Vocab/Context Clues
Writing Skills
Reading Skills
Simple, Compound, Complex
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100
Which word means "a desire to succeed at something or be powerful?"
ambition
100
Fix this sentence: Young adults and teenagers would love to have an art school in the community.
Young adults would love to have an art school in the community.
100
Using the Cause and Effect passage in your packet, what is one effect of leaving a parrot alone for a few days?
It gets sad
100
I love ice cream.
Simple
100
How many details should a good summary have?
Three.
200
Define effortless
not requiring much work
200
Both laptops (was, were) broken.
were
200
Using the Cause and Effect passage in your packet, what causes Marla to be a perfect parrot owner?
She is home a lot.
200
Miss Moore reads books all the time, but her brother does not like to read as much.
Compound
200
What do red sentences do?
Explain your example or event.
300
If you hesitate when making a decision, what do you do?
stop briefly before you do something
300
Fix this sentence: The three brothers had nothing in common with each other.
The three brothers had nothing in common.
300
Using the inference passage in your packet, can you infer that Shree is a helpful person?
Yes, because she offers to assist Mongoo with her luggage.
300
I really love the snow, but I love the warmer weather also.
compound
400
Ms. Belcher hoped that some people would donate money to her fundraiser, but her hopes were exceeded because every person she met gave some money.
What does exceeded mean?
Go beyond
400
Ms. Koerner and I (am, are) going to help you with your project.
are
400
Define: cause and effect
Cause is something or someone that makes something happen and an effect is a change that results when something is done or happens.
400
When it’s hot out, I love ice cream.
complex
400
What is the purpose of the analysis in a quote sandwich?
To tie everything together and explain why the quote is important and how it answers the question.
500
The families were having a bitter feud, so each family ate alone for Thanksgiving.
What does feud mean?
a fight
500
Fix this sentence: At first, I initially was afraid of flying.
At first, I was afraid of flying.
or
Initially, I was afraid of flying.
500
What information do we use to make an inference?
Information from the passage, and things we already know.
500
My dog is cute and lovable.
simple
500
What are the four parts of a quote sandwich?
Topic sentence, background/context, quote, analysis
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