"Grounded" (Unit 1 Vocab Included)

What is a generation?

• A group of people who are in the same age range and often share similar world views and experiences.

• A group of people who bond over a single, specific hobby or interest.

• Everyone who lives in Illinois

• An organized rebellion.

What type of car did the grandmother drive?

• Camper Van

• A VW Bus

• 1966 Red Chevy Impala Convertible

• Jeep Cherokee

What are the narrator's mother and father concerned about at the beginning of the story when the narrator overhears their conversation?

• The daughter not behaving

• The grandmother being able to drive safely.

• The daughter being on her phone too much.

• The brother getting in trouble at school.

What did the narrator ask of the grandmother?

• to let her practice driving

• to use her phone

• to make her dinner

• to drive her to Luisa's party

What did grandmother do when she was younger?

• She would always get in trouble.

• She loved to drive her grandmother's car.

• She was a backup singer in a band the narrator was familiar with.

• She was a painter.

What happened when the grandmother drove the car to Luisa's party?

• She pulled over and asked the narrator if she wanted to return home.

• She crashed into the ditch.

• She made it to the party and brought bean dip.

• She was on her phone joking with the narrator's parents.

For what reasons might the narrator's grandmother have pulled over? (2 answers)

• She was nervous about driving.

• She knew her granddaughter was grounded.

• She got a phone call.

• She was lost.

How did the granddaughter react when grandmother said she wanted to turn around?

• She was mad.

• She was relieved.

• She was bored.

• She yelled at her.

What is the best example of visual imagery from the following choices?

• "She loved driving with the top down, the radio blasting, singing at the top of her lungs when a good song came on" (6).

• "Saturday night arrived and I was itching to go to the party" (7).

• "Sometimes it felt like Grandma and I were on the sidelines and my parents were in the middle, dragging us toward the center, where we did not want to be" (6).

• "The sky was just beginning to darken, blue clouds against a darker blue sky" (7).

What style of writing was used by the author of "Grounded?"

• Argumentative writing

• Informative writing

• Nonfiction narrative

• Science fiction