Vocabulary 1
There was car accident in the middle of the _____ and traffic was stopped in all directions.
a) interaction
b) intersection
c) insightful
Intersection
What is a paragraph structure?
2- Supporting Details
3- Supporting Details
4- Supporting Details
5- Concluding sentence
Sleeping and eating well is important to your ____.
a) well-being
b) controversy
c) community
Well-being
Does the word absurd have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation?
Bobby thought that Clyde's theories about their substitute teacher being an alien were absurd.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Automation is the use of machines to reduce the need for human labor. In other words automation is when jobs done by people become jobs done by robots. Automation can be a good thing. Clothing, cars, and other manufactured products are available at good prices and in large supply because of automation. But automation can also be a bad thing. Because of automation there are over 700,000 robots in America that do jobs once performed by humans. The way of automation may not be best for humanity, but it is the course we are taking.
Using machines to do jobs is becoming more common.
a) acquire
b) reckon
c) irrational
Irrational
Which sentence contains the main idea for your essay?
Thesis statement.
Teaching is a very satisfying job because it is very ____.
a) potential
b) rewarding
c) stagnant
Rewarding
What is the meaning of glimpse?
When the teacher dropped her grade book, Alex got a glimpse of the grade sheet. Now he is sad because he thinks that he saw an F next to his name.
A quick look
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Many people use the words cyborg and android interchangeably, but these words have different meanings. Both refer to beings powered by robotics, but an android is powered entirely by machinery. Cyborgs are partly powered by a living organism. They also look different. Androids may be completely mechanical, but they are designed to look like humans. They may have synthetic skin, hair, and other human-like features. Cyborgs are usually designed in a way that accents their robotic modifications. A cyborg's mechanically enhanced eye may cast a red light or have a chrome plate surrounding it, for instance. So you see, though the terms cyborg and android seem similar, they refer to different things.
Androids are human-like robots, whereas cyborgs accent their non-human features.
I find it ____ when my friends remind me to drink water.
a) endearing
b) holistic
c) meteoric
Endearing
Which type of essay uses sensory adjectives to tell a story?
A narrative essay
Some people think zoos are ____ because the animals don't have room to move.
a) prejudice
b) adversity
c) inhumane
Inhumane
What is the meaning of simpleton?
She tried to pay me with play money, as though I were a simpleton who would accept it.
Idiot, dummy, stupid, foolish
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Being a rodeo clown can be very dangerous.
There was a ____ elephant at the zoo! It was so big!
a) arrogant
b) massive
c) immersed
Massive
What is the step of the writing process where you make a "map" for your essay?
Outlining
The ____ was studying ants in the lab.
a) biologist
b) monk
c) inventor
Does the word civil have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation?
No matter how much the old woman yelled at him about not receiving her check, the mailman stayed calm and remained civil.
According to this paragraph, what features are common for an android?
Many people use the words cyborg and android interchangeably, but these words have different meanings. Both refer to beings powered by robotics, but an android is powered entirely by machinery. Cyborgs are partly powered by a living organism. They also look different. Androids may be completely mechanical, but they are designed to look like humans. They may have synthetic skin, hair, and other human-like features. Cyborgs are usually designed in a way that accents their robotic modifications. A cyborg's mechanically enhanced eye may cast a red light or have a chrome plate surrounding it, for instance. So you see, though the terms cyborg and android seem similar, they refer to different things.
Synthetic skin and hair
It was hard to understand him at dinner -- he only spoke after he had a ___ of mashed potatoes.
a) privilege
b) iron
c) mouthful
Mouthful
What type of information does a process essay give?
It gives step-by-step information on a topic.
I didn't understand the ____ of that episodes -- it just didn't seem important to me.
a) surge
b) source
c) significance
Significance
What is the meaning of desolate?
Chris could see nothing but the sky over the fields as he wandered through the desolate plains.
Empty, deserted, bare
According to this paragraph, what makes it so dangerous to be a rodeo clown?
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Rodeo clowns make themselves into an alternate target for angry bulls.