Fact/Opinion
Edgar Allan Poe uses literary devices more effectively than Ray Bradbury.
What is an opinion?
Gloria was driving around the neighborhood in her pajamas. Every block or so she'd stop the car, hold her head out of the door, whistle, and call out "Candy! Candy! Come here girl!" Then she'd start the car again and slowly drive another block or two, looking around from left to right. Curtis sat in the passenger seat. He was looking around too, but he held his head low. "How many times have I told you to make sure that you shut and lock the door after you come in?" Gloria reprimanded Curtis. Curtis sighed. He felt bad enough without her finger-wagging. Infer why Curtis feels bad.
What is "Curtis let the dog out"?
One day Goldilocks was walking in the woods when she got lost.
What do you call the main idea in works of fiction?
What is "Theme or Key Idea."
I ate a breakfast of crispy bacon, steaming over-easy eggs, and cold, fresh squeezed orange juice.
What is "imagery."?
Science Fiction is a genre of literature
What is a fact?
Justin came running down the stairs wearing his Tatakai Ninjas pajamas. He did a karate kick off of the last step and shouted "Kiya!" He slipped on the floor and almost fell as he landed, which didn't stop him from continuing to practice his ninja strikes on his way to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth with his Tatakai Ninjas toothbrush and rinsed his mouth out with water from a Tatakai Ninjas cup. "Moooooom, Daaaaad! It's time to open my present!" After his parents came downstairs and poured themselves coffee, Justin began to open his present. His fingers were tense with excitement. Then they were still. It was six pairs of plain white socks. Justin checked in the box for something else. There was nothing. He looked at his parents and said, "Oh, socks. Just what I needed. Thank you so much," and then he sighed. Infer how Justin feels about getting his present.
What is "disappointed."
Soon, she came to the house of the three bears.
What is "provokes a decision"?
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog relaxing at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch. Mr. Dog was watching him eat. "Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I'll let you have the next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said between grunts, "but I paid for this pizza and it's all mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish. Then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter, but he was weighed down by the large meal. Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter seized him. Mr. Dog easily escaped. Later that night, Mr. Dog returned to the scene. He caught the scent of something delicious and began digging around a trashcan. He found a large ham bone with lots of meat and marrow still stuck to it. Mr. Dog happily ate.
What is "When you don't share with friends it can come back to bite you in the end."
When Goldilocks went inside the house, she found 3 bowls of porridge set out on the table.
What is Foreshadowing?
Literary devices create effects in literature.
What is an fact?
Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried. Infer why Miya is still worried.
What is "Her phone may not work"?
Goldilocks went inside the house and found three bowls of porridge. She thought the first one was too hot, the second one was too cold, but the small one was just right; thus Goldilocks ate the porridge.
What is "reveal the character"?
Kyle liked Lucy more than any other girl in the school, but he had an odd way of showing it. When she walked ahead of him in line, he kicked at her shoe. When she passed him on the school yard, he called her "Lucy the Loser." He even wrote a mean word on her homework during the bus ride to school. But what puzzled Lucy the most was receiving an invitation to Kyle's birthday party. Figuring that he was just planning a mean trick on her, Lucy decided not to go. As Kyle eagerly awaited Lucy's arrival, Lucy talked on the phone to Jacob. When Kyle finally realized that Lucy was not coming to his party, he was devastated.
What is "Being mean to people will not draw them closer to you."
The face lather from "Lather and Nothing Else"
What is a symbol?
Key Ideas are the most important part of a text.
What is a opinion?
Otto stuffed another candy bar in his mouth. He lay sprawled on the floor with his back against his bed. Candy wrappers surrounded him. His shirt was caught in the folds of his belly and he had melted chocolate all over his face and hands. "Ugh…" he groaned weakly as he struggled to finish chewing. Suddenly, the front door opened. "Otto, I'm home!" It was his mom. Otto rolled almost gracefully from his sprawled position and began kicking the candy wrappers under his bed. Infer why Otto doesn't put the wrappers in the trash.
What is "He doesn't want Mom to see them"?
Then, she went to sleep on one of the beds and the three bears came home.
What is "Propel the action"?
Ulysses spent all his free time reading books and felt that he was very intelligent. One day a nice student from his class asked him if he wanted to go sledding. Ulysses responded, "I've read about sledding in books, and it sounds miserable. No, thank you." On another day, a different friendly student asked Ulysses if he wanted to go out for hotdogs. Ulysses responded, "I've read that hotdogs are filled with rat parts and pig bellies. No, thank you." Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out again, but he did read about friends in his books.
What is "Reading about things is not as fulfilling as experiencing them in real life."
Reading this test takes time to tactically navigate.
What is "alliteration."
A simile is a comparison using like or as.
What is a fact?
Brenda reached for the box of tissue. She blew her nose with a thunderous force and then tried breathing through it again. It was still clogged. She stood up and got a head rush that almost knocked her back down to the bed, but she regained her balance. As she tottered over to the phone on her dresser, all of her muscles ached. She located the contact labeled "Work" and pressed send. Infer why Brenda gets dizzy.
What is "She is sick"?
When Papa Bear found Goldilocks he wanted to throw her out, but Mama Bear wanted to let her sleep.
What is "reveal the character"?
All Victor ever wanted to do with his life was be a singer. He didn't pay attention in school, and he spent all his time at home listening to music and impersonating his idols. His mother tried to teach him the value of getting an education and having a backup plan. But Victor would respond the same way every time, "Mom, I won't need to know any of that boring old stuff when I'm famous. You'll see." There was one major problem with Victor's plan: he wasn't any good at singing. Victor enjoyed singing so much that he didn't notice the pained look on the faces of those who endured his singing. Some lied to him and said they liked his singing. Other people told him to find something else to do with his life.
What is "If you are not good at something, you will not be successful at it."
Taking this test reminded me of completing a task with an imposter in the room.
What is an allusion?