True/False: The definition for beckoning is portending evil or harm, threatening.
What is false; the correct word is ominous.
100
What are the four types of Context Clues?
What are:
- definition
- synonym
- antonym
- inference
100
From what point of view is the story told?
A. Second person
B. First person
C. Third Person
What is B. First person
100
What is the definition of foreshadowing?
What is clues the author gives to help us determine what's going to happen next.
100
Plays are divided into these.
What are acts and scenes.
200
True/False: The correct definition for arid is extremely dry; parched.
What is true.
200
Let me explain about his appearance before I go on. I repeat. There was nothing sinister about him. He merely stood there, waiting, almost drooping a little, the cheap overnight bag in his hand (779).
From the passage, what does sinister mean?
What is evil; threatening.
200
When does Adams first sight the hitchhiker?
What is on the Brooklyn Bridge.
200
Sometimes you want your heart to be warmed - sometimes you want your spine to tingle.
What does spine to tingle mean?
What is be a little frightened or spooked.
200
At the beginning of a play the ___________ is listed, sometimes with short descriptions.
What is cast.
300
In the distance, her friend beckoned to her; it must be time to start the race.
From the sentence, we can infer that beckoned means what?
What is call over, summon.
300
He's a sort of - phantom. I'm trying to get rid of him - or else prove he's real.
Name at least three words that help you infer the meaning of phantom from this passage.
What is get rid of, prove, real.
300
What especially bothers Adams about the hitchhiker's appearance?
What is he always has fresh raindrops on his shoulders.
300
Write your own idiom.
What is answers will vary.
I'm going to turn in for the night. (sleep)
300
SOUND: Car starts with squeal of wheels on dirt... into auto hum.
Describe 1) what is happening and 2) how it builds suspense
What is Ronald is trying to escape the hitchhiker, and the sound shows the reader how desperately he wants to drive away; Ronald is frightened.
400
Her prostrated body fell to the ground after she finished the marathon.
From the sentence, we can infer that prostrated means what?
What is helpless, weak, exhausted.
400
Only an occasional log cabin, seemingly deserted, broke the monotony of the wild wooded landscape (781).
From this passage, what can you infer is the meaning of monotony?
What is boring, unbroken, endless, similar.
400
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its words is called a what?
What is idiom.
400
"Don't fall asleep - or drive fast - or pick up any strangers on the road..." (776).
Describe 1) what is happening and 2) how it foreshadows what might happen later in the story.
What is
1) Adam's mother is warning him about danger before he leaves.
2) Adams sees a stranger, the hitchhiker, while he is on the road and it almost causes an accident.
400
SOUND: Train chugging closer. Above this, sound of car stalling.
Describe 1) what is happening and 2) how it builds suspense
What is Ronald's car has stalled on the train tracks. As the sound of the train gets closer, the reader wonders if Ronald will make it out alive.
500
Use either ominous, beckoning, arid, or prostrated in a sentence correctly.
What is answers will vary.
500
Use either sinister, monotony, or phantom in a sentence correctly.
What is answers will vary.
The sinister cat bit my arm and hissed.
The monotonous sound of the presenter's voice made me fall asleep.
The phantom whisper made me hide under the covers.
500
How do idioms add realism to the story?
What is answers will vary. Idioms make the dialogue sound real; it's casual. We don't always talk formally, so we can relate to the characters because they sound like us.
500
"But when the train passed, he was gone. I was all alone in the hot dry afternoon" (728).
Describe 1) what is happening and 2) how it foreshadows what might happen later in the story.
What is Adams just escaped death by train.
2) The hitchhiker disappears quickly, which may foreshadow his ghostly presence.
500
[Very spooky and faint.] Hall-oooo.... [It echoes as though coming through the tunnel.]
Describe 1) what is happening and 2) how it builds suspense.
What is the hitchhiker is calling to Ronald. It's suspenseful because his voice is creepy and ghost-like.