Use the context clues to help determine the meaning of the word.
Was he mocking her, or did he think she was NAIVE enough to believe his outrageous flattery?
What is being childlike/innocent/trusting?
No credit for "dumb", "stupid", etc.
100
Jonathan and his little brother Anthony were playing
with blocks in the living room. All of a sudden Thomas
threw a block at his brother. Jonathan started crying.
His little brother gave him a hug and told him he was
sorry.
What is entertain?
100
A summary consists of three of these things.
What is beginning, middle, and end?
100
The "paragraphs" of a poem.
What are stanzas?
100
The setting of the Legend of the Mosquito.
Where is the forest/mountains?
200
Use the context clues to help determine the meaning of the word.
Next came his ASTOUNDING transformation from a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly.
What is something that is amazing/surprising/shocking?
200
Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu,
Hawaii. He attended college at Columbia University and
then earned a degree from Harvard Law. Afterwards
he became the first African American President of the
Harvard Law Review and has since become the first
African American President of the United States.
What is inform?
200
The difference between a main idea and a summary.
What is a main idea is the main point of the story and summary is the entire story? OR What is main idea is one sentence and a summary is at least three?
200
A drama has these elements.
What are stage directions/speaking parts?
200
The Thunderbird cracks the tree because of this reason.
What is wanting to eat/he is hungry?
300
John did not find supporters for his ASSERTION that medical care should be free in the room full of well-paid doctors.
What is a making a declaration/statement?
300
Find the PRIMARY purpose.
Did you know that plastic bags kill millions of marine animals because they are not disposed of properly? Think about how many plastic bags you use a day. Now think of how many animals could be dying in the ocean from plastic bags.
What is trying to persuade the reader to feel bad about using plastic bags?
300
The reason most students do not answer summary questions correctly.
What is the answer choices are too long/they don't want to read it?
300
How you identify an expository text.
What are text features/facts?
300
The author includes the sentence, "He knew he could not tell the thunderbird his secret" in order to -
What is make the reader doubt the thunderbird's motive?
400
Ever since he lost his job as a highly paid tester at the candy factory, Tommy has been MOROSE.
What is a sad/gloomy feeling/emotion?
400
The PRIMARY purpose of someone who creates commercials.
What is trying to persuade someone to spend money/persuade someone to buy a product?
400
The summary of the Legend of the Mosquito.
What is BME? (Answer must contain the beginning, middle, and end of the story).
400
The five organizational patterns in expository writing.
What is problem&solution, cause&effect, compare&contrast, description, and sequence/chronological order? (Must have all five for credit).
400
The protagonist in the Legend of the Mosquito?
Who is the mosquito?
500
The whole PREMISE of his argument relies on the reader believing that cities are a desirable place to live, which is an opinion that is not shared by everyone.
What is the base/foundation of an argument?
500
The SECONDARY purpose of a documentary.
What is to persuade?
500
The skill summary supports.
What is comprehension?
500
A legend contains this element.
What is a fantastical explanation for something common? OR What is imagery? OR What is fiction?