Writing
Reading
Movies
Boston/MA/U.S.
School
100

What is the first paragraph of an essay called?

Introduction

100

Why should you look at the images of a story, article or book BEFORE you start to read?

To get an idea of what the reading will be about


To predict

100

In the movie "Sugar", what position did Sugar play?

pitcher

100

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

Boston

100

What is the Massachusetts state test that you need to take in order to graduate?

MCAS

200

What is one word that you can use to begin the first evidence paragraph?

First

To begin

To start

In the begininng

200

Words that end in -ion, -son, -tion are always

___________________________

verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositions

Nouns

200

In the movie "Sugar", in which state did he live with the American family?

Iowa

200

Where is the White House?

In Washington D.C.

200

What's the name of the English level test that you're going to take on Jan. 22 and 23?

ACCESS

300

How many evidence paragraphs should you have in a 5 paragraph essay?

3

300

How do you pronounce the word "knowledge"?

na lege

300

In the movie "Sugar", what did Sugar's father teach him how to do?

make furniture

make tables

300

What's the name of the street where Charlestown High School is?

Medford

300

Wha't the name of our assistant headmaster?

Mr. T.C.

400

In the introduction, what is the order of the sentences?

General, specific, and thesis

400

What is an inference?

When you make an educated guess about what an author or a character is thinking or feeling

400

In the documentary about Dominican baseball players, what did the player lie about?

His age

400

In Charlestown, what's the name of the monument that commemorates a battle of the American Revolution?

Bunker Hill Monument

400

What's the name of one of our school secretaries?

Kelly or Mary Ann

500

Is the thesis sentence the same as the topic sentence


Yes or No

No

500

What is an antonym?

A word that has the opposite meaning

500

In the documentary about Dominican baseball players, did the talent agent ever admit to being wrong? Yes or no

No

500

The Statue of Liberty is in New York. What does it represent?

A welcome for new immigrants to the U.S. 

500

What else can you do at the nurse's office?

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