Author's Purpose and POV
Why does the author include this sentence in the passage?
"ASL is a complex, complete language, just like spoken English." (paragraph 3)
A: To explain why people have a hard time learning ASL.
B: To show that ASL is as developed as any other language.
C: To demonstrate that people who use ASL are highly skilled.
D: To show why ASL has different pronunciations across regions.
B: To show that ASL is as developed as any other language.
Which evidence from the passage best supports the central idea of the passage about ASL?
A: "You can translate for them, helping them to understand others and be understood." (paragraph 7)
B: "Deaf or hard-of-hearing people could also read the text of the speech, but it might not be available in writing." (paragraph 2)
C: "In the United States, most people use a system called American Sign Language (ASL)." (paragraph 3)
D: "The speaker's lip movements, voice, signs, and facial expressions are like pieces of a puzzle." (paragraph 5)
C: "In the United States, most people use a system called American Sign Language (ASL)." (paragraph 3)
Which sentence BEST explains how and why Emma changes in “Emma’s Discovery”?
A: Emma lessens her fear when she takes time to observe the spider’s unique beauty and look into its eyes.
B: Emma discovers that she loves spiders and imagines becoming a scientist who studies them.
C: Emma accepts her fear of spiders because she realizes it comes from an early childhood experience.
D: Emma decides to read more books about insects so that she can overcome her fear of spider.
A: Emma lessens her fear when she takes time to observe the spider’s unique beauty and look into its eyes.
Which form of there/their/they're do we use when we want to say "they are"?
They're
How many paragraphs are in an essay?
5
In paragraph 5, why does the author compare lip movements, voice, signs, and facial expressions to puzzle pieces?
A: because many people have difficulty understanding total communication.
B: because it takes a long time to combine pieces of visual information.
C: because the parts work together to form a single impression.
D: because people might forget the visual signs.
C: because the parts work together to form a single impression.
Which sentence from “Emma’s Discovery” BEST shows Emma identifying with the spider?
A: One afternoon, Emma was doing homework in her room when she spotted a spider crawling up the wall.
B: She didn’t want to get too close, but she also didn’t want to swing and miss.
C: Although black, they seemed to stare at Emma, just as Emma stared at them.
D: The spider hesitated and then crawled onto the comic book, at first cautiously, and then steadily.
C: Although black, they seemed to stare at Emma, just as Emma stared at them.
Which statement details how the author outlines the benefits of watching a signer, rather than reading a text, for a hard-of-hearing or deaf person?
A. “It would be rude to shout with the performance is going on, but you could always send a sign message.”
B. “If you are not hard of hearing, why would you bother to learn sign language? For one things, it will allow you to communicate with people who are hard of hearing or deaf.”
C. “Audience members who are hard of hearing or deaf can understand the speech through the sign.”
D. “The audience can observe the speaker’s facial expression and body language, which can change the meaning of the spoken word.”
D. “The audience can observe the speaker’s facial expression and body language, which can change the meaning of the spoken word.”
Why do we need to put an apostrophe for the word: "it's"?
It's is short for it is.
Is this an example of a simile or metaphor?
"I was as hungry as a bear after hibernation"
Simile
Which statement BEST describes the point of view in "Emma’s Discovery"?
A: The narrator is Emma, who tells the story from a first person point of view.
B: The narrator, although not involved in the action, tells Emma’s story.
C: The narrator is the spider, who writes from its own perspective.
D: The narrator is a main character, whose identity is never shown.
B: The narrator, although not involved in the action, tells Emma’s story.
Which lines from “I Saw a Spider” support the idea that the speaker admires the spider’s work?
A: I noticed a spider climbing / on a forest toadstool shelf.
B: It crawled out on that silken thread / and dropped without a sound.
C: A perfect pattern emerged, / shuddering in the breeze.
D: By the time I grew impatient, / its web was almost spun.
C: A perfect pattern emerged, / shuddering in the breeze.
Which lines in "I Saw a Spider" BEST determine the setting of the poem?
A: Lines 5-6
B: Lines 15-16
C: Lines 21-22
D" Lines 25-26
A: Lines 5-6
What is wrong with this sentence?
"Sophie, go wash you're dog."
You're should be your.
You're = you are.
What is the rhyme scheme of the spider poem?
A-B-C-B
Which lines show that the poem, "I Saw a Spider," is written in the first person point of view?
A. That spider shot a tiny thread / toward a branch below,
B. as this silent, patient spider, / worked among the trees.
C. From point to point, it walked the lines / around and up and down.
D. I wish I were more like the spider/that I observed that day.
D. I wish I were more like the spider/that I observed that day.
After her experience with the spider, Emma was not afraid of spiders anymore.
What are the first 3 parts of a story?
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
Which words that have a similar meaning to the way convey is used in this sentence:
"The signer will often attempt to convey the speaker's tone or precise meaning with facial expressions that accompany the signs."
Pick 2 words.
A. Prove
B. Express
C. Argue
D. Show
E. Alter
B. Express, D. Show
First body
Second body
Third body
Conclusion
1st Person: I
2nd Person: you
3rd person: He, she, they.
What is the central idea of the passage about ASL?
A: ASL is a language that hard-of-hearing or deaf people in America use to communicate.
B: It is easier for hard-of-hearing or deaf people to watch ASL than read the text.
C: Hard-of-hearing or deaf people face many problems that ASL can help solve.
D: Hearing people should learn ASL to assist hard-of-hearing or deaf people.
A: ASL is a language that hard-of-hearing or deaf people in America use to communicate.
What are the last 2 parts of a story?
4. ???
5. ???
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
"Today, skateparks are made of high-grade concrete that is reinforced with a steel bar framework to keep the park's shape and hold the weight of skaters."
Which word has the same meaning as reinforced?
A. Completed
B. Made
C. Strengthened
D. Pushed
C. Strengthened
To inform