Context Clues
THE DOG WAS ECSTATIC TO SEE HIS OWNER COME BACK FROM WORK. ECSTATIC MEANS ...ROUGH...MAD ...HAPPY.
WHAT IS HAPPY?
HE'S AS FAST AS A CHEETAH!"
WHAT IS SIMILE?
After feeding her dog Dolly crunchy food for years, Beth put wet food in Dolly's dish. Dolly would not touch it. What can we infer about how Dolly feel about the food?
Dolly prefers crunchy food.
THEY WENT TWO THE MALL TO FIND BATHING SUITS FOR THE POOL PARTY.
A.) TO B.) TOO C.)THE WORD IS CORRECT AS WRITTEN.
A.) TO
A mother tells her son she enjoyed watching that horror movie "about as much as a root canal."
VERBAL
THE ICE QUEEN WAS VICIOUS AND WOULD NOT LET HER KNIGHTS GO TO SLEEP. VICIOUS MEANS.. CRUEL... EATING TOO MUCH.... BLACK
WHAT IS CRUEL?
"SHE IS A WALKING DICTIONARY"
WHAT IS METAPHOR?
WHAT TWO THINGS NEED TO TAKE PLACE WHEN YOU ARE MAKING AN INFERENCE?
THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW AND USING THE DETAILS/CLUES IN THE TEXT.
It was _____ one-time problem.
What is A
A woman thinks her boyfriend is acting strangely because he's about to propose, but the audience knows that he is planning to run away with another woman, intensifying emotions.
Dramatic Irony
JACK HAD GUARANTEED TO HIS MOM THAT HE WOULD GET AN A ON THE TEST. WHAT DOES GUARANTEED MEAN?
PROMISE
"I'LL BE BACK IN A SECOND"`
WHAT IS HYPERBOLE/EXAGERRATION?
JACK WAS TALKING BEHIND AUGGIE'S BACK. AUGGUE HAD HEARD EVERYTHING HE SAID AND FELT BAD. JACK NOW DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE HAD DONE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY THEY WERE NOT FRIENDS. HOW DO YOU THINK JACK FEELS?
REGRETFULL OR CONFUSED
WHICH OF THESE CORRECTS THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
BOWERBIRDS BUILD THE NESTS THAT THEY CALL HOME.
A.) WHO B.) WHOM C.) WHICH D.) THE WORD IS CORRECT AS WRITTEN.
D.) THE WORD IS CORRECT AS WRITTEN.
A man works hard for many years to save for retirement; on his last day of work he is given a lottery ticket worth millions.
Situational Irony
THE BULLIES DEMOLISHED THE POOR STUDENT AND HE FELL DOWN ON HIS KNEE. DEMOLISHED MEANS...AWKWARD...KNOCKED DOWN.. OR .. MAKE SOMEONE FEEL BAD...
WHAT IS KNOCK DOWN?
THE STARS WINKED AT ME.
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?
JAMES WAS NERVOUS BEFORE THE BIG TEST. HE PAID ATTENTION IN CLASS, DID HOMEWORK, AND STUDIED A LITTLE EVERY NIGHT. ON THE DAY OF THE TEST HE SPOKE POSITIVE THOUGHTS BY TELLING HIMSELF HE WOULD DO WELL. WHAT CAN YOU INFER ABOUT HOW JAMES PERFORMED ON THE TEST?
JAMES PASSED THE TEST!
THE BEAGLE IS THEY'RE DOG.
A.) THEIR B.) THERE C.) TAYRE D.) THE WORD IS CORRECT AS WRITTEN.
A. THEIR
A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance.
Situational Irony
THE FRAGILE BOX WAS DEPORTABLE BY BOAT. WHAT DOES DEPORTABLE MEAN?
ABLE TO BE TRANSPORTED
WHAT DOES THE PHRASE "ADD MORE FUEL TO THE FIRE" MEAN?
WHAT IS TO MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE?
SEVERAL CARS LINED THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A HUGE COLORFUL SIGN NEAR THE DOOR WITH 3 BALLOONS TIED ON THE POLE. THERE WAS MUSIC AND TALKING COMING FROM INSIDE. WHAT CAN YOU INFER?
THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF CELEBRATION GOING ON INSIDE
Don't forget ____ umbrella.
a
What is AN
In a scary movie, the character goes into a house they think is empty, but the audience knows the killer is in the house. This increases the suspense.
DRAMATIC IRONY