An AAAWWWUUBBIS phrase at the end of a sentence is similar to a ___________ insult; because neither is "in your face," neither needs an apology (comma or otherwise).

Which of the following is NOT a way that an author practices characterization?

Your ELA teacher agrees to read "just a few more pages" of The Outsiders today, and you experience a state or quality of happiness. Which Greek or Latin root would go with your bliss?

Which Greek or Latin root is most often seen on the periodic table of elements? (ELA x science?!?! mInD bLoWn!!)

Mrs. Keene and Mrs. Gonzalez would like to get new computers for class, but there is no money for them. They foolishly try to make money off Game Stop stocks, but fail miserably, and are ashamed because they are now even more broke. If only they had thought this through!

What vocabulary word BEST describes their ACTIONS?

After getting into a fight with a band of ninja cats and losing, every movement caused me to _______ in pain. I wouldn't make fun of THOSE cats again.

Which word would most likely be an antonym for "laughing hysterically"?

The physics book lay before me, a perfect storm of both science and math. I found the whole thing ___________, and I wasn't sure that I would ever understand it.

Your granny yells that the music is too loud, and that you should get off her lawn. She goes off, grumbling about her ears.

Which Greek/ Latin root would best go with her damaged hearing?

"The poem is full of things that relate to the five senses and have the quality of pictures," the old teacher wheezed, and I think I lost a year of my life during that class period.

Which Greek/ Latin root most likely has to do with the image-words in that poem?

Me: Yo, they keep mentioning Hank Williams in this book, and, like, I don't even know who he is.

Friend: Dude, that's an _________, because he was a singer, and they mention him in a story. He's technically an artist.

If you find something hard to believe, which Greek or Latin root would you most likely use to explain your feelings?

"I have a pet unicorn," Dr. Blue hissed at me, "and it is able to sneeze glitter that turns into money."

"Bruh," I replied. "You'll have to excuse me if I seem ________, but that's impossible to believe."

A/ an __________ is when a phrase has a different meaning than the words on the page.

Dally is a pretty complex person - he is both pretty bad (beats up kids, hello?!) and also kind (worried that Pony will get pneumonia).

Making Dally complex shows that S.E. Hinton is good at __________.

My teacher tried to explain the Shakespearean sonnet to me, but I stared on, confused.

"What's wrong, don't you _______?" she asked.

"Nope, I don't understand at all," I replied, frustrated.

Ponyboy has told us that his brother, Darry, has an almost constant _______ on his face. He never seems to smile, and Pony seems to think that Darry hates him!

The boy tried to walk ____________________ up to the girl and play it cool, but he ended up tripping over a piece of pepperoni on the floor, flying up into the air, and smacking her head into the table as he fell.

It's safe to say he won't get her number.

There once was Dally, a boy

For whom breaking the law brought joy

_________ did he behave

that bad boy vibe did he crave

even if he stole from a toddler a toy.