RL/RI 8.1
What is an inference?
Prior knowledge and text evidence or an eduacted guess
What is a theme?
A theme is a lesson, moral, or message about life or human nature communicated through a story, is a complete sentence, and must be inferred.
Which word means, "words or phrases of the text to support your answer?" A. distinguish B. evidence C. evaluate D. paragraph
Evidence
Which prefix means, "before"? A. pre- B. re- C. un- D. di-
pre-
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
Does an inference use background information to make an assumption? Yes or NO?
YES
What the text is mostly about is known as the _______ ________ of the text.
central idea
What word means to communicate a message? A. paragraph B. distinguish C. contribute D. convey
convey
Which prefix means, "two"? A. tri- B. bi- C. pre- D. un-
bi-
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text is what?
annotating
Warren pushed the back door open with his elbow. He was dragging a heavy black plastic sack behind
him. Thud, thud, thud. The bag thumped each stair Warren descended. Thud, thud, rip, drip, drip. The
bag had gotten caught on a nail and a foul, odorous juice poured out, splashing Warren's leg. "Ew.. gross!" Warren shouted as he adjusted the bag. He walked out to the alley and deposited the bag in a large plastic container, closing the lid behind him as he left, still muttering about his pants.
What is Warren doing?
Warren is taking out the trash.
What is the theme?
In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn't let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer.
When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
Never give up; hard work pays off
What word means, "to add to something to make it better, to help show a theme, setting, event?" A. effect B. explicit C. contribute D. convey
contribute
Which affix added to "calculate" would mean, "to calculate over again"? A. decalculate B. recalculate C. calculated D. calculation
recalculate
Name 3 sentence starters
according to the text, the author states, paragraph 3 states...
Mr. Johnson looked up at the sky. It was clear as far as the eye could see, except for the cruel sun. The insatiable sun drained the land of all moisture. He cursed the sun. Mr. Johnson ran his fingers through one of the rows of dirt and grabbed a handful. It was bone dry, almost powdery. He let the dirt sift through his fingers and it turned to dust in the wind. Mr. Johnson put his hands on his hips and surveyed the field. It was well seeded, that he knew. He had seeded it himself, yet nothing sprang from the dirt. "Well, there's only one thing left to do," he said to himself. Mr. Johnson headed to church
What does Mr. Johnson do for a living?
Mr. Johnson is a farmer.
What is the theme?
Blaine opened up the present and began pouting. He screamed in a high-pitched voice, "This is Captain Thunder! I wanted Captain Lightning!" His mother looked at him with dismav and handed him another present. which he greedily opened. "Why did you get me a red hat? You know I like blue more," Blaine whined as he threw the hat across the room. His mother straightened her expression and squinted at him. Earlier she had hoped to take some pictures of this moment, but by now she had put away her camera. She sighed and handed him one more present in hopes that this year wouldn't be a total bust. Blaine huffed and opened it. "A Game Box 4000. wow. Where's the Game Box 5000 that I asked for?" His mother could bear his ingratitude no longer. The next time that Blaine returned from his father's house, he was shocked to find that all of these toys and gifts, along with many other of his things, had been generously donated to needy children.
Do not judge a book by its cover.
Which word means, "to point out a difference"? A. distinguish B. communicate C. determine D. answer
distinguish
Which suffix could be added to the root word help to show how someone feels when no one can help them. A. –ful B. –ness C. –er D. –less
-less
What is the theme?
Barry liked playing board games, but he hated losing. He hated losing so much that he would do whatever it took to win, even bending or breaking the rules. He'd steal money from the bank and hide it under the couch cushions. He'd skip spaces while he was moving around the board. He'd shortchange others money that they were owed and argue with them about it. Barry's techniques were effective. He did win most of the games that he played, but the people whom he played with were his friends and family, and it didn't take too long until they caught on to Barry's tricks. They tried to tell Barry to stop cheating. They said that the game wasn't any fun when he cheated, but he didn't listen. He continued with his treacherous style of gameplay, until nobody would play with him anymore. Barry may have won a lot of games, but at what cost?
Winning isn't everything; cheaters never prosper
What is the "result" of an action? A. cause B. effect C. solution D. problem
effect
"Many Navajos were unable to fight the deadly disease. Many passed away." “Unable” means A. very able. B. not able. C. one who is able. D. to fight again
not able