A shortened version with only the most important parts.
What is a summary?
100
A main idea or lesson that everyone can relate to.
What is theme?
100
A story about someone's life
What is biography?
100
Find a synonym for the word in CAPITAL letters.
"Jack likes to put his feet in the lake when the wind is calm and the water is TRANQUIL."
calm, peaceful, still
100
Fill in the blank:
"There ____ too many people in this supermarket."
ARE
200
A fancy term for an educated guess.
What is an inference?
200
One or more lines grouped together in a poem, kind of like a verse or a poetic paragraph
What is stanza?
200
A story you write about your own life
What is autobiography?
200
Find a synonym for the word in CAPITAL letters.
"The dogs were so hungry that they would have killed one another for just a MORSEL of meat."
tiny piece, bit, crumb
200
Fill in the blank:
"I can't wait to see my cousins. ____________ coming to visit next month."
THEY'RE
300
When you break something down to figure out what it means (starts with A)
What is analyze?
300
When an author teaches you about a character
What is characterization?
300
The main purpose of a memoir
What is to reflect?
300
Find a synonym for the word in CAPITAL letters.
"Suzie’s mother taught her to never let anyone DEGRADE her, so now she demands respect in all of her relationships."
cheapen, shame, embarrass, humiliate, disgrace, put down, belittle
300
You should put a comma after WHICH WORD in this sentence?
"My mother speaks with a Southern accent because she was born in Mobile Alabama."
MOBILE
"My mother speaks with a Southern accent because she was born in Mobile, Alabama."
400
When you explain what something means to you (starts with I)
What is interpret?
400
The events of a story; what happens in the story
What is plot?
400
The main purpose of "how-to" texts as well as reference books (such as encyclopedias and dictionaries)
What is to inform?
400
Find a synonym for the word in CAPITAL letters.
"My mom always worries about my grades and the colleges that I’ll be able to attend, but, if she were a little less FRETFUL, she’d be a lot more fun."
anxious, worrisome, tense, nervous, uptight
400
Fill in the blank (EAT/ATE/WAS EATING/HAD BEEN EATING):
"I _____________ breakfast when my mom told me it was time to go."
WAS EATING
500
When you look at two texts and figure out what is similar about them and what is different
What is compare and contrast?
500
A fancy word for environment, surroundings, circumstances (starts with a C)
What is context?
500
The main purpose of most articles about controversial topics, such as abortion or gun control
What is to persuade/convince?
500
Find a synonym for the word in CAPITAL letters.
"My mom wanted to get the red napkins for the party and my dad wanted the blue napkins, but I’m not even concerned about such FRIVOLOUS things."
silly, pointless, unimportant, unnecessary, petty
500
Fill in the blank (asks/asked/was asking/had asked)
"Before I went to bed last night, my mom ____________ me to finish my homework."