Standard Vocabulary
Another word for clues is _______________.
Evidence
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e
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
The traveler was a coward
Fragment
What is a theme?
A. A lesson from the story that is true for everybody
B. A brief statement that tells the main points of the text
A. A lesson from the story that is true for everybody
What does it mean to infer?
To infer is to figure something out using clues.
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i
What does "unable" mean?
Not able
(Claudine's Tack Attack)
Which statement BEST explains why the girls wanted to slow down the German trucks?
A. The girls wanted to make trouble for the German troops who were occupying France.
B. The girls wanted to slow down trucks delivering supplies to soldiers who were fighting American troops.
B. The girls wanted to slow down trucks delivering supplies to soldiers who were fighting American troops.
A lesson from a story that is true for everybody is a ______________.
Theme
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Make this sentence fragment a complete sentence:
walks away.
(Subject) walks away.
Which statement best describes how the events in paragraphs 5-7 are important to the theme of the story?
A. They show that the girl's dangerous risk paid off.
B. They show that the girls passed up a chance to be brave.
A. They show that the girl's dangerous risk paid off.
A theme NEVER contains _____________.
Character names
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Claudine had a great idea!
Complete sentence
Which statement BEST describes the theme of the two travelers?
A. Keep your promises, otherwise people may not trust you.
B. It's bad to be a coward.
A. Keep your promises, otherwise people may not trust you.
A summary is:
A. A particular fact or piece of information about something
B. A brief statement that contains the ideas of a longer passage
B. A brief statement that contains the ideas of a longer passage
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What does misuse mean?
To use wrong
Which detail from the text best supports the theme of The Two Travelers?
A. The first man climbed up a tree.
B. "He said I should never again trust anything said by a coward like you!"
B. "He said I should never again trust anything said by a coward like you!"