"She was as pretty as a picture" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
100
If you see words like first, next, then, finally, you know the text is organized by...
What is sequencing?
100
What is the main idea of a selection?
What the selection is mostly about?
100
Where do all the ideas for an open-ended answer come from?
What is the story?
100
"Life is a roller coaster" is an example of a what?
A metaphor.
200
The difference between similes and metaphors is this.
Similes compare things using "like" or "as", metaphors compare things without those words.
200
Finding ways that objects or ideas are alike and different means the text is organized into...
What are compare and contrast?
200
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
A biography is written by another person about someone's life, and autobiography is written by that person about their own life.
200
What are two things open-ended responses and 5-paragraph essays have in common?
Both use transition words, both are written in paragraphs, both have a restated prompt, etc.
200
When we connect our prior knowledge to the clues the author is giving us to draw a conclusion, we call it...
What is inferencing?
300
"I flew a kite and then I caught a cold" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
300
When the author gives an idea and explains what happens because of that, the text is organized by...
What is cause and effect?
300
What prefix means "before", and give me two words that use that prefix.
Pre: preheat, pretest, preview, preread, etc.
300
Restate the prompt: (you do not have to finish the answer)
"How did Denise's attitude change during 'Sweet Magnolia'? Use two examples from the passage to support your answer."
Denise's attitude changed during 'Sweet Magnolia' because...
Here are two ways Denise's attitude changed during 'Sweet Magnolia'.
This is how Denise's attitude changed during 'Sweet Magnolia'.
300
Give me two synonyms and two antonyms for the word:
good
Syn: wonderful, excellent, amazing, etc.
Ant: bad, awful, horrible, etc.
400
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of this.
What is personification?
400
An interview would be an example of this type of text organization.
What is question and answer?
400
What suffix means "without" and give me two words that use that suffix.
less: fearless, tactless, odorless, meaningless, etc.
400
Restate the following prompt: (you do not have to give the answer)
"Give at least one similarity and two differences in the way chocolate was used by ancient people and is used by people today. Use details from the passage to support your response."
These are some similar and different ways chocolate was used by ancient people and people of today.
Chocolate was used similarly and differently by ancient people and people of today by...
400
If we are trying to figure out what a passage is about, what are some strategies we can use? Give me three.
Look at the title/heading/subheadings
Look for a visual aid
Look for bold words
Look for a summary at the end
500
Give me one example of personification and one example of alliteration.
Mrs. Fried will judge answers.
500
"Global warming is affecting the earth's atmosphere. Here are some ways we can cut down on the pollution that causes this issue."
This is the beginning of what type of text organization?
What is problem and solution?
500
"Charles Lindbergh's journey across the Atlantic was perilous, but he finally made it safely to Paris."
What is a synonym for perilous?
What is an antonym for perilous?
Syn: dangerous, challenging
Ant: easy
500
Draw and label a graphic organizer for an open-ended response.
* Hint: there are four parts to be labeled.