Comprehension
What is the setting of the passage?
The setting is a ball field.
What is "Foul ball", yelled the umpire an example of?
It is an example of dialogue.
"The day was perfect." What part of speech is perfect?
Adjective
What time of year is this passage written?
Summer
What are the 3 reasons an author writes a text?
To persuade, to inform, or to entertain.
How many times did the pitcher throw the ball?
The pitcher threw the ball 3 times.
What type of figurative speech is Crack!
onomatopoeia
What punctuation mark is missing in, "The ball soared over the pitcher's head flew over the second baseman and landed at the back fence."
comma
What genre is this passage?
Realistic Fiction
What part of speech connects two clauses?
Conjunction
Why did the batter/runner hesitate at third?
She hesitated because she wasn't sure if she could make it home.
What is the author's purpose for this passage?
The author's purpose was to entertain.
"Foul ball," yelled the umpire. What part of speech is yelled?
Who are the characters?
Fans, player, umpire
What is one strategy you will use on the ELA section of GMAS?
Answers vary
What does the author mean when they say, "For a moment, the field was still."
It means that the crowd and the players were silent and still waiting to hear the call.
What type of text structure did the author use? Descriptive? Cause and Effect? Problem and Solution.
Descriptive
What is a synonym for soared?
Flew, launched
Provide a summary in a maximum of 2 sentences.
A batter is up to bat. She fouls the first ball, misses the second ball, and then hits a homer.
Give the past, present, and future tense of run
ran, running, will run
What does a foul ball mean?
Foul balls are balls that are hit outside of the base line.
What is the point of view in this story? 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person?
Third Person
What is an antonym for cheered?
Booed, hissed
Provide a 1 sentence answer to tell us the plot of the story.
The plot of the story is that a batter is up to bat and is on their third pitch, will she score?
What figurative language is the phrase, "It was raining cats and dogs"?
Idiom