Definitions
Fill-in-the-__
Analogies
Author's Purpose
Parts of Speech
100
What the text is mostly about.
What is main idea
100
When something is true it is a ____________.
What is fact?
100
noun is to subject as verb is to _____________
What is predicate?
100
Lisa always looked forward to the fall because of the Harvest Festival. Of course, she loved the rides, but she really enjoyed the shows. This year would be the best. Lisa had a special opportunity to perform in the talent show.
What is to entertain?
100
a person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
200
the information that backs up or explains the main idea
What are supporting details?
200
When the author tries to get you to think or believe the way they do, their purpose is to _____________.
What is persuade?
200
supporting details is to main idea as sequential order is to
What is plot?
200
What do you do with aluminum cans? Do you throw them in the trash, or do you recycle when you are finished with them? At the rate we are filling our landfills, we will not have anywhere else to put our trash. If you recycle, you will help the environment. The next time you throw away your Coke can, think about putting it in a recycling bin. Your effort will help save your community.
What is persuade?
200
a word that shows action or a state of being
What is a verb?
300
Educated guesses or predictions based upon the information given within a text.
What is inference?
300
When you highlight something in a text, you are selecting important ________________.
What are details?
300
nouns are to adjectives as verbs are to _____________
What are adverbs?
300
Tomatoes were once considered poisonous. Some brave people finally took a bite of a tomato, and they survived. Now, we use tomatoes in our salads and sandwiches. Do you ever use tomato sauce or ketchup? These products are made of tomatoes. If it weren't for these brave individuals, you might not be able to enjoy ketchup with your french-fries.
What is to inform?
300
a word that describes a verb
What is an adverb?
400
Putting something according to what happened first, next and eventually last.
What is sequential order?
400
When you draw pictures to remind yourself of sequential order or detail within the text you are ______________.
What is imaging?
400
beginning is to subject as ending is to ____________
What is predicate?
400
The impressive eagle is a national symbol in the United States for patriotism and freedom. Because the bald eagle was once hunted for sport, it is on the verge of extinction. If you kill a bald eagle, you can go to jail. Unfortunately, the bald eagle still maybe become extinct.
What is inform?
400
a word that joins two independent clauses in a compound sentence
What is a co-ordinating conjuction?
500
Words, phrases or expressions that cannot be taken literally.
What is an idiom?
500
The result of a cause is the ____________.
What is effect?
500
alliteration is to consonant as assonance is to ___________
What is vowel?
500
This was Kathy's first baby-sitting job. She was so excited, but she was really nervous. Kathy's parents made her attend a baby-sitting workshop before she could baby-sit her neighbor's five-year-old son, Matthew. Kathy knew this was a lot of responsibility, but she thought she was ready.
What is entertain?
500
a word that joins a dependent clause and an independent clause in a complex sentence
What is a subordinating conjuction?
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