Cluster One: Main Idea and Summarizing
Cluster Two: Making Inferences
Cluster Three: Paired Passages
Cluster Four: Narrative Elements
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100

Define Main Idea restating the question. 

The main idea is the most important parts in a passage. 

100

What does it mean to make an inference? (Restate the question)

To make an educated guess based on the evidence in a passage. 

100

What is the definition of paired passages?

Restate the question. 

Paired passages are text sets compliment each other. They can be compared and contrasted. 

100

Name one element that can drive the plot. 

Setting

Characters

Inciting Incident or Event

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

100

Define Context Clues. 

Hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual words. 

200

Name two things you might highlight when previewing a passage.  

(Both have to be correct to get points)

Tittle

Subtitle

Subheadings

200

What does it mean when information is implied?

Not clearly stated

200

What two graphic organizers are associated with comparing and contrasting?

Venn Diagram, T Chart

200

Name one of the five types of external conflict and explain what it means.

Individual vs. Individual

Individual vs. Nature

Individual vs. Society

Individual vs. Technology

Individual vs. Supernatural

200

What is tone?

How a character or author is feeling. The feeling of a story. 

300

What does it mean when a main idea is Explicitly Stated? 

It can be located in the text. It can be found within the passages. 

300

What can you infer from this passage?

"Night Owl was a young Powhatan Indian who lived in a village on the banks of the New York River in Virginia. Every midsummer, elders of the tribe met to choose the young teenage boys who would be leaders. Today the village gathered to hear the Chief announce their names." 

They are going to choose a new leader. 

300

What is a signal word that indicates something is being contrasted? 

Different, Unlike, However, But, In Contrast

300

Define internal conflict and external conflict. 

Restate the question. (Both have to be correct for points)

Internal: A struggle within the character's mind

External: A struggle with opposing forces. (Outside the character's mind)

300

Identify the type of figurative language. 

"Racing through the day was a marathon run for me." 

Hyperbole.

400

There are two ways the main idea can be identified in a text! Which is shown below? 

"The Venus flytrap is a unique plant with many admirers. This carnivorous plant grows in the bogs of North America. With red-lined lobes that resemble a mouth, the Venus flytrap looks more like a creature than a plant." 

Explicitly Stated

400

Read the following Excerpt. 

"Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear as far as the eye could see, except for the cruel sun. The insatiable sun drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the land."

What can you infer Mr. Johnson does for a living. Identify one piece of evidence to support your answer. (Both need to be correct for credit.)

He is a farmer. 


400

What is a signal word that indicates something is being compared?

Alike, Both, Similar, Same, Too

400

Define Direct Characterization and Indirect Characterization. 

Restate the question and both have to be correct for points. 

Direct: The physical and mental traits (Telling)

Indirect: The speaks, thinks, or how other characters react to them. (Showing)

400

Define Connotation and Denotation. 

Connotation: The feeling a word gives

Denotation: The definition of a word

500

There are two ways the main idea can be identified in a text! Which is shown below? 

"Nike, a major United States sportswear company, has spent the last several years doing some serious "sole" searching. In other words, the company wants your smelly, old sneakers. Why would anyone want dirty, worn sneakers? The material used to make most sneakers is extremely flexible. 

Implied

500
Read the following excerpt. 

"Pablo slowly got off the ground and wiped the dust from his pants. There were several tears in both legs. He could see the blood through the holes. He picked the gravel from his wounds, wiped off the dust and looked at the motorbike. The bike was on its side, the front wheel was turned around, and the wheel was spinning. When he got home, his mother asked what happened. He replied " I got attacked by a dog after school. It was one of the neighbor's dogs."

How did Pablo injure himself and what is one piece of evidence that supports this? (Both have to be correct for points)

He got into a motorcycle accident. 

500

What does the words in this acronym mean. (It is the READ strategy)

R
E
A
D

R- Read

E- Evaluate

A- Analyze

D- Determine

500

In exactly five minutes, put the plot elements in order in the order in which they happen. 

Rising Action

Climax

Exposition

Inciting Incident

Resolution

Falling Action

Exposition

Inciting Incident

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution 

500

Identify ALL of the examples of Onomatopoeia in this excerpt. 

There are many reasons why I could hear the chitter which often sounds like the chattering of teeth or maybe a bark. 


chitter, chattering, bark

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