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Unit 6 Vocab
Unit 6 Vocab cont'd
Carrot/Egg/Coffee
Coping Strategies
Writing
100
What is the definition of outweigh?
Outweigh means to be greater than someone or something in weight, value, or importance.
100
What is the definition of decline?
Decline means to become lower in amount or to become worse in condition or quality
100
What was the story "Carrot, Egg, or Coffee Bean?" about?
The story is about a young girl who has many troubles. One day her mom talks to her in the kitchen and uses household items to teach her a lesson about not letting problems get the best of her.
100
What is regression?
Regression is when a teenager or adult acts like a child to express uncomfortable feelings.
100
What does TEE stand for?
T= topic sentence E= evidence E= explanation of evidence
200
What is the definition of elaborate?
Elaborate means to expand something in detail.
200
What is the definition of contribute?
Contribute means to give a part to something.
200
What did the hot water in the story represent?
Problems or adversity
200
What is displacement?
Displacement is taking your thoughts and feelings out on a person, or object, that doesn’t deserve those feelings.
200
What is a topic sentence?
A topic sentence is a sentence at the beginning of a paragraph that communicates what the whole paragraph is about.
300
What vocabulary word belongs in the following sentence?: My mom has ____________________ all of my old baby clothes and baby books for when I have a child.
Preserved
300
What word belongs in the following sentence?: I had a __________________ moment of anger when I heard the news that Harry Styles from One Direction was getting married. The anger didn’t last long because deep down I know there’s more to life than silly boy bands.
Fleeting
300
What did the carrot represent?
A person who is strong at first, but after a problem they become weak or unable to handle the stress.
300
Mark smokes three packs of cigarettes a day and claimed to his wife that "I'll probably die from an accident before cancer gets me." Mark’s behavior is an example of : a. Denial b. Rationalization c. Undoing
Denial
300
The paragraph below is missing a topic sentence. What would be a suitable one for it? For example, in “Why You Should Get A Pet” the author reports that children are happier when they spend time with dogs. Dogs are so active, they can be great buddies for exercise. They also “teach responsibility and managing a schedule,” since children will have to clean up after the pet or take it for a walk. This information highlights the truth about owning a pet: it has physical and emotional health benefits, particularly for children.
Answers may vary. A good example would be: Owning a dog benefits the life of a child.
400
What word belongs in the following sentence?: The sheep did not have the _________________ to outrun the wolves chasing them.
Endurance
400
What word belongs in the following sentence?: Everyone told the talented young artist that she had a ______________________ future ahead of her. People were calling her the next Michelangelo.
Prosperous
400
What does the coffee bean represent?
The kind of person who doesn't let a situation change them. Instead they take control of what's happening and turn the situation positive.
400
One morning a patient in a hospital, Bob, becomes angry at his doctor. The doctor wants Bob to have an expensive surgery, but he knows he can’t afford the procedure. Later that day when a nurse comes to check on Bob, he screams at the nurse and tells the nurse he doesn’t know how to do his job right. What is Bob's behavior an example of?
Displacement
400
What is the paragraph below missing? (Is it the topic sentence, evidence of explanation of evidence?) Money causes teenagers to feel stress. The article states that money makes kids stressed. This shows that it makes them feel bad about themselves and envy other people.
Evidence
500
What word belongs in the following sentence?: Although the prince ate the most delicious food, wore the finest clothes, and lived in a castle, he was very _____________________.
Humble
500
What word belongs in the following sentence?: The boy always lied so his mother punished him hoping it would be an __________________. That action didn't make it better though, it only made the lying worse.
Intervention
500
What does the egg represent?
The egg is the type of person who is a trusting, free spirit before a problem. However, after a challenging situation they become bitter and mean to others because they fear trusting them.
500
Jack explains his bad score on the SAT’s by noting that he had a long phone call from his girlfriend the night before the exam. Jack’s explanation is an example of: a. Projection b. Rationalization c. Regression
Rationalization
500
Name four things you should include when you use quotations from a text.
An introductory phrase before the quotation, quotation marks, the page number, and parenthesis around the page number.