Random
Rhetroical Devices
Gods/Goddess
Author's Purpose
100
List 3 test taking strategies
1)process of elimination 2)proof where you found your answers 3)read questions before reading 4)T.I.G
100
I have to study, do my chores, and rehearse for my choir competition; I have been busy as a bee.
simile
100
Who is the god of the sea?
Poseidon
100
comic book
entertain
200
What is the central message; the lesson learned of a story
theme
200
I failed my math test, got kicked off the cross country team and my girlfriend broke up with me; I am swimming in a sea of grief.
metaphor
200
Who is the god of the sky, the god of all gods?
Zeus
200
cookbook
inform
300
Based on Ms. McBride's enthusiastic attitude towards reading, you can conclude that she... What kind of question is this?
inferencing
300
"You're getting it. Good girl!" Anya cheered as she ran beside her little sister. Anya smiled, remembering when her dad had taught her to ride a bike. She could still see him running beside her, even when he didn't need to anymore! He'd always been so protective. But now, he was gone and she alone had to take care of the family. "I still need you, Dad," she whispered.
flashback
300
Who is the goddess of love and beauty?
Aphrodite
300
Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.
entertain
400
When making an inference what do you use to help you?
context clues
400
College recruits came to watch Juan's football game to see what everyone has been bragging about. Het got in a fight earlier that day and didn't get to start as he usually did, he didn't realize that opportunity would be knocking at his door.
personification
400
Which god turned Arachne into a spider and why??
Athena-to teach Arachne a lesson about boasting (bragging)
400
It's New! It's Refreshing! It's Slurpy Soda! This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school. Try one today!
persuade
500
Jason has been struggling with his grades in his Reading class. His coach told him "no pass... no play." All of Jason's friends are going to the "One Direction" concert the weekend before his big Reading test. A week later all of Jason's friends were in the bleachers cheering on the football team and off to the side sat Jason, he wasn't dressed out in uniform but instead sitting on the sidelines with a sad look on his face. What inference can you make about this situation?
Jason went to the One Direction concert instead of staying home to study for his Reading test.
500
We all stood in shock as we watched our childhood home burn to the ground. I bet she will never touch a cigarette again by the look on her face as the fire ran wild.
personification
500
Who took Persephone to the underworld and tricked her by giving her pomegrante seeds to eat; that would forever keep her there.
Hades
500
The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government.
inform
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