Vocabulary A
painfully, uneasily
These are synonyms for which vocab word?
Uncomfortably
I formed an [blank] with my friends so we could win the scavenger hunt
Alliance
Realistic Fiction
What type of fiction did we read this week?
Historic fiction
Meek, Bleak, Peak
What long vowel sound do you hear?
Long e
I [blank] before answering the question. I was not confident in my answer.
hesitated
I wanted to save money so I [blank] candy into the movie theater.
smuggled
What was the name of the realistic fiction story we read this week?
Experts, Incorporated
What was the name of the historical fiction story we read this week?
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg.
Slope, hope, soap
What long vowel sound do you hear?
Long o
Owning my actions means I am [blank] for my actions.
accountable
Misfortune, Bad luck, and hardships are synonyms for this vocab word.
Adversity
How did the Author of Experts, Incorporated make the characters seem like real people?
The author uses dialogue to show the characters are having conversations and descriptive details within the story.
Name the two brothers from the story.
Harold and Homer
Which word does not belong?
Continue, clue, fuse
Clue
Identify the vocab word:My school counselor will advise me on applying for colleges.
Advise
Use reminisce in a sentence correctly
Definition: indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.
Example: They reminisced about their summer vacation.
Name the four friends (main characters) in the story.
Rodney, Lucas, Russell, and Jeremy
Identify 1 component or text feature from the story that helps readers know it is historical fiction.
"I follow my brother up the hill, into the fight, into the Battle of Gettysberg."
This a real historical battle. There a number of details from the text that can be used to support your answer.
whine, grin, shrine, wind
Which does not belong, and why?
Wind; it has the short i sound and the other three have the long i sound.
Definition: in an intense, worried way
Desperately
Which vocab word means tall, weak, and thin?
Spindly
Review: Last week we read which genre?
Fairy Tale
Review: Which genre did we read last week?
Realistic Fiction
Tile, file, mile
All these words have the long I sound. What phonics pattern is each word?
Vowel-consonant -e pattern