Inferencing
Drawing Conclusions
Context Clues
Roots
Mixed Review
100
A piece of information that can be highlighted or underlined while you are reading - a true statement...
What is a fact
100
A conclusion is a ______ a reader makes after considering all the information.
What is a decision
100
Projectiles include those items that are shot forward such as a cannon shell, bullet, or rocket. Using the example clue, the word projectiles in this sentence means things put down things shot forward things hurt things broken
What is things shot forward
100
This is part of the word that comes before the root
What is prefix
100
This is where the paper clip project started
What is Whitwell, Tennessee
200
A guess or assuming something based on the information read and what you already know.
What is an inference
200
When a word has been shortened it is called a clip. For example, a ref is a shorter form of referee. Over time many words in the English language have been clipped. Based on this information, you can conclude that... a) it is harder to learn clipped words b) a ref is not the same as a referee c) clips are easier to pronounce and spell
What is clips are easier to pronounce and spell (C)
200
A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can be very helpful in solving crimes. Using the example clue, the word sleuth in this sentence means senior citizen man pilot detective
What is detective
200
The part of the word that comes after the root
What is suffix
200
This is where the paperclip was invented
What is Norway
300
What can you infer based on the following information... When a coyote is sighted, other prairie dogs pop up from their burrows to keep track of where it goes. If a hawk is signaled, they all dive into their burrows.
What is a hawk is a bigger threat than a coyote
300
The musk deer is a small hoofed mammal that is found only in Asia. It lives in the mountains and forests and brush. The musk deer are not easily seen because their yellow-brown coloring provides camouflage. Are musk deer easy to find? Explain your answer.
What is no, they are not easy to find. They are only found in Asia and are also camouflaged in color.
300
My younger sister can be an irritating nuisance when I am doing my homework. In this sentence, the word nuisance means help annoyance pleasure delight
What is annoyance
300
The prefix co - means... Ex: cooperate, coexist
What is together
300
The type of figurative language that uses like or as to compare two unlike things Ex: Her hair was as golden as the sun
What is simile
400
Is the following statement a fact or inference? "Jefferson helped plan the University of Virginia."
What is a fact
400
The musk deer is a small hoofed mammal that is found only in Asia. It lives in the mountains and forests and brush. The musk deer are not easily seen because their yellow-brown coloring provides camouflage. What can you NOT conclude from this information? A) where the musk deer live B) how many musk deer exist C) the musk deer's color
What is how many musk deer exist (B)
400
We should be careful not to ostracize those who are different from us. It is much better for all if we are welcoming to everyone. In this sentence, the word ostracize means embrace exclude welcome include
What is exclude
400
The root chron- means... Ex: chronology
What is time
400
The type of figurative language that is giving human characteristics to unhuman things Ex: The wind whistled
What is personification
500
"He became a skilled painter, polo player and politician." What is a good inference based on this information? A) He was a painter, polo player and politician B) He was a lazy, unmotivated person C) He was a man of many talents
What is He was a man of many talents (C)
500
Many families wash their clothes in public laundromats. Often parents mush take their children with them. To give the children something to do, one laundromat started a program during after school hours where children can listen to stories, read books and get help with homework. You can conclude that... A) This laundromat would rather parents do not bring their children B) The program is both helpful for parents and children C)The program makes children help their parents with the laundry
What is the program is both helpful for parents and children
500
The twins were both crying at the same time so Mom tried to soothe one while Dad tried to mollify the other. In this sentence, the word mollify means soothe make sad worry upset
What is soothe
500
The suffix -ful means... Ex: joyful
What is full of
500
The type of figurative language that is an exaggeration Ex: I was so hungry I ate a horse
What is hyperbole
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