Story Structure
Arguments and Claims
Informational Text Structure
Poetry
Word Meaning
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What is the turning point in a story?
Climax
100
What is a conclusion reached based on clues from the evidence?
To infer
100
What informational text structure tells you similarities and differences between two things?
Compare and Contrast
100
What is one line of a poem?
A verse
100
What do you use to figure out what a word means?
Context Clues
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What part of the story introduces the characters, setting, and conflict?
The exposition
200
What is a specific arguable statement?
A Claim
200
First take out a bowl, then scoop the ice cream out, and finally enjoy is an example of what type of informational text structure?
Order and Sequence or Step by Step
200
What is a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
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The cat is out of the bag about Hadley's birthday party. What does "cat is out of the bag" mean?
The secret is out
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Except when math period ends Mrs. Price says loud and in front of everybody, “Now Rachel, that’s enough,” because she sees I’ve shoved the red sweater to the tippy-tip corner of my desk and it’s hanging all over the edge like a waterfall, but I don’t care. Which best describes how this sentence contributes to the development of the story’s plot? A. It shows that Rachel isn’t worried about how dirty the sweater gets. B. It shows that Rachel feels humiliated by Mrs. Price’s actions. C. It shows that Rachel wants to get rid of the sweater. D. It shows that Mrs. Price doesn’t like Rachel.
B. It shows that Rachel feels humiliated by Mrs. Price's actions.
300
What would be a claim for this piece of evidence? Killer Whales do not have enough room in their cages they are put in, which causes them to die faster.
Killer Whales should not be in captivity.
300
Our convoy moved through streets lined with people on both sides, who stood as though they were waiting for a parade. A few friendly folks from our community waved as we passed by. Some of the white people looked totally horrified, while others raised their fists to us. Others shouted ugly words. We pulled up to the front of the school. Groups of soldiers on guard were lined at intervals several feet apart. A group of twenty or more was running at breakneck speed up and down the street in front of Central High School, their rifles with bayonets pointed straight ahead. Sarge said they were doing crowd control—keeping the mob away from us. How do paragraphs 13 and 14 best contribute to the overall development of the ideas in the text? A. They show why Beals thinks of herself as a victim. B. They suggest that Beals seeks sympathy through her writing. C. They explain why Beals refused to back down when attacked. D. They support the idea that Beals was on the front lines of a civil rights conflict.
D. They support the idea that Beals was on the front lines of a civil rights conflict.
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Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, How does this stanza relate to the structure established in the first stanza? A.The first stanza expresses hope, while the second expresses regret. B.The first stanza is about needing to make a choice; the second is about making one. C.The first stanza looks back to the past, while the second looks forward to the future. D.The first stanza doesn’t show which path is better; the second does show which is better.
B.The first stanza is about needing to make a choice; the second is about making one.
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Her sleeping head with its great gelid mass of serpents torpidly astir burned into the mirroring shield— a scathing image dire as hated truth the mind accepts at last and festers on. I struck. The shield flashed bare. Yet, even as I lifted up the head and started from that place of gazing silences and terrored stone, I thirsted to destroy. None could have passed me then— no garland-bearing girl, no priest? or staring boy—and lived. What does the phrase “flashed bare” indicate? A. The image disappeared. B. The image doubled in size. C. The image became lighter. D. The image began to move.
A. The image disappeared.
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Two of the Gorgons were foul as swine, and lay sleeping heavily, with their mighty wings outspread; but Medusa tossed to and fro restlessly, and as she tossed Perseus pitied her. But as he looked, from among her tresses the vipers' heads awoke, and peeped up with their bright dry eyes, and showed their fangs, and hissed; and Medusa, as she tossed, threw back her wings and showed her brazen claws. Then Perseus came down and stepped to her boldly, and looked steadfastly on his mirror, and struck with Herpe stoutly once; and he did not need to strike again. Which part of the plot is revealed in this section of the story? A. introduction B. conflict C. turning point D. resolution
C. Turning Point
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Read this section from “Counterpoint: Celebrities Can Be Cultural Heroes” to evaluate the author’s argument and answer the follow-up questions. The actor Paul Newman was called one of the best actors of his time, but he also founded a food company that donates all of its profits to charity. Other celebrities like Derek Jeter have attained greatness in their chosen fields, and are also very active in charitable work. Jeter created an organization which helps kids turn away from drugs and alcohol. As a result, celebrities like Derek Jeter have a positive effect on people, especially their young fans, who are inspired to live healthier lives. Helping people is definitely something that heroes do. Based on this passage, which reason best supports the claim that there are “celebrities who are true heroes”? A. Actors and sports stars lead the way in charitable works. B. Someone who achieves fame is a hero. C. Some celebrities achieve at the highest level in their field and also are active in other areas of public service. D. Celebrities must achieve greatness in their chosen fields before they can become public figures for social change.
