Inference
Denotation/Connotation
Main Idea
Summary/Symbolism
Wild Card
100
Dorothy’s manner when speaking to the officer helps you make the inference that she is
What is upset?
100
assured: verb. promised, comforted, convinced, secured This word could be substituted for assured in line 23 of The Case of the Crushed Petunias...
What is promised?
100
The title of the article supports the main idea that...
What is unusual storm systems can turn into tornadoes?
100
This statement best summarizes lines 17–19.
What is Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm.
100
You get the "best" service with Midas is an example of this language.
What is loaded?
200
Based on his comments in lines 46–58, you can make the inference that the young man
What is wants Dorothy to catch him?
200
proposed: verb. intended, advised, suggested, planned This word could be substituted for proposed in line 39 of “The Fly”...
What is suggested?
200
This statement is the main idea of the second paragraph.
What is scientists have new information about tornadoes?
200
This statement best summarizes the role of a wind shear in creating a tornado. (lines 20–27)
What is Winds blowing in different directions create a rotating column of air
200
Are you stupid or something...is an example of this type of question.
What is rhetorical?
300
This phrase helps you make the inference that Dorothy’s shop is full of delicate items...
What is little antique chair?
300
fragile: adjective. weak, breakable, feeble, infirm This word could be substituted for fragile in line 73 of The Case of the Crushed Petunias...
What is feeble?
300
The detail about storms in Indiana in lines 56–58 support this main idea...
What is squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than others?
300
This statement best summarizes lines 37–40.
What is The warm air of spring creates supercells that form most tornadoes in Tornado Alley.
300
If you see an ad that offers you 25% more product for the same price, then you have an appeal to your sense of...(ethos, logos, pathos)
What is Logos?
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Based on his comment in line 2, you can make the inference that the officer knows
What is who Dorothy is?
400
DAILY DOUBLE: WORTH TWICE THE POINTS The word bare can mean “just sufficient.” The most likely meaning of barely in line 10 of “The Fly” is...
What is hardly?
400
The quotation from a tornado expert in lines 34–38 supports the main idea that conditions in the Great Plains are...
What is perfect for producing tornadoes?
400
The fly most likely symbolizes
What is truth?
400
Based on "Tricky Twisters" and "Tornado Country" both authors support their main ideas with...
What is facts and quotes from experts?
500
Identify one theme of the excerpt.
What is you cannot avoid life? Double points if you can explain how this applies to the story.
500
The meaning of the word dramatic as it is used in line 30 of the excerpt from “Tornado Country”is...
What is abrupt?
500
The statistics included in lines 65–68 support the main idea that...
What is the U.S. is not the only country that gets violent tornadoes?
500
The item in the story that best symbolizes power is
What is the walking stick?
500
Both excerpts use this feature to help readers understand where tornadoes occur.
What is maps?
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