Prefixes
The prefixes aqua- and hydro- mean this.
What is water?
If you add the suffix -s/-es to the end of a word, you are making the word this.
What is plural (more than one)?
Excitement or anxiety due to an uncertain situation.
What is suspense?
What the text is mostly about.
What is Central Idea?
The strategy you should always use when writing a short response and the body paragraphs of an essay/extended response.
What is R.A.C.E?
The prefix anti- means this.
What is against?
The suffix -ful means this.
What is full of or a lot of?
Something that affects a situation.
What is a factor?
When you identify if the author is trying to persuade, inform, or entertain you, you are determining this.
What is Author's Purpose?
The acronym R.A.C.E stands for this.
What is Restate, Answer/Analyze, Cite Text Evidence, Explain/Evaluate?
The prefix bio- means this.
What is life?
If you add the suffix -ed to the end of a word, you are making that word this.
What is past tense?
When you like something better than something else.
What is prefer?
The overall message of the story.
What is Theme?
The minimum amount of pieces of text evidence you should include in a short response.
What is two?
The prefix geo- means this.
What is earth?
The suffix -est means this.
What is the most of?
To make louder.
What is amplify?
The four main types of text structure.
What are Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Sequential/Logical (Chronological) Order, Problem/Solution?
A short response should be this long.
What is one paragraph or four to five sentences?
The prefix dic/dict means this.
What is to say or speak?
The suffix -less means this.
What is without?
To change a statement or document to make it untrue.
What is to falsify?
The expression "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
An essay/extended response should be this long and should consist of these types of paragraphs.
What is four paragraphs?
What are the introduction, body paragraphs (2), and conclusion?