Inferences
Conflict
Multiple Meaning Words
Analogies
Hodge-Podge
100
What can you infer if you see someone with an umbrella?
What is a rainy day?
100
What type of conflict is a citizen of Greensburg Kansas vs. tonadoes of May 2007?
What is "person vs. nature"?
100
What is the meaning of the word "court" in this sentence? Jennifer and Mark court on the weekends?
What is "to date" or "to go out"?
100
Bring: Brought:: Sing:_________
What is "sang"?
100
Name the literary element of this example: Bill Gates wins the grand prize of a contest. The prize is a computer.
What is irony?
200
Tommy and John were hot and sweatty as they sat outside the principal's office. They had dirt smeared on both of their faces, and they could hear their teacher give an account of what happened to the principal. Tommy sneered at John and John returned his angry glare. As the teacher left the office, they hung their heads to keep from looking at their teacher. What inference can you make about those boys and their teacher?
What is "they disappointed their teacher"?
200
Lee and Parker get into a fist fight in the cafeteria.
What is "man vs. man"?
200
What word has the following meanings: - to remove from the team - a scrape of the skin - to reduce or shorten
What is "cut"?
200
Dime:tenth:: Quarter: _________
What is fourth?
200
"Paragraphs" in Poetry
What is stanzas?
300
"Achoo!" Samantha sneezed. She sneezed again and then a third time. She felt very warm and her head hurt. She dragged herself out of bed and called her boss. She told her boss she wouldn't be going to work. What can you infer about Samantha?
What is "She has the flu"?
300
Escaped convict vs. the police force
What is man vs. society?
300
What does "fired" mean in this sentence? Jim fired him last week because he was doing a sorry job as a cashier.
What is "got rid of"?
300
Find:lose:: Construct: ________
What is demolish or destroy?
300
What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza of this poem? Where woods these are I think I know, His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here, To watch his woods fill up with snow.
What is "AABA"?
400
Dana and Mark stood in line for two hours before it was their turn to ride. Afterward, they felt dizzy and sick. Where are Dana and Mark?
What is an amusement or theme park?
400
Mary vs. her decision to buy a Mazda or a Honda.
What is man vs. himself?
400
What word has all the following definitions? - a crevice or small opening - to break - to answer or solve
What is crack?
400
Optometrist: eyes:: Orthodontist: _________
What is teeth?
400
I was out of money, so I stopped by the bank. What is the "effect" in this sentence?
What is "I stopped by the bank"?
500
What can you infer about Carlos's feelings and what is the mood of this situation? Carlos felt himself shaking as the coach handed him the Most Valuable Player trophy and shook his hand.
What is an "awards ceremony" and "excitement"?
500
What type of conflict is this: Cedric was playing baseball and he broke his arm, now he cannot play in the championship game.
What is Man vs. Himself?
500
What are two definitions for the following word: lounge
What is "to rest comfortably" and "a place to rest and relax"?
500
December: Winter:: September: _________
What is Fall or Autumn?
500
To entertain, to persuade, or to inform
What is author's purpose?
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