Parts of Speech | The Giver | Holidays | Vocabulary | The Age of Miracles |
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What is an adjective?
It describes a noun or a pronoun
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Who is Gabriel?
He became Jonas's baby brother
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What is Advent?
It marks the four weeks leading up to Christmas
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What is "gratitude"?
The state of being grateful
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What is California?
The story takes place in this state
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What is a pronoun?
It takes the place of a noun
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What is a bicycle?
Each child receives their first at the ceremony of 9
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What is Hanukkah?
This eight-day celebration commemorates the miracle of the temple
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What is "meteoric"?
Resembling a meteor in sudden and temporary brilliance
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What is The Slowing?
The phenomenon displayed by the Earth's rotation goes by this name
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What is a verb?
It is the action of a sentence
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What are the stirrings?
Once these begin, Jonas has to take medication every day
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What is Diwali?
Rangolis are displayed as part of this celebration of light
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What is a "syndrome"?
A group of signs and symptoms that occur together
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What are birds?
As a result of the slowing, they begin to fall from the sky
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What is an adverb?
It can describe a verb, an adjective or an adverb
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Who is Rosemary?
She was the Giver's daughter
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What is Kwanzaa?
It celebrates the seven principles of African American community
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What is "hubris"?
Exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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What is a sunburn?
One night Julia and Seth get a bad one
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What is an interjection?
An exclamation or interruption
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What are colors?
Jonas and the Giver can see these, but others can't
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What is Michaelmas?
Gold capes and swords mark this autumn celebration of bravery
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What is "acuity"?
Keenness of perception
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What is "We were here"?
The book ends with these words
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