Open Up - Grade 6 - ELA - Module 1 - Homework 5

“[Grover] took the empty glass from me gingerly, as if it were dynamite, and set it back on the table.”Which word in this excerpt best helps in understanding the meaning of gingerly?

• empty
• glass
• dynamite
• table

Based on the context clues, which synonym best matches the meaning of gingerly?

• carefully
• angrily
• dangerously
• selfishly

Check the definition of the word gingerly in a dictionary. What other synonyms are offered to define the word?

Authors often give human characteristics and behaviors to non-human objects. This technique is called personification. Which of the following sentences from chapter 5 demonstrates personification?

• “The porch wrapped all the way around the farmhouse.”
• “ . . . the valley marched all the way up to the water . . .”
• “The landscape was dotted with buildings that looked like ancient Greek architecture. . .”
• “Canoes glided across a small lake.”

Percy describes Annabeth as having a “stereotypical” look. A stereotype is a widely held belief about a particular group of people. Point out the phrases in this excerpt that illustrate Percy’s stereotypical belief about girls from California.“She was probably my age, maybe a couple of inches taller, and a whole lot more athletic looking. With her deep tan and her curly blond hair, she was almost exactly what I thought a stereotypical California girl would look like, except her eyes ruined the image. They were startling gray, like storm clouds . . .”