"Once Upon A Time" Flashcards

Front

As the walls in the story grow higher and more difficult to climb, the characters become —

Back

more fearful

Front

Reread this sentence: "The little boy acted out a story." What is the best way to revise this sentence using descriptive prepositional phrases?

Back

After school, the little boy acted out a story from a fairy tale with his friends.

Front

Interred (from Latin "in" meaning "into" and "terra" meaning "earth")

Back

Buried

Front

The Latin word supprimere, meaning “to press under,” helps the reader understand that suppressed means —

Back

to put an end to forcibly

Front

How does the author structure the story?

Back

She uses flashback to shift between the past and the present.

Front

Which statement best describes the theme of the story?

Back

Irrational fear and prejudice imprison everyone.

Front

Irrational fear and prejudice imprison everyone. Which quote best supports this?

Back

But every week there were more reports of intrusion: in broad daylight and the dead of night, in the early hours of the morning, and even in the lovely summer twilight. (paragraph 15)