VOCABULARY
TRUE OR FALSE
MISCELLANEOUS
VOCABULARY
FILL IN THE BLANKS
100
A personal way of acting; odd mannerism.
Idiosyncrasy
100
True or False: A teleplay is a play written for television and includes stage directions.
True
100
Where is "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" set?
A realistic location A tree-lined street
100
Showing great concentration or determination.
Intense
100
The barista at Starbucks became ______ when she made the customer the wrong coffee.
Flustered
200
To cause to appear guilty.
Incriminate
200
True or False: Science fiction stories are ALWAYS set in the future.
False
200
Who's car starts by itself?
Les Goodman
200
Hopeful about the future, confident.
Optimistic
200
Some students are ______ of their teacher's rules.
Defiant
300
Hostility; unfriendliness
Antagonism
300
True or False: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" was a play written for a Broadway production in NYC.
False
300
What is the name of the boy that talks about monsters?
Tommy
300
Willing to stand up in opposition; bold.
Defiant
300
She tends to be ______ about situations, choosing to look on the bright side.
Optimistic
400
Twisted or pulled out of shape.
Contorted
400
True or False: In literature, theme is the moral or message the author wants to share with the reader about human life. It is not the subject.
True.
400
Who does Charlie kill with a shotgun?
Pete VanHorn
400
Nervous or confused.
Flustered
400
Alexis is an _______ soccer player, who works hard to play her best, every game.
Intense.
500
Refusing to give up, continuing stubbornly.
Persistent
500
True or False: In literature, conflict can be separated into many categories- including: person vs. self, person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. technology, person vs. society, and person vs. supernatural.
True
500
When the story begins, what do the people of Maple Street think the thing that flashes across the sky is?
A meteor
500
In accordance with accepted practices; reasonable.
Legitimate
500
Every person has at least one ______ that makes them unique compared to others. Except Mrs. DeLucia. She is perfect. :)
Idiosyncrasy