Thunder Rose: Vocabulary and Elements

1. What does the word accentuated mean?

• make more noticeable

• appreciated

• cranky

• irritated

2. What does the word obliged mean?

• make more noticeable

• appreciated

• cranky

• irritated

3. What does the word catankerous mean?

• make more noticeable

• appreciated

• cranky

• irritated

4. What does the word riled mean?

• make more noticeable

• appreciated

• cranky

• irritated

5. What is the genre of the story Thunder Rose?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

6. Thunder Rose is a story that is exaggerated what is another name more an exaggerated story?

• Fairy Tale

• Tall Tale

• Informational

• Myth

7. What is Theme?

• A Story

• A Lyric

• The Message

• A Feeling

8. How many Theme's can a story have?

• I don't know

• zero

• one

• more than one

9. What is the best theme for the story Thunder Rose?

• A person's special characteristics can be a strength that can help others.

• A person's courage can help them face evil.

• A person has to deal with the reality of growing up.

• A person survives because of the love and friendship of another person.

10. How are characters in a tall tale different from those in realistic fiction?

• Tall tale characters are exaggerated in their abilities; while characters in realistic fiction relate more to the real world and real life.

• Tall tale characters are like real life characters in the real world; while characters in realistic fiction are exaggerated in their abilities.

• Tall tale characters are real and so are characters in realistic fiction.

• Tall tale characters are cooler than characters in realistic fiction.