Word Meanings
What is the meaning of the sentence below that is in italics?
Those insects have two strong jaws that stick out on each side of the mouth. The jaws work like a pair of pliers. With them, the insect tears off pieces of food, such as bits of leaves.
grip/grab to pull, twist, etc.
My brother is taller than a skyscraper.
Hyperbole
The time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc.
Setting
Which text structure is the following?
Add flour, then sugar, and then salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter and process until the largest pieces of butter are pea-size. Place combined ingredients into a large bowl.
Sequence
a brief statement of the main points of a larger work or text
Summary/Summarize
What is the meaning of the word jabs in the following sentence?
The mosquito jabs the needles into the skin of an animal or person, causing blood to flow.
sticks
The storm clouds angrily gathered overhead.
Personification
Highlighting ways in which two or more objects, people, etc. are different.
Contrast
Which text structure is the text?
Beethoven has a much more fiery personality. He has many surprises in his music. Whereas Mozart’s music is clean and precise.
Compare and Contrast
What type of figurative language is the following?
He was as cool as a cucumber.
Simile
What does the word scampered mean in the following sentence?
Then it turned and scampered away through the door and went in the sagebrush.
hurried; left quickly
The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun.
Alliteration
The perspective from which the story is told.
Point of View
Which text structure is this text?
Transportation is the second leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. It doesn't have to be that way. One way to change this is for people to move closer to work, use mass transit, or switch to walking, cycling or some other mode of transport that does not require anything other than human energy.
Problem Solution
What the text is essentially about? What it is mainly/mostly about?
Main Idea
What does connections mean in the following sentence?
Though we do have many connections, we also have some interesting differences.
similarities
Her hair was a golden river.
Metaphor
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature. An important idea woven throughout the story.
Theme
Which text structure is this text?
Whales are large, aquatic marine mammals characterized by a torpedo-shaped body, thick blubber layer, paddle-shaped forelimbs (flippers), and a horizontally flattened tail (flukes). They breathe air through blowholes located on the top of their head and are warm-blooded
Description
The facts and/or information that proves the answer to a question.
Textual Evidence
If a recipe says that it yields about three dozen cookies, what does yields mean?
the amount it makes, the number of servings
Ticktock, ticktock… the sound of the clock was all that could be heard in the hospital waiting room.
Onomatopoeia
The attitude or feelings an author takes toward the subject or topic of a text. Examples include: cheerful, serious, humorous, etc.
Tone
William's car broke down on the highway. He was stranded until help arrived.
Cause and Effect
What type of figurative language is the following?
I wanted to skydive but I got cold feet.
Idiom