author's purpose
main idea
cause and effect
details
context clues
100
The author's purpose is the __________that he/she has for writing a selection.
What is reason or purpose
100
What does this statement reveal? The story focuses on a girl who is kidnapped from school.
What is the main idea?
100
Why it happens.
What is cause?
100
What are details?
What are the information from the text?
100
Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site. dignity means: Worthy of respect What clues in the sentence helps define the word dignity?
What is holding her head up high?
200
The author's purpose will be to ________, inform, and _______.
What is entertain and persuade?
200
A. supporting points and details B. clues and prior knowledge C. paper and pencil D. comparing and contrasting What two things is needed to find the Main Idea?
What is A. supporting points and details
200
What happens.
What is effect?
200
The details are used to ______________.
What is identify the main idea?
200
The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window. Splendidly means very bright; magnificent What clues in the sentence help you define the word?
What is rays of sunshine are bright?
300
The author feels angry in the passage. Using describing words such as, vindictive, revengeful, obsessive and hurtful in the passage.
What is tone?
300
Summation of a paragraph is the equivalent to main idea. A. True B. False
What is A. True?
300
Which is the cause? Khadijah is homeless and strives to get the best education.
What is Khadijah is homeless?
300
What words in the passage helped to identify the main idea? Before you put on that Angry Birds costume and exhaust yourself roving from door to door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on the tradition in which you are taking part. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years.
What are Halloween, tradition, ancient?
300
Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops. What is the meaning of the word elegant?
What is beautiful and graceful?
400
The author wants the readers to feel terrified in this horror story, so he uses words such as, darkness, bloodcurdling, and horrifying.
What is mood?
400
Read this passage: "I can't believe it, " Alisha said as she took a seat at her homeroom desk. "What?" Tanya said over her shoulder. "This is our last year at Curtis Middle School, " Alisha replied, plopping a notebook onto her desk. She opened the cover of the notebook and removed her schedule. "After this, we'll be in high school. I can't wait. Can you? "Yeah, it's exciting, " Tanya chuckled. "But before we think about high school, lets get through this year. What is Tanya concerned about? a. She is sad that this is her last year at Curtis Middle School. b. She is anxious about going to high school. c. She is worried about her new schedule. d. She is hoping to get through this year before thinking about high school.
What is d. she is hoping to get through this year before thinking about high school.
400
What is the effect? Because Thomas missed the bus he missed his exam.
What is Thomas missed the exam.
400
Which sentence would make a good title? Being a clown isn’t all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
What is the last sentence?
400
What is the meaning of the word injustice? Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
What is something that is not fair?
500
If the author's purpose is to ___________, the author will want you to believe his/her position and have a biased point of view.
What is persuade?
500
Which item is the topic? Which is the main idea? Drinking excessively can lead to problems other than alcoholism.
What is drinking and problems it can cause?
500
Martin has a low self-esteem. So he keeps everything to himself. His father helped him feel confident about his self-esteem. What is the cause?
What is low self-esteem?
500
Which sentence would make a great title? A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that’s a pretty penny.
What is the first sentence?
500
What is the meaning of the word yearn? Even though John had a good job and a nice family, he yearned for more.
What is to want something?
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