?
#18 on study guide
EXPLAINS or IDENTIFIES the noun.
Example:
My dog, Tucker, got quilled by a porcupine.
100
What does the prefix de- mean?
Example: detach
Question #6 on study guide
To remove or separate
200
Define clustered.
Clustered is when you are ____________________.
Question #2 on study guide
Gathered closely in a group
200
What is the first important event that happens in the story?
Think about our story structure mountain! RISING ACTION!
Question #9 on study guide
Martin finds a phone and dials 5.
200
Define proper noun.
What is the proper noun in the sentence below?
Ms. Ball noticed the excellent participation of her students today.
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A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing and is always CAPITALIZED.
Ms. Ball
200
What is the best way to rewrite the ideas in the sentences below?
*Remember, appositives come after the noun and EXPLAINS/DEFINES the noun. Commas are used.
1) Sally wants to learn about biology in college.
2) Biology is the study of life.
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C. Sally wants to learn biology, the study of life, in college.
200
What does the prefix trans- mean?
Example: transport
Question #7 on study guide
To move or carry across, to the other side, beyond
300
Define doleful.
Doleful means to be _____________________.
Question #3 on study guide
Mournful, sad
300
What is Martin's main problem when Mrs. D is showing him how to find the dogs?
Think about how the phone makes him feel. Look back to the text.
Question #10 on study guide
Martin doesn't know if he can handle the sadness that the phone brings him
"Martin wasn’t listening. He was afraid he couldn’t stand it any more. He thought he might collapse onto the curb and start sobbing. 'I can’t do this.'" Page 116
300
Define abstract noun.
What is the abstract noun in the sentence below?
The artist paid attention to the beauty of the colorful painting hanging in the museum.
#15 on study guide
A feeling, idea, or quality
beauty
300
What is wrong in the sentence below? How do you fix the errors?
The everglades National park is located in the Southern part of florida.
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The Everglades National Park is located in the southern part of Florida.
Proper nouns are capitalized!
300
What does deflate mean in the sentence below?
Tim had to deflate all of the balloons when the party was over. 
To remove the air from the balloon
400
Define clamor.
Example: Ms. Ball tried to grade the tests despite the loud clamor of the lawn mower and barking dogs in the background.
Question #4 on study guide
A loud noise
400
What is the tone (the mood or how the character is feeling) in the following sentence:
"The stone in his chest felt like a load of bricks now, attached by a chain to his heart"
Question #11 on study guide
Distress/worried
400
Define concrete noun.
What is the concrete noun in the sentence below?
The boy demonstrated bravery, determination, and responsibility.
#16 on study guide
Material objects, people, or places existing in physical form-- can be experienced using your senses
boy
400
What does the word transfer mean in the sentence below?
Ms. Ball had to transfer to a new college to finish her degree.
To relocate or move to a new college
500
Define coaxed.
To coax means to ______.
Question #5 on study guide
Gently urge or persuade.
500
How is the problem in the passage resolved?
Think about the bottom of our plot story structure!
Question #12 on the study guide
Martin accepts the ACES job
500
Define collective noun.
What is the collective noun in the sentence below?
The pack of chalk came in six colors.
#17 on study guide
A group of people, places, things, or ideas written in singular form
pack
500
What does decode mean in the sentence below?
Jan had to decode the secret message in order to understand it.
To make sense of
To separate the message into pieces