Thursday, November 20, 2014

Chapter Nineteen - Questions

1. How has Peeta managed to stay safe since his fight with Cato?

2. Describe Peeta's injuries.

3. How does Katniss stop Peeta from talking about his potential death?

Chapter Nineteen - Vocabulary

1. jeopardize
For two tributes to have a shot at winning, our "romance" must be so popular with the audience that condemning it would jeopardize the success of the Games.

2. domain
I feel almost certain that the person she ran from was Thresh and that is his domain.

3. ambush
I do sleep, but in the morning I'm extra cautious, thinking that while the Careers might hesitate to attack me in a tree, they're completely capable of setting an ambush for me.

4. navigate
In fact, I've just about decided I'm on the wrong track entirely, that a wounded boy would be unable to navigate getting to and from this water source, when I see the bloody streak going down the curve of a boulder.

5. lethal
"You know, you're kind of squeamish for such a lethal person," says Peeta as I beat the shorts clean between two rocks.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Chapter Eighteen - Questions

1. What does Kat do for Rue as a sign of protest against the Capitol?

2. What sponsor gift does Kat receive? Who is it from?

3. What important rule change is announced in Chapter Eighteen?

Chapter Eighteen - Vocabulary

1. capacity
One look at the wound and I know it's far beyond my capacity to heal, beyond anyone's probably.

2. fatigue
My throat is tight with tears, hoarse from smoke and fatigue.

3. novice
My song, the hovercraft, were too unfamiliar for this novice to pick up, but it has mastered her handful of notes.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Chapter Seventeen - Vocabulary

1. debris
But the apples must have set off enough mines, causing debris to activate the others.

2. subsequent
If there was a cannon shot, it could have been easily lost in the subsequent explosions.

3. diminish
Gradually, subtly, the ringing in my right ear diminishes until it's gone entirely.
 

Chapter Seventeen - Questions

1. What happens to the boy from District 13?

2. What does Kat mean by a "hollow day"? Have you ever had a hollow day?


The Hunger Games - Destroying the supplies

Monday, November 17, 2014

Chapter Sixteen - Vocabulary

1. precaution

2. ordeal

3. rendezvous

4. replenish

5. proximity

6. replicate

7. meticulous