WorksheetsELA 8 Vocab / Barrington Irving
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is an adverb?
a word that is a person, place, thing or idea
a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech
a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses
a word that modifies nouns and pronouns
What do pronouns replace?
nouns
prepositions
verbs
adjectives
Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?
adverb
verb
interjection
adjective
What is an adjective?
an interrupting word
a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses
a word that is a person, place, thing or idea
a word that desribes nouns and pronouns
What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the diretion something is going?
interjection
preposition
pronoun
conjunction
A person, place, thing, or idea
A word that introduces a prepositional phrase
Define a verb
An action
A person, place, thing, or idea
An emotional word that interrupts a sentence
A word that takes the place of a noun
Which of the following does an adverb modify?
Noun
Verb
Conjunction
Preposition
He throws the ball. He is what part of speech?
Noun
Verb
Preposition
Pronoun
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the championship, and we had a parade downtown. What part of speech is and?
Adjective
Adverb
Interjection
Conjunction
Wow! The Angels are going to the World Series! What part of speech is Wow?
Interjections
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Pronouns
This part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in “ly.”
adverb
adjective
noun
interjection
Which of the following is NOT a prepositional phrase?
under the car
into the unknown
the fast food restaurant
over the hill
Which one is alliteration?
She's tame and he's lame. Both are not the same.
When I got there, everyone was done.
Shazam!
Look! Larry lost Lucy, but luckily he located her.
Which one is alliteration?
She bought a pot.
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
The crowd went wild!
The cold is like ice.
Define retort
to prove to be true
a French dessert
to reply quickly
mad
Define candid
burning
very honest, informal
to see
a photograph
Define rectify
a fast response
informal
to take a photograph
to correct, to set right
Define speculate.
to guess without evidence
to frame
to wear glasses
to dance
Define verify.
to call
to change one's mind
to prove to be true
a claim.
working towards a goal or task even if it is difficult
DETERMINATION
TERMINATE
DETERMINE
GRIT
reaching your final goal
ACHIEVE
ACCESS
AQUIRE
FINISH LINE
To go after something you want
PURSUE
STALK
RETRIEVE
GRAB
taking down an obstacle
TACKLING
HOG TIE
ACHIEVE
BULLDOZER
To successfully complete a goal
ACCOMPLISH
ACCESS
FINISH
REACH FOR
Full of meaning or reason
PURPOSEFUL
DONE
COMPLETED
ACCOMPLISH
OLD ENGLISH SUFFIX -ful
CHOOSE TWO
full of
having qualities of
law or fair
of the mind
OLD ENGLISH SUFFIX -ful
CHOOSE TWO
full of
having qualities of
law or fair
of the mind
BOUNTIFUL
gifts
adequate
determined
overflowing
What kind of person would be BOASTFUL
found a nonprofit
start an argument
brag about a grade
take flying lessons
When a reader makes and educated guess and picks up clues from the author to determine deeper meanings in the text
INFERENCING
GUESSING
CHARACTERIZATION
DETERMINATION
When an author directly tells the reader what a character is like
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
INFERENCING
ACHIEVE
When and author gives the readers clues about a character’s personality without directly stating character traits.
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
INFERENCE
GUESSING
ADJECTIVES used to describe a person’s internal qualities, external motivations or outward appearance
CHARACTER TRAITS
INFERENCING
STATEMENT
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
What does the following excerpt tell you about Barrington?
"To follow his dream, Irving turned down a full football scholarship to the University of Florida."
Irving is focused and determined
Irving is athletic
Irving is wealthy and smart
Irving is a quitter
How did Irving's mentor inspire him to become a pilot?
by getting Irving out of jail
by giving Irving a flight book from his parent's bookstore
by letting Irving sit in the cockpit of his commercial plane
by receiving a football scholarship to University of Florida
What is the goal of Experience Aviation?
to increase youth interest in aviation, science, and math
to teach kids to fly airplanes
to replace science and math class in public schools
to take kids out of the inner city and show them airplanes
What is the overall theme of Barrington Irving?
You need the support of others to reach your goals.
Purposefulness, dedication, and a belief in oneself are the keys to success.
Although hard work is important, luck plays a bigger role in your success.
You must go to a four year college to be successful.
What is the excerpt below an example of?
"Barrington Irving is very good at rising above obstacles."
DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
