Literary Analysis
Reading Skill
Vocabulary
Grammar
Vocabulary in Context
100
It all started when I decided to take a job as a front desk clerk at an old hotel that was notorious for hauntings. At the time I thought there was no way the ghost stories were real; it was just crazy people being superstitious. I now know how wrong I was and how real those stories were. The one of these options best describes the author’s voice in this passage: somber and weighty, driven and intense, neutral and lifeless, humorous and informal.
What is somber and weighty?
100
The three types of author’s purpose.
What is to persuade, inform, and entertain?
100
The meaning of the root -term-.
What is a period of time?
100
An example of a singular personal pronoun.
What is he, she, it, I?
100
The meaning of the word border.
What is the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line?
200
It all started when I decided to take a job as a front desk clerk at an old hotel that was notorious for hauntings. At the time I thought there was no way the ghost stories were real; it was just crazy people being superstitious. I now know how wrong I was and how real those stories were. The author’s purpose for writing this passage.
What is to entertain?
200
The reason it is important to think about the author’s purpose while reading.
What is to understand or refine the author's purpose better?
200
The meaning of the suffix -able.
What is capable of doing, susceptible of, tending to?
200
The type of pronoun ending in -self or -selves that IS needed for meaning in a sentence.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
200
The meaning of the word cascade.
What is anything that resembles a waterfall, especially in seeming to flow or fall in abundance?
300
It all started when I decided to take a job as a front desk clerk at an old hotel that was notorious for hauntings. At the time I thought there was no way the ghost stories were real; it was just crazy people being superstitious. I now know how wrong I was and how real those stories were. If the narrator of this passage is the main character he or she would most likely be this type of character. (round, flat, dynamic, static) *pick two*
What is round and dynamic?
300
The best detail to look at when determining author’s purpose in informative texts.
What is the title?
300
A person who is assertive is (reluctant, timid, determined, relaxed)
What is determined?
300
The 5 interrogative pronouns.
What is what, which, who, whom, and whose?
300
The meaning of the word warped.
What is to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring?
400
The definition of a round character.
What is a character that changes from the beginning to the end of the story?
400
The biggest hint for author’s purpose in nonfiction writing.
What is how it is organized?
400
The meaning of the word impassive.
What is having no emotions, indifferent?
400
The indefinite pronoun in this sentence. “Many were upset by the news.”
What is many?
400
The meaning of the word despite.
What is in spite of; notwithstanding?
500
Characters whose personality does not change throughout a story are considered these type of characters. *pick two*
What is flat and static?
500
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The direct object in this sentence. "Anna dropped her cell phone off the side of the boat into the ocean."
500
If something is predetermined it is usually this.
What is it is already going to happen?
500
The relative pronoun in this sentence. “The man to whom she spoke could not answer her question.”
What is whom?
500
The meaning of the word peal. (think carefully)
What is a loud, prolonged ringing of bells?
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