Poetry
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bears live in North America.
B. Bears are dangerous.
C. There are many kinds of bears.
What is "There are many kinds of bears."
What kind of figurative language compares two things without using like/as
metaphor
Sarah loved to swim. She was the best swimmer on her team. When they chose teams in gym class, she was always the first one chosen. On the weekends she played soccer, volleyball, and softball.
What character trait is Sarah displaying?
What is athleticism or popularity
In poetry, this is a group of lines together. It is the "paragraph" of a poem.
Stanza
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bats are flying mammals.
B. Bats are fascinating animals.
C. Some bats eat fruit.
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
What kind of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things
What is personification
We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage.
What does foliage mean?
What is leaves/plants
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil.
B. Bacteria helps make food.
C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.
What is "Some types of bacteria helps humans."
What kind of figurative language is this?
She is as happy as a clam.
What is simile
What is the text structure?
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down, and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
A. Chronological
B. Problem/Solution
C. Process
D. Order of Importance
What is Chronological
What is Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids.
B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet.
C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.
What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids."
What kind of figurative language is this?
I'm so tired that I could sleep for a month.
What is hyperbole
John's neighbor is angry because John plays loud music every day. John is frustrated at his neighbor because his neighbor complains too much. They talked about it and came to a compromise--John will still play his loud music every day, but will only play for 1 hour instead of 2.
What POV is this written in?
A. First Person
B. Second Person
C. Third Person Omniscient
D. Third Person Limited
What is "Third Person Omniscient"
We know the thoughts/feelings of more than one person in the story
What kind of poem is the following?
Hickory dickery dock
the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one
the mouse did run
Hickery dickery dock
Limerick
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?
What is Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bees work together to make honey.
B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive.
C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
What kind of figurative language is the following?
Seven snakes slithered slyly.
Suppose you are doing research on smoking prevention; Based on the URLs, which sites would probably have the most reliable information?
A. www.sitecreator.com/tjones/cigarettes
C. www.lung.org (American Lung Association)
What is "C"