Transcript Night Circus OA`s - Laurel County Schools

“The ticket booth clearly visible behind the gates is
closed and barred. The tents are still, save for when they
ripple ever so slightly in the wind”(p.4).
1.Highlight in GREEN the word is closest in meaning to except.
2.Highlight TWO prepositional phrases in pink.
3.Highlight the SUBJECT for each in yellow.
4.Circle the verbs (hint: look for linking verbs)
5.UNDERLINE the adverbs
“The circus looks abandoned and empty. But you think perhaps
you can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze,
beneath the crisp scent of autumn leaves. A subtle sweetness at
the edges of cold” (p.4).
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Highlight the adjectives in YELLOW
Highlight prepositional phrases in PINK
Highlight the word closest in meaning to “float” in GREEN.
Underline the sentence fragment (incomplete sentence). Hint:
look for the one that DOESN’T have a verb
5. Circle the words that indicate the second person point of view
“First, there is a popping sound. It is barely audible over the
wind and conversation. A soft noise like a kettle about to
boil for tea. Then comes the light. All over the tents, small
lights begin to flicker, as though the entirety of the circus is
covered in particularly bright fireflies” (p.5).
1. Highlight in YELLOW the organizational words that indicate the order
in which things happen.
2. Highlight in GREEN the word that means “able to hear.”
3. Underline the word that is closest in meaning to “whole.”
4. Highlight prepositional phrases in PINK.
5. Circle the simile
“With your ticket in hand, you follow a continuous line
of patrons into the circus, watching the rhythmic
motions of the black-and-white clock as you wait” (p.58).
1. Highlight in GREEN the word that means “without
stopping.”
2. Highlight in YELLOW the word closest in meaning to
“customers.”
3. Circle the word that means “steady.”
4. Highlight prepositional phrases in PINK.
5. What is the point of view in this passage?
“Every element of the circus blends together in a wonderful
coalescence. Acts that have been training in separate
countries on separate continents, now perform in adjacent
tents, each part melding seamlessly into a whole” (p.119).
1. What word means side-by-side? Highlight in GREEN.
2. What word means “blending together” or “united?” Highlight in YELLOW.
3. Highlight prepositional phrases in PINK.