Answer Questions 1.2
Context Clues 1.3
Elements of Fiction 2.1 (Part 1)
Elements of Fiction 2.1 (Part 2)
Figurative Language 3.1/3.2
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Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long time. People have been playing it for over 500 years. Chess is based on an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics.
Where does the version of chess we play today come from?
Europe
100
True or False
Students are able to figure out the meanings of unknown words by using the words around it.
The following context clues help students define the unknown word.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Explanations
Inferences
True
100
What is the end of the story called?
Resolution
100
How many different types of conflict did we talk about in class?
4
Man vs Man
Man vs Self
Man vs Nature
Man vs Society
100
Identify the simile.
A. The busy store is a beehive.
B. He was a broken record.
C. The hurricane was a monster.
D. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
D. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
200
Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long time. People have been playing it for over 500 years. Chess is based on an even older game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics.
How many players are required to play chess?
Chess is a two-player game
200
Read the following passage, and then choose the best definition for the word in parenthesis
Passing fears are common in early childhood. Many 2- to 4-year-olds are (afraid) of animals, especially dogs, and by 6 years, children are more likely to be (afraid) of the dark. Other passing fears that are quite common include being afraid of thunderstorms, doctors, and imaginary creatures.
a. feeling fear or anxiety
b. having an intense or ferocious aggressiveness
c. feeling stress free
d. a feeling of happiness
a. feeling fear or anxiety
200
The beginning of the story, characters, setting, and the main conflict are typically introduced here 
Exposition
200
What type of conflict is this?
A character or characters have to struggle against the forces of nature.
Man vs Nature
200
Identify the metaphor.
A. Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
B. He was as tall as a skyscraper.
C. She was as fast as a cheetah.
D. The toddler was like a wild monkey.
A. Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
300
The Coliseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70 A.D. It took ten years to build. It is still around today.
The Coliseum has been used in many ways. In ancient Rome, men fought each other in it. They fought against lions, tigers, and bears. Oh my! It was dreadful. But most of the people loved it. As many as 80,000 Romans would pack inside to watch. These gruesome events went on until 523.
What year did the Romans begin to build the Coliseum?
The year 70 A.D.
300
Read the following passage, and then choose the best definition for the word in parenthesis.
A tornado is an extremely dangerous form of weather. It is actually a rotating tube of air that touches the ground and a cloud at the same time. They are called (twisters) because they are rotating. the reason they are so dangerous is because they travel at speeds up to 300 miles per hour! Tornados are formed when warm air and cool air meet in the sky. These columns of violent air can pick up cars, uproot trees, and knock over buildings.
a. pellets of frozen rain which fall from clouds
b. snow melts and becomes liquid water
c. a visible electrical discharge from a cloud
d. a rotating tube of air that touches the ground and a cloud at the same time
d. a rotating tube of air that touches the ground and a cloud at the same time
300
What do we call the events that lead up to the climax?
Rising Action
300
What type of conflict is this?
The character's main problems exist within him or her self, like a decision or belief.
Man vs Self
300
Identify the metaphor.
A. He was as slow as a snail.
B. She ran like the wind.
C. Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.
D. That building is as old as the pyramids.
C. Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.
400
The Coliseum is an ancient stadium in the center of Rome. It is the largest of its kind. It is very old. They started building it in the year 70. It took ten years to build. It is still around today.
The Coliseum has been used in many ways. In ancient Rome, men fought each other in it. They fought against lions, tigers, and bears. Oh my! It was dreadful. But most of the people loved it. As many as 80,000 Romans would pack inside to watch. These gruesome events went on until 523.
Where is the Coliseum?
Rome
400
Read the following passage, and then choose the best definition for the word in parenthesis.
The hippopotamus spends a lot of time in water. In fact, the name of this amazing African animal means "river horse." During a hot day, a hippo will spend hours in rivers and lakes. Only its eyes, ears, and nostrils can be seen above the water. This helps to keep the hairless animal from getting sunburned. Although it eats water plants, the hippo goes (ashore) at night to find larger plants.
a. to get hungry
b. to move from the water to the land
c. to be sure
d. to sleep
b. to move from the water to the land
400
What is the author’s purpose: to inform, persuade, or entertain.
An article arguing why Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever.
To inform
400
What is the author’s purpose: to inform, persuade, or entertain.
A poem about bald eagles.
To entertain
400
Explain the actual meaning of this simile:
The new boy in my class is as tall as a tree.
You are using as to compare the boys height to a tree. You're saying the boy is really tall.
500
There was once a hare who was friends with a tortoise. One day, he challenged the tortoise to a race. Seeing how slow the tortoise was going, the hare thought he’ll win this easily. So he took a nap while the tortoise kept on going. When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line. Much to his chagrin, the tortoise won the race while he was busy sleeping.
Why did the hare lose the race?
The hare was confident he would win the race, so he took a nap
500
Read the following passage, and then choose the best definition for the word in parenthesis.
Working dogs are trained dogs that help people. They protect people. They make life easier. Some dogs work with police officers. They help them find criminals or weapons. Other dogs also help find people. They are called search and rescue dogs. They are trained to find missing people when there is a (disaster), like a flood, avalanche, or tornado. Other dogs act as eyes for people with visual impairments. Some dogs act as ears for people with hearing impairments. Service dogs can also be helpers for people who are physically challenged. Dogs become working dogs when they are specially trained to help and protect people.
a. something that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss.
b. helping
c. training a dog
d. to stop working or not working correctly
a. something that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss.
500
What is the author’s purpose: to inform, persuade, or entertain.
An “X-men” comic book.
To entertain
500
What is the author’s purpose: to inform, persuade, or entertain.
A website saying that a new shopping mall should not be built because it threatens an endangered bald eagle’s home. The website also lists other reasons why the mall should not be built.
To persuade
500
Explain the actual meaning of this metaphor:
Her eyes were two gleaming diamonds sparkling in the night.
You are saying that her eyes were diamonds when they’re really only eyes. You’re implying that her eyes were as beautiful as diamonds.