________, Mom said no you can't go to the party. (In a nutshell or cahoots)
In a nutshell
The mobsters were in ___ for most of their lives, looking for ways to steal from small businesses. (conspiracy or cahoots)
cahoots
We live a very ___ life. Most nights we are home with family and we don't travel much. (mundane or careening)
mundane
I can't believe that crook ___ the entire robbery...from finding the way in, to the getaway car, and how to do it all unnoticed. (careened or orchestrated)
orchestrated
When the candy store owner asked the little girl if she would like a piece of candy, she acted all ___ or shy. (orchestrated or sheepish)
sheepish
Some people believe the ____ that there are aliens waiting to take over our globe. (conspiracy or mundane)
conspiracy
The wet roads and faulty breaks caused the car to ______ into a building. (careen or conspiracy)
careen
Mom!! Tell Tyler to stop ___ me! He won't stop copying everything I do! (careening or imitating)
imitating
"Screech!! The careening cars swerved around the tree. Narrowly escaping a crash." What type of figurative language? (allusion / metaphor / onomatopoeia / hyperbole)
onomatopoeia
"If dad knew I was sneaking out at night to try to solve this mystery, I'd be grounded for life." What type of figurative language? (hyperbole / metaphor / idiom / allusion / simile)
hyperbole - extreme exaggeration
Bella Tuff, Janice, and Darrel Sullivan are all ___ in the mystery. (clients, suspects, or guilty)
suspects
A red herring is... (a guilty character OR a character used to throw the reader off track)
character used to throw the reader off track
Tell 3 things a good detective should do. Is Paul Marconi considered a "good detective" by your standards?
answers will vary
