Identifying Punctuation and Defining Words
How do you know if a sentence is a command/an imperative sentence?
It has a period (.) or and explanation mark (!)
Command sentences are direct and instructive.
"Please sit down."
"Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said, this butter's bitter; if I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my batter better."
What form of figurative language is this?
What is alliteration?
Definition: Alliteration happens when words that start with the same sound (not just the same letter) are used repeatedly in a phrase or sentence. The sound is a consonant sound, and the words don't have to be right next to one another.
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story, what point of view is the story written in?
What is third-person point of view?
Give me the definition of a context clue and an inference.
You only get half of the points if you only define one. This gives the other team a chance to steal the other half.
A context clue is a hint or clue in a text that helps the reader understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase.
An inference is making a smart guess or conclusion about something that is not directly stated in a text or situation.
These are: " "
What are quotation marks?
I was dying of laughter.
What form of figurative language is this?
What is Hyperbole?
Definition: Hyperboles are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
Using Context Clues tell me the definition of the word thrive in the sentence below: Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive.
What is flourish?
Identify the error in this sentence:
zoey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
What is Zoey and ride bikes? Names should always be capitalized and there should be a comma after ride bikes because it is a part of a list.
Zoey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
The city breathed a heavy sigh as the sun dipped below the horizon, signaling the end of another day.
What type of figurative language is this?
DAILY DOUBLE: What was (answer) in this statement?
What is personification?
DAILY DOUBLE ANSWER: The city was personified. The writer personified the city with the human act of sighing, suggesting a sense of relief or even exhaustion at the end of the day.
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story. It is important because it adds deeper meaning to a story, making it more impactful.
"Fire!", I yelled. "There's a fire in the bathroom" I screamed. After a moment I thought to myself, Why wasn't anyone answering me? or coming out of there class rooms?. So I yelled again "Fire, Fire!". Still no answer. I decided to get help but when I tried to run it felt like I was going so slow. The doors to all the classrooms where moving further away. All of a sudden I heard an alarm going off. Infer what the person is doing.
What is dreaming?
If the prefix -un means not, what does unavailable mean?
What is, not able to do something.
Frances was bending over backwards to please her new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means.
What is trying hard to please?
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
What are supporting details?
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
Using Context Clues tell me the definition of the word pioneered in the sentence below: The ancient Greeks pioneered many kinds of writing we consider standard today. They wrote speeches , plays, poems, books about science and learning, long histories of things that happened then.
What is to originate, develop, establish, begin, introduce, launch.
Any of these words would be acceptable.
Milan assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
The word ASSUMED means
What is suspected or guessed?
List the six core forms of figurative language.
What is simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, and idiom.
What is the difference between an argumentative essay and an informative essay?
What is an argumentative essay is written to persuade the reader to agree with or adopt the writers point of view on a topic by using evidence to support their claim, while an informative essay is written to educate the reader on a specific topic by stating facts and information, without your opinion?
The theme of this paragraph?
Samantha was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
What is honesty?
The shelves were piled high with boxes and cans of every size and shape. Each item had different pictures, different words, and different colors. There were so many people - men and women, mothers with little children, teenagers, and even people putting more boxes on the shelves. Some of the people were talking together as they chose the boxes and cans that they wanted. Illyrian was having a hard time remembering which one to buy. He knew that his mom wouldn't be happy if he brought home the wrong brand! Make an inference about where Illyrian was.
What is, the grocery store?