| A | B |
|---|
| relay | a race in which several team members take turns running to complete the race |
| clutch | to grasp and hold tightly |
| prodigy | a person with an exceptional talent |
| liable | likely to |
| sidekick | a person who helps and spends a lot of time with someone who is usually more important, powerful, etc. |
| crouch | to stoop with bent knees |
| sidekick | Robin, Piglet |
| clutch | climbing a mountain without ropes |
| crouch | picking something up off the floor |
| liable | being sent to the office for breaking the rules |
| sidekick | helper |
| prodigy | a thirteen-year-old graduating from college |
| clutch | trying to keep your purse or phone from being stolen |
| crouch | hiding behind a couch at a surprise birthday party |
| liable | making an A on a test you studied a lot for |
| relay | track; baton; speed |
| plot | events of a story in the order they happen |
| exposition | the part of plot where characters, setting, conflict are introduced |
| rising action | the part of plot where things get complicated |
| climax | the part of plot which is most suspenseful |
| falling action | the part of plot where the climax is wrapped up |
| resolution | the part of plot where the entire story is wrapped up |
| conflict | problem in a story |
| external conflict | problem outside of a person |
| internal conflict | problem inside of a person |
| external conflict | man v. man; man v. society; man v. nature |
| internal conflict | man v. self |
| man v. man; external conflict | Squeaky facing down Gretchen, Mary Louise, and Rosie |
| man v. self; internal conflict | Squeaky debating whether to face down the girls or duck into the candy store |
| climax | Squeaky realizes she'd like to be Raymond's coach |