C. Some celebrities achieve at the highest level in their field and also are active in other areas of public service.
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In a very real sense, black people helped make the experiment succeed. Many who came to the ball park had not been baseball fans before I began to play in the big leagues. Suppressed and repressed for so many years, they needed a victorious black man as a symbol. It would help them believe in themselves. But black support of the first black man in the majors was a complicated matter. The breakthrough created as much danger as it did hope. It was one thing for me out there on the playing field to be able to keep my cool in the face of insults. But it was another for all those black people sitting in the stands to keep from overreacting when they sensed a racial slur or an unjust decision. . . . I learned from Rachel, who had spent hours in the stands, that clergymen and laymen had held meetings in the black community to spread the word. We all knew about the help of the black press. Mr. Rickey and I owed them a great deal. According to Robinson, why was it difficult for black people who supported him to go to the ball park? A. They were not baseball fans. B. They thought Robinson was doing a bad job as a player. C. They had been without a champion for many years. D. They took any negativity toward Robinson personally
D. They took any negativity toward Robinson personally..
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How she sat there, the time right inside a place so wrong it was ready. ---------------------------------- How she stood up when they bent down to retrieve her purse. That courtesy. What is one similarity in structure between the first and fourth stanzas of the poem? A. The stanzas include complete sentences. B. The stanzas have similar first lines. C. A comma separates each stanza’s first line from its second line. D. The stanzas have similar third lines
B. The stanzas have similar first lines..
400
You are off to good places Today is your day. Your Mountain is Waiting So Get on Your Way! What does, "Your Mountain is Waiting" mean?
Your life/adventure
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Priam, who was now king, was lord of wide realms and long-maned horses, and he had many sons about his hearth. And when the quarrel about the golden apple was still raw and new, a last son was born to him and his wife Queen Hecuba, and they called him Paris. There should have been great rejoicing, but while Hecuba still carried the babe within her, the soothsayers had foretold that she would give birth to a firebrand that should burn down Troy. And so, when he was born and named, the king bade a servant carry him out into the wilderness and leave him to die. The servant did as he was bid; but a herdsman searching for a missing calf found the babe and brought him up as his own. How does this passage help readers understand the connection between the beginning and the ending of the story? A. It tells why Paris burned down Troy. B. It shows that ancient Greeks believed in soothsayers. C. It explains what the golden apple has to do with the Trojan War. D. It introduces Paris, who will later judge the contest of the goddesses.
D. It introduces Paris, who will later judge the contest of the goddesses.
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The pyramids also show us that simple things must be made with care. The fine workmanship that went into the building of the pyramids is a part of their beauty. Complicated shapes may conceal poor work—such shapes distract our eye—but in something as simple as a pyramid, there is no way to hide flaws. Because any flaw would mar its beauty, the craftsmanship must be perfect…. Any building less beautifully designed or made with less skill would have looked awkward in the company of the dignified old structures near it. In this part of the text, what reason does the author offer in support of the claim that the pyramids are “unforgettable works of art”? A. shape B. flaws C. simplicity D. craftsmanship
D. Craftsmanship
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Yet even as I lifted up the head and started from that place of gazing silences and terrored stone, I thirsted to destroy. —“Perseus” And well the brave sandals bore him aloft through cloud and sunshine, across the shoreless sea; and fast followed the hounds of Death. But the sandals were too swift, even for Gorgons, and by nightfall were far behind, two black specks in the southern sky, till the sun sank and he saw them no more. —Heroes Every Child Should Know: Perseus Part A: Which of the following best contrasts the relationship between the setting and the character of Perseus as presented in each text? A. In the first text, Perseus rejects the terror and death of the setting. In the second text, Perseus feels Death pulling him away from the sunshine. B. In the first text, the terror and death of the setting mirrors Perseus’s mental state. In the second text, the setting reflects Perseus’s heroic goodness. C. In the first text, Perseus turns to terrored stone. In the second text, Perseus is consumed by nightfall. D. In the first text, the setting crumbles after Perseus kills Medusa. In the second text, the setting mirrors Perseus’s guilt over killing Medusa.
B. In the first text, the terror and death of the setting mirrors Perseus’s mental state. In the second text, the setting reflects Perseus’s heroic goodness.
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And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. What impact does the poet’s use of alliteration have on the lines in this stanza? A. They create a quiet stillness. B. It helps the reader understand the speaker’s choice. C. It helps the reader see that there are two diverging roads. D. It describes someone stepping on the leaves.
A. They create a quiet stillness.
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I take the snap from the center, fake to the right, fade back... I’ve got protection. I’ve got a receiver open downfield... What the hell is this? This isn’t a football, it’s a shoe, a man’s brown leather oxford. A cousin to a football maybe, the same skin, but not the same, a thing made for the earth, not the air. I realize that this is a world where anything is possible and I understand, also, that one often has to make do with what one has. I have eaten pancakes, for instance, with that clear corn syrup on them because there was no maple syrup and they weren’t very good. Well, anyway, this is different. (My man downfield is waving his arms.) One has certain responsibilities, one has to make choices. This isn’t right and I’m not going to throw it. “This isn’t a football, it’s a shoe, a man’s brown leather oxford.” A. a heavy cotton cloth used to make shirts B. a lace-up leather shoe
B. A lace-up leather shoe
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