Inferences
Tiffany gets home from school late on Thursday. She puts her sheet of music on the kitchen counter and her trumpet case in the living room,. Tiffany's mom asks her, "Did Mr. Duemchen give you the music for the spring concernt?"
Where was Tiffany? How do you know?
Tiffany was at home with her mom. I know this becuase it mentions a kitch and living room and both of thoe rooms are a house.
As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.
In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______.
a. very cold
b. visible
c. not moving
d. not melted
c. not moving
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.
I hated camping, and now there were a billion mosquitoes in our tent.
Hyperbole
The Sequence of events in a story.
Plot
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
main idea/central idea
Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.”
You can infer that...
a. Maggie is in kindergarten or first grade.
b. Maggie lives close to school.
c. Maggie is never late for school.
d. Maggie is excited about going to school.
b. Maggie lives close to school.
Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.
What does “esteemed” mean?
a. held over boiling water
b. very old
c. unable to chew gum
d. greatly admired
d. greatly admired
Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
The shaken soda fizzed out of the bottle.
Onomatopoeia
The beginning of the story where the setting, characters, and conflict are introduced.
Exposition
The reason why an author writes.
Purpose
Hudson hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. He wore overalls and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He hopped in his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”
You can infer that...
a. Hudson is an auto mechanic.
b. Hudson enjoys his job.
c. Hudson works as a plumber.
d. Hudson is a truck salesman.
c. Hudson works as a plumber.
No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.
If something is ubiquitous, __________.
a. it is fuzzy and will bite you
b. it is everywhere
c. it costs too much money
d. it causes rashes
b. it is everywhere
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
The ancient car wheezed its last breath and refused to move another inch.
Personification
The series of events, involving the characters, where the conflict intensifies leading toward the climax of the story.
Rising Action
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
Context clues
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
Why is Max upset?
Max is upset because he wanted to go outside for the picnic
Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920.
What is “suffrage” ?
a. something that causes physical pain
b. an early flag
c. skirts that did not cover ankles
d. the right to vote
d. the right to vote
A group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning.
While walking the dog, I stopped to shoot the breeze with our neighbor.
Idiom
The "Turning Point" in the story; the point in the story where the character realizes they can solve their problem
Climax
The feeling the author wants the reader to get.
Mood
Today was a special day in Ms. Smith’s class. Some of the children were walking around the room, some of them were standing in small groups, and some of them were at their desks, putting finishing touches on cardboard mailboxes. After coloring a cool flame on the side of his racecar mailbox, Johnny hopped off his chair, strutted over to Veronica’s desk, and dropped a small white envelope into her princess castle mailbox. Veronica blushed and played with her hair. While this was happening, Bartleby was frantically trying to put a small white envelope into everyone’s mailbox. After giving one to Ms. Smith, Bartleby pulled out a medium-sized red envelope from his pocket. He blushed and tried to put it in Veronica’s mailbox, but it wouldn’t quite fit. Bartleby struggled with it for a few seconds and then ran off with the envelope. Veronica rolled her eyes and popped her gum.
Why is today a special day?
Today is a special day because it is Valentine's Day
The Saints and Strangers argued about how they would live in the New World. After much discussion, they came together and signed the Mayflower Compact.
The Compact was _______.
a. a container for makeup
b. a small item
c. a machine used for mashing corn
d. an agreement
d. an agreement
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
Kerri cooked cupcakes in her sister's kitchen.
Alliteration
A struggle, obstacle, or controversy between opposing forces.
Conflict
The vocabulary an author uses to show how he or she feels about a topic.
Tone