Speak Pre-Reading

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Rachel Bruin
• Andy Evans
• Melinda Sordino

Who is the narrator's ex-best friend?

• Rachel 
• Heather
• Melinda

What alter-ego does Melinda give herself when she runs into Andy Evans?

• dog
• tree
• bunny-rabbit
• wombat

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

On the first day of school, what "clan" does Melinda attribute herself to?

• nerds
• outcasts
• Marthas

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where is Melinda's secret hide out?

• under the bleachers
• art class
• old janitor's closet

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Match the quote with it's appropriate literary term.
"losers are prunes in the oatmeal of school."

• simile
• metaphor
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the quote with it's appropriate literary term.
"We are the Wombats, woozy, wicked...worried, withdrawn, weepy, weird, Wombats."

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the quote with it's appropriate literary term.
"Art follows lunch, like dream follows nightmare"

• simile
• metaphor
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is....to look ahead or give hints for the future?

• motif
• metaphor
• foreshadow

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is....a direct comparison between two unrelated things?

• metaphor
• theme
• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4