Stories
The Mariana Trench is 1,554 miles (2,500 km) long and 44 miles (70 km) wide.
Another word for "trash"
Debris
What is Chelsea's son's name?
Zephyr
Name three irregular verbs in their present and past tenses
Swim - swam
Eat - ate
Ran - run
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses "like" or "as" but a metaphor does not.
What were the two theories on what the pique was used for?
Calculations or language
The act of giving time to thinking about something
Consideration
In an persuasive argument, there are points and...
Counterpoints
Create a sentence using context clues to define the word "inexcusable"
What she had done was inexcusable, and her mother would never forgive her.
Provide an example of assonance and of consonance
She seems to beam rays of sunshine with her eyes of green
Paddy's potatoes were prepared to perfection
What was the name of the newspaper that Frederick Douglass began? Why was it called that?
The North Star; because slaves followed the North Star when they made attempts at freedom using the Underground Railroad.
To say something that is the opposite of what was said before
Contradicted
Give examples of formal and informal voice. When is it appropriate to use each one?
You all. Y'all. When in a professional setting. When with friends.
What was the theme of "A Reluctant Traveler"?
You should be open to new adventures, even if you think you may not enjoy them.
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem
What are the steps of the rock cycle?
Pressure, heat, melting, cooling, hardening
To explain that something is much more extreme than it really is
Exaggerate
Who is the only student in our class to have spent any of their end-of-unit money? How much did she spend?
Kitty! 50 RMB
What is an example of a homograph?
Park
Felt
Wind
Moles
What is the difference between and lyric poem and a narrative poem?
A lyric poem uses rhyming and other poetic tools, and a narrative poem is more like a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
Why did the early settlers in America rebel against the British Parliament?
The Stamp Act and other taxes imposed on them
When animals move from one area to another because of a seasonal change
Migrate
What does it mean to have "moxie"?
Courageous or spirited
Create a sentence that has a pronoun and an antecedent.
Finn always finished her dinner quickly.
Read this poem and clap along with the meter:
The sun is setting sooner now,
My swimsuit's packed away.
How do I hold the summer fast,
Or ask it, please, to stay?
Meter is the beat of a poem