Informational Text 1
The central idea of the article.
What is stress has many elements. It can be both useful and harmful, but we can learn to manage it in a way that is effective.
The relationship between stress and the last section titled "Mental Turnabout".
What is it contrasts what the rest of the article stated. Instead of stress being bad, it shows how stress can be positive.
This best summarizes a theme of this story?
A. The only way to be forgiven for your sins is to leave your loved ones behind.
B. People can do more good with simple, kind actions than they can with money.
C. It is best to live a structured life in order to avoid the temptations of the world.
D. People should be forgiven for their sins once they recognize their mistakes.
What is B. People can do more good with simple, kind actions than they can with money.
The main purpose of a nonfictional text.
What is the central idea.
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile.
The meaning of "shunted" as used in paragraph 7 of the information article.
What is transported.
A rhetorical device found in paragraph 15.
What is logos.
TWO phrases from the story best support the answer to the theme.
A. “Thus did the brothers live for many years, and every week the Angel of the Lord came down to them and blessed them.” (Paragraph 1)
B. “…and not keeping for himself a single coin of all this money, he went back to his dwelling in the selfsame old garment in which he had come to town.” (Paragraph 4)
C. “And all three houses began to be filled with people, and the people began to praise Athanasius for all that he had done.” (Paragraph 4)
D. “Thou art not worthy to dwell with thy brother. That one leap aside of thy brother’s was worth more than all that thou hast done with thy gold.” (Paragraph 9)
E. “…and he understood that not by gold, but by good works only, could he render service to God and his fellow-man.” (Paragraph 14)
F. “And the brethren dwelt together as before.” (Paragraph 15)
What is:
D. “Thou art not worthy to dwell with thy brother. That one leap aside of thy brother’s was worth more than all that thou hast done with thy gold.” (Paragraph 9)
E. “…and he understood that not by gold, but by good works only, could he render service to God and his fellow-man.” (Paragraph 14)
What is context clues.
Putting information into our own words but still having the same meaning.
What is paraphrase.
The statement from the text that best describes how paragraph 15 contributes to the overall article. (Looking for a specific quote from the paragraph.
What is "It emphasizes that anxiety disorders are not uncommon among young people."
A rhetorical device found in paragraph 10.
What is pathos.
The likely meaning of the word aghast in the sentence below:
And Athanasius was aghast and could only say: “Wherefore, my Lord?”
What is shocked.
Using senses to describe in details something.
What is imagery.
Traits found about a person in the story through the text.
The main strategy used to the section "Reducing a mountain to a molehill" to develop his claim.
a. The author explains a problem and then presents a solution.
b. The author details the cause and effect on an event or action.
c. The author shares important events or actions in their order of importance.
d. The author presents a detailed list of problems.
a. The author explains a problem and then presents a solution.
The author's main purpose of the article.
What is information. To explain the different types and uses of stress and the ways it can be managed to help people be healthy and successful.
Which statement best explains how Athanasius responds to the Angel’s scolding?
A. He believes that he has done good deeds with the money and does not deserve to be scolded.
B. At first he is surprised and defensive, but later he recognizes his mistakes.
C. He had predicted the confrontation, so he quickly accepts the Angel’s scolding.
D. He realizes that he has missed his brother and decides to live with him once more.
What is B. At first he is surprised and defensive, but later he recognizes his mistakes.
Referencing something in the past such as historical art, literature, people etc.
What is an allusion.
A struggle found between opposing forces in a story.
What is a conflict.
3 piece of evidence that supports that the author explains a problem and then presents a solution in "reducing a mountain to a molehill?"
a. "People suffering from overwhelming feelings of anxiety have what's called an anxiety disorder."
b. "This broad term includes seven different types."
c. Kids anticipate the future and work hard toward goals. They also tap into their natural tendency..."
d. She recommends starting by breathing deeply and relaxing your muscles, group by group.
e. Miller also recommends facing fears in small doses.
f. For many students, Sunday night is tough, with a whole new week of school to face the next morning.
a. "People suffering from overwhelming feelings of anxiety have what's called an anxiety disorder."
d. She recommends starting by breathing deeply and relaxing your muscles, group by group.
e. Miller also recommends facing fears in small doses.
How does the repetition of the following phrase in Paragraph 1 help develop the plot of the story: “the Angel of the Lord came down to them and blessed them?”
What is it illustrates that the Angel blessed the brothers for the kind actions in CONTRAST to later events in the story. Without this, we wouldn't see the contrast.
How we speak/write to out friends or classmates.
What is informal tone.
This is how information has been passed down in ancient literature.