Vocab Strategies
What is a synonym?
A word that means the same as another word.
True or False?
You should read a text more than once in order to better understand it.
TRUE
How many characters were there in the story?
2
Which Man was more successful: Mr. Parsons or Mr. Markwardt?
Parsons
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
What is probably the easiest/most common strategy to use to find out the meaning of a word?
Context
True or False?
You don't need to look up unknown words while reading.
FALSE
What were the characters in the story?
Aliens
What did the beggar want from Mr. Parsons?
- He wanted him to buy a cigarette lighter
- He wanted money/pitty
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
He was a stalwart fellow, not at all cowardly.
What does the word stalwart mean?
Brave
Before beginning a text, you should consider your own __________________ knowledge about the topic.
background knowledge
True of False.
This story only contained dialogue. No descriptions.
TRUE
How did the beggar lose his sight?
He was working in a workshop when a bomb went off. There was an explosion and poisonous gars.
What is the highest-grossing film of all time?
Avengers: Endgame
Which strategy breaks down the word and look for prefixes and suffixes.
Word Parts
It is often helpful to break a story into ____________ while reading so you can check to make sure you are understanding the story.
chunks / parts / sections
What did the characters in the story decide to do with the "meat" creatures that were contacting them?
Ignore them and pretend they weren't there
What do we learn about Mr. Parsons at the end of the story?
He is blind too.
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
Can you list all 5 Vocab-in-Context strategies?
Synonym
Antonym
List
Word Parts
Context
Every once in a while you should stop reading a text and do what two things in order to "get the gist" of what you're reading.
1) Summarize what you know so far
2) Ask yourself questions - what do you still need to know?
Which quote BEST supports the idea that the "meat" creatures are humans.
A) “But I told you, we probed them. They’re meat all the way through.”
B)" They’re born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn’t take long."
C) “Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal!"
C) “Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal!"
How are the beggar and Mr. Parsons connected?
They both worked in the workshop when the bomb went off. The beggar climbed over Parsons to escape, instead of helping. Now they are both blind.
Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay