Reading Skill
Literary Analysis
Vocabulary
Grammar
Writing
100
The moral of the story or the theme of the story.
What is the main idea?
100
The instance in which another person tells the life story of someone else.
What is biography?
100
A synonym for the word nervously.
What is anxiously, skeptically, etc?
100
The article in this sentence... Sheila and her mother had an argument about doing the dishes.
What is an?
100
The point of view in which an autobiography is told.
What is first person?
200
What you must look for in order to discover the main idea.
What are supporting details? (or details)
200
The instance in which a person tells their own life story.
What is autobiography?
200
The meaning of the word ignorance.
What is to be uninformed or unknowledgeable?
200
The adjective in this sentence... Andrew threw the ball for his dog in the beautiful park.
What is beautiful?
200
The point of view in which a biography is told.
What is a biography?
300
As we walked along the street back to our house from the candy store we hung our heads in shame and terror because we knew what awaited us when we got home. The store clerk had called our mother after our friend Jimmy had convinced us that it would be cool to steal a few pieces of ribbon candy. "Nobody would notice," he said. The store clerk did notice, but not before Jimmy snuck away without being caught. My brother and I were the only two culprits that the clerk discovered and he made us tell our mother what had happened over the phone.
What is "do not steal", "do not give into peer pressure", "be careful who your friends are", etc.
300
The four types of organization.
What is cause-and-effect, chronological, comparison and contrast, problem and solution.
300
The meaning of the of the prefix pseudo-.
What is false? (wrong, etc.)
300
The adverb in this sentence... Andrea ate the apple slowly so she could savor the taste.
What is slowly?
300
The type of essay that tells a story of real events by real people in real places.
What is a narrative essay?
400
They type of text this passage would come from... The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 4] was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.
What is an encyclopedia article or a history textbook? (excerpt taken from Wikipedia)
400
The structure of cause and effect.
What is something happens and as a result something else happens?
400
Adding the suffix -ly makes this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
400
The question that the adverb in this sentence answers... Annabel ran joyfully to the bus stop after school.
What is in what manner? (how)
400
A brief narrative work that presents high points in the life of a notable person.
What is a biographical sketch?
500
The way the information is organized in this passage... From the standpoint of the defenders, the attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time.[13] The base was attacked by 353[14] Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers.[14] All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk. All but one were later raised, and six of the eight battleships returned to service and fought in the war.
What is chronological order? (excerpt taken from Wikipedia)
500
The structure of problem solution organization.
What is there is a problem that needs to be solved and you are providing a solution?
500
Adding the suffix -ance to the word tolerate in order to make it tolerance changes the word from a verb to this part of speech.
What is a noun?
500
The amount of things the comparative form of adjectives compare and the number of things the superlative form of adjectives compare.
What is 2 (comparative) and 3 or more (superlative)? ex.) good, better, best courageous, more courageous, most courageous
500
A brief prose work that presents a writer's thoughts and feelings, or reflections, about an experience or idea.
What is a reflective essay (composition)?
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