Word Choice
Which book would best help the reader learn more about creating jewelry with beads?
F Beaded Bracelets Made at Home
G Tips to Find the Right Bead
H The History of Beading
J Beads the World Over
What is F- Beaded Bracelets Made at Home?
Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?
F We waited a thousand years for the food to be served.
G The airplane flew through the cotton ball clouds.
H Janet shrieked with laughter when the fur on her cat’s tail tickled her feet.
J The squirrels in the park chattered noisily as they ran around the picnic tables.
What is F- We waited a thousand years for the food to be served.
Choose the most appropriate word(s) that can be inserted in the blank.
Everyone in the office respects Casey because of her kind but __________ attitude.
A- assertive
B- bossy
C- annoying
What is A- assertive?
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work
The sequence of events that unfold, revealing the cause-and-effect relationships between them. It's more than just a summary of what happened; it's how the events are structured and connected, creating a sense of forward movement and narrative drive.
What is plot?
Uses the following pronouns: I, me, we
What is first person?
Read the passage and view the dictionary entry to answer the question.
The second change is that this year’s performers will be chosen in a new way. No tryouts will be held. The first twenty acts to sign up for each show will be accepted. Others will be put on a waiting list in case someone drops out or has an act that is not allowed. You will be notified by telephone or e-mail if your act is included.
act (akt) n. 1. The process of doing something. 2. A written record of actions. 3. One of the major divisions of a play or opera. 4. A performance and its members.
What is the meaning of acts in the section “NO TRYOUTS”?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
What is D- 4. A performance and its members.?
A comparison of unlike things and uses "like" or "as"
Word that means the roughly same thing
What is a synonym?
The problem that must be solved
What is conflict?
Uses the following pronouns: You, your
What is second person?
The best resource for learning about how dog sledding began would be —
A Mush: The History of Dog Sledding
B Racing Across the Arctic
C Dog Sledding: Tips for Beginners
D All About Working Dogs
What is A- Mush: The History of Dog Sledding?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
Which of these words have a prefix?
Reheat
Undo
Slowly
Quickly
What is Reheat & Undo?
The ending of the story and offers some type of solution to the story
What is the resolution?
Uses the following pronouns: They, them, she, her, him, his
What is third person?
Which book would be most useful for learning more about how different species of birds use object play?
A Rare Birds of Australia
B Understanding How Birds Act
C Caring for Baby Birds: A Manual
D Flying Free: The History of the Bald Eagle
What is B- Understanding How Birds Act?
A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood literally. It has a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words. A native speaker would not understand the phrase at first.
What is an idiom?
Which words have a suffix?
Neatly
Preheat
Nicely
Retype
What is Nicely and Neatly?
The most intense part of the story and is also the "turning point" that leads to the falling action and resolution.
What is the climax?
"She doesn't want to go to the movies," said Cathy. I couldn't believe it. I responded, "But she's been talking about this movie for weeks. What could have came over her?" Cathy shrugged. I patted Cathy on the shoulder and went to find Kristin to talk to her for myself.
What is first person?
Read this passage:
For the third Tuesday in a row, I walked to the park after school and found a shady spot under a yellow poplar tree. I pulled my sketchbook and a package of colored pencils from my backpack and scanned the park looking for ideas. Two girls were playing catch by the baseball diamond, a few small groups of mothers and toddlers were gathered at the picnic tables, and about a dozen children were playing on the jungle gym. After weighing my options, I turned my attention to the girls playing catch and began sketching. After I had drawn the rough outline of a girl with her glove raised, a shadow fell across my sketchbook.
The phrase “weighing my options” means —
A finding a place to sit
B considering choices
C looking around an area
D setting up supplies
What is B- considering choices?
What type of figurative language is this? The flowers danced in the wind.
What is personification?
A book that gives the meanings/definitions of words
The very beginning of the story where we are first introduced to the setting and characters.
What is the exposition?
The snowflakes were coming down in blankets. Heather tightened her scarf. It didn't keep her warm, but without it she would be freezing. She continued trudging through the blizzard until her phone started ringing in her pocket. She tried retrieving it but couldn't get her hands into her pockets with her thick mittens.
What is third person?