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“First day” from Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
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The headmaster her students are...
above the school
between the school
in front of the school
in the school
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docks
platforms built on the shore or out from the shore
a place to plug your phone into
a small boat used for fishing
a walkway to no where
3
Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts?
Dumbledore
Filch
Snape
McGongall
4
What is a tuck box used for?
Keeping animals in
Keeping important papers
Whatever the owner wants to use it for
Keeping food in
5
The children took ___ buckets and spades to the beach.
they're
their
there
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What kind of ways can you annotate a text
Write your own opinion
Write down definition
Summarize
Write down questions
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This word means big, huge, or gigantic.....
enormous
anticipation
slender
glanced
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Which character "had the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish..."
Headmaster of Repton
Headmaster of St. Peter's
Manager of Shell
Mrs. Pratchett
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In his memoir, "Boy, Tales of Childhood," Roald Dahl was punished for doing what?
Pranking Mrs. Pratchett
Interrupting his teacher during class
Using his computer without permission
Not finishing his homework
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Overzealous means.....
Not appreciated
Dank
Too eager or enthusiastic
Top of the heap
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What does the word CONVEY mean.......
stand out
to show
to make known
to infer
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What does Apprehensive mean
Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen.
To discipline, esp. by corporal punishment
deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
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hang around linger
Mc donalds
loiter
detesation
encompass
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What is a Prep School?
a type of high school that prepares students for entering college
Prep schools prepare students for higher level classes in college
15
How do good readers annotate a text?
Skip over something they don't understand in the text.
highlighting, circle or jotting down a word, or phrase.
fold the page in the book to remind them to go back.
make note of the page number.
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I go to the Esplanade to....
Watch a performance
Watch movie
Go swimming
Fly a kite
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trunk (like a box)
el baúl
la tarjeta
la maletera
la maleta
18
Which word rhymes with CAP?
Key
Fish
Sat
Map
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A: This parcel is really heavy. - B: Wait a minute, I ... help you.
won´t
will be
will not
will
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tremendous means :
enormous, huge
small and insignificant
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What does apprehensive mean?
To arrest.
To talk.
Very confident.
Worried or uneasy.
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what does covet mean?
to strongly desire
the 10 commandments
my brothers stupidness
words of stupid democrats
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How does the author CONVEY the character's feelings? Convey means...
make a duplicate
make known or understandable
to renounce or deny
to imitate or mimic
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Define CLUTTER
a collection of things that is smelly
a collection of things that is messy
a collection of things that is tidy
a collection of things that is ugly
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Overzealous means . . .
neglectful
looking at closely
excessive
little
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What is another word for parcel?
Present
Gift
Basket
Box
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Apprehensive
open resistance; bold disobedince
fearful or anxious, especially about the future
without stopping
regretfully
28
What does the emoticon convey?
painful
hopeful
beautiful
blissful
29
What do you think clutter means?
Shrugging
Guitars
An empty room
An untidy collection of things
30
Bison are tremendous animals. Tremendous means:
Snowy.
Very large or great.
Has horns.
Beautiful.
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What is the definition of covet?
to wish, long, crave for
a person who has a strong hatred for someone else
something that causes misery or death
to seize
32
To annotate a text you might:
Underline important words
Highlight anything that is surprising
Pay close attention to repeated images or words
All the above
33
This color is Grey
True
False
34
what does apprehensive mean
emoji
one who receives
an extreme fear
fearful
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Covet?
to crave
to need
to have
to want
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What did the narrator think about Mr. Kelada's wardrobe trunk?
It was too expensive.
It was too elegant.
It was too old.
It was too big.
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The moon is drifting away from earth
True
False
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Treats
causes excitement
laughing loudly
something that is terrible
food and drink
39
Which of these sentences uses the word 'disembark' correctly?
The student did the disembark on Tik-Tok.
The dogs growled and disembarked loudly.
"Disembark all of the parts!" ordered the instructor.
The gods ordered the crew to disembark from their horses.
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flannel ________.
shirt
scarf
stockings
boots
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What is a Boarding school ?
A school where you get bored
A school where you can live
A school where you can take a fly
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anxious and apprehensive are positive qualities
False
True
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What is an esplanade?
a slight shadow
the highest point
a level open stretch or area
the lowest point
44
Define of disembark
To go over
To go around
to get off
To get on
45
A boat powered and moved by steam and paddle wheels is called?
Paddle steamer
Yacht
Speed boat
Shadoof
46
Disembark from a train or a bus
Get off
Get out
Get along
Get on
47
Why do we annotate?
To understand what we are reading
All of the above
To answer questions about the text correctly
To develop an understanding of unfamiliar words and their meaning
48
What is the antonym for Apprehensive?
Riches
Amazement
Confident
Conversation
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Overzealous
under the bottom
Over the bottom
Under the top
Over the top
50
Boy: Tales of Childhood and Going Solo were autobiographical books written by which author?
Philip Pullman
Roald Dahl
Michael Morpurgo
George Orwell
51
Define overzealous
to forget about something
to be very excited about something
to find something
to be very sad about something
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Seedy
Full of seeds; ripe
To faint from exhaustion
Shabby, dirty, and often disreputable
A small stream
53
Define Overzealous
belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil.
too zealous in attitude or behavior.
deserving strong condemnation.
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Should You Annotate Your Passages
no
yes
55
What is the meaning of CONVEY?
to add to
to show
56
What do this road sign convey?
Prohibition
Tourist information
Warning
Positive Instruction
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HOW might we annotate?
underlining, highlighting, circling
summarizing the text
none of the above
writing notes in the margin
58
How many docks can you count?
6
1
5
OVER 9000!!!
59
Earth's moon is slowly drifting away from our planet.
False
True
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The word OVERZEALOUS means ENTHUSIASTIC.
False
True
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What does disembark
Leave the house
leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
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Eat ice cream
