Cringe
What is an antonym?
Why should you always eliminate two answers on the SOL?
To rule out the two obvious wrong answers AND to give yourself a better shot at selecting the right answer.
The rays from the sun shined splendidly through the bedroom window. What does the word splendidly mean?
What is gorgeous, dazzling, excellent?
If you need to find the crop growth statistics for the year of 2011, what resource would you use?
What is an almanac?
The aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies filled the house. Which of your senses does the sensory word aroma appeal to?
Smell
What is a synonym?
Same meaning
Give an example of a cause and effect scenario.
We were so hungry that we didn't leave a single particle of the cookies on the plate. What does particle mean?
What is a piece or crumb?
You need to find the cordinates of Richmond, Virginia, what resource would be the best to use?
What is an atlas?
Explain the difference between first and third person.
First is the person telling the story themselves. I, we, us
Third is a narrator telling the story. They, them
A fact can be proven. An opinion is just someones thoughts.
When Fido had a juicy bone, a cozy place to lie, and me petting him, he was in paradise. What does paradise mean?
What is a place of extreme happiness?
To find the meaning of a reading vocabulary word in your textbook, where would you look?
What is in a glossary?
What word would not appear on a page with the following guide words? sideways-----silly
sight silent slipper silver
Slipper
What is the difference between free verse and rhymed poetry?
What are the three types of author's purpose?
PIE
Persuade Inform Entertain
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
What is interested in or curiosity of?
Your teacher said you used the word "great" in your report way to much. Where would you go to find words to use instead of great in your report?
What is a thesaurus?
Chose the word that would appear in the dictionary between the given guide words. downfall----drain
dread draft double dose
draft
Why should you always highlight on the SOL?
To prove your answer to yourself before moving on to the next question.
What is the base word for the word weightlessness?
Weight
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
What is fragile, easily breakable or damaged?
To complete a report on the Civil War, where would you go to find your information?
What is an encylcopedia or the internet?
The drinking fountain squirted me.
It shot right up my nose.
It felt as if I'd stuck my nostril
on the garden hose.
It squirted water in my eye
and also in my ear.
I'm having trouble seeing
and it's really hard to hear.
The water squirted east and west.
It squirted north and south.
Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair,
but nothing in my mouth.
I'm sure that soon they'll fix it
but until then let me think...
just whom can I convince that
they should come to have a drink?
HOW MANY STANZAS AND LINES ARE IN THIS POEM?
4 stanzas and 16 lines