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A word that means the same, or nearly the same, as another word.
What is synonym
100
A message or theme of text.
What is theme
100
Words and phrases near an unknown word that gives hints to its meaning.
What are context clues
100
The person telling the story.
What is speaker
100
The repetition of sound at the beginning of a word.
What is alliteration
200
Where and when the action of a story takes place.
What is setting
200
Additional information that may describe how characters speak, think act-and why.
What are details
200
The reason and author writes
What is author's purpose
200
Restate, in your own words, the main ideas and important details of the text.
What is summarize
200
Logical guess you make about what the author did not say, but meant.
What is Inference
300
A description of qualities, personality traits or details about a character.
What is characterization
300
A speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids. What is the author's purpose?
What is persuade.
300
A booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules. What is the author's purpose?
What is inform
300
The sequence of events within a literary work.
What is plot structure
300
When a writer uses words to connect to a reader’s senses
What is sensory imagery
400
The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax. The conflict is introduced.
What is rising action.
400
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something
What is climax
400
A. I can’t believe this is my last day here! B. You’re leaving us today? A. Yes. I’m so nervous about this. B. I’m sure it will be fine. A. I don’t know. It will be so different. B. I thought you wanted a change. A. Yes, I did. I wanted more pay. But now I’m not sure it was the right thing to do. B. Stop worrying. Everything will be fine. What can you infer is going on?
A person got a new job.
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A: Look at the long line! Do you think we’ll get in? B: I think so. Some of these people already have tickets. A. How much are the tickets? B. Only $4.50 for the first show. I’ll pay. A. Thanks. I’ll buy some popcorn. Where are they?
Movies
400
Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated. What is the meaning of the word confiscated?
Take it away
500
the portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience
What is exposition
500
The events of a drama after the climax (or crisis) but before the denouement
What is falling action
500
the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.
What is resolution
500
Which sentence does NOT the topic sentence? Topic Sentence: The hospitality industry is an exciting and challenging field in which to work. a. some hotels feature luxurious working environments. b. managers often work 10 hours a day. c. Many travelers enjoy vacation cruises d. Large hotel and airline companies offer employees free and discounts
c. Many travelers enjoy vacation cruises.
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Ulysses spent all of his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding and Ulysses responded, “I’ve read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you.” On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs after school. Ulysses responded, “I’ve read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you.” Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.
Learning from books is no substitute for real life experiences
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