Word Power
The benevolent teacher donated supplies to her students.
What does “benevolent” mean?
What is kind or generous?
He slammed the door and stomped to his room. What can you infer about his mood?
What is he is angry?
Which organizational pattern is used in this paragraph: A mammal is an animal that has hair and produces milk for its young.
What is definition?
Which sentence is correct?
A) She run to the store and buy milk.
B) She ran to the store and bought milk.
C) She runs to the store and buying milk.
D) She runned to the store and bought milk.
B) She ran to the store and bought milk
Identify the figurative language: The wind whispered through the trees.
What is personification?
Which analogy best fits the word “deployed”?
A) Sent : Positioned
B) Easy : Simple
C) Quick : Fast
What is Sent : Positioned?
What can you infer about the setting from this sentence: Snow covered the streets and people wore heavy coats.
What is it is winter or cold?
Which pattern is used when an author lists pros and cons of an idea?
What is advantage/disadvantage?
Which sentence fixes the fragment: Because he was tired.
A) Because he was tired, he went to bed.
B) He was tired.
C) He went to bed.
D) Because he was tired, bed.
A) Because he was tired, he went to bed.
What type of figurative language is this: Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
Which clue helps you understand “elated” in this sentence: She was elated when she saw her name on the winner’s list.
What is “when she saw her name on the winner’s list”?
Infer why the author included this detail: She checked her watch three times in five minutes.
What is she is nervous or impatient?
What pattern is used when an author groups animals by type?
What is classification?
Which sentence uses variety instead of repetition?
A) I like pizza. I like burgers.
B) I like pizza and burgers.
C) I like pizza. Pizza is good.
D) I like burgers. Burgers are good.
B) I like pizza and burgers.
Explain the metaphor: He was a rock during the storm.
What is he was strong and reliable?
What does the word “consolidating” mean in this sentence?
The company is consolidating its offices to save money.
A) Expanding and opening new locations
B) Combining things into one
C) Decorating the offices with new furniture
D) Closing everything permanently
B) Combining things into one
He clenched his fists and glared at the broken vase on the floor.
What can you infer about his mood?
A) Calm
B) Angry
C) Joyful
D) Confused
B) Angry
Why might an author use classification in an article?
What is to organize information clearly?
Which sentence avoids a run-on?
A) I like to read I like to write.
B) I like to read I like to write books.
C) I like to read, and I like to write.
D) I like to read I like writing.
C) I like to read, and I like to write.
Why does the author use personification in this sentence: The flowers danced in the breeze.
What is to make the scene more vivid and lively?
Complete this analogy: Generous is to giving as ______ is to caring.
What is compassionate?
The dark clouds gathered as the wind howled through the empty streets.
What is the mood?
A) Joyful
B) Cheerful
C) Gloomy
D) Excited
C) Gloomy
Explain why the author chose advantage/disadvantage for this article about online learning.
What is to show both sides of the issue?
Which revision improves clarity and sentence variety?
Original: I went to the park. I saw my friend. We played soccer.
A) I went to the park and saw my friend. We played soccer.
B) I went to the park and saw my friend.
C) I went to the park. I saw my friend. We played soccer.
D) At the park, I saw my friend, and we played soccer together.
D) At the park, I saw my friend, and we played soccer together.
Explain how the metaphor in this sentence helps the reader understand the character’s emotions: Her heart was a locked box.
What is it shows she is secretive or guarded?