Summarizing
Figurative Language
Main Idea
Context Clues
Genre
100
Which is false? *The summary is usually found in more than on sentence in the story? *The summary is one thought in the story. *The summary is what most of the sentences are about. *The summary is what the passage is mostly about.
What is The summary is one thought in the story.
100
Caleb calls Chris 'cause he's coming' to California.
What is Alliteration
100
10,000 settlers pictched tents in the center of OK in 1889. The city of Oklahoma City was formed. Soon after, buildings wer build and it was named as the state capital. *OK was founded in the year 1889 *OK was a part of the USA *10,000 settlers lived in small tents in Oklahoma City *How Oklahoma City came to be the captial.
What is How Oklahoma City came to be the capital.
100
Disguised as everyday OCCURENCES, such as missing socks and muddy footprints are actually classic whodunit mystery cased waiting to be solved.
What is happenings, events
100
Along the dark corridor dragons were breathing fire to show their anger at the children who had entered the castle without permission.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
200
Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down. Even his favorite animal, the lion, did not interest him. *Peter's favorite animal is the lion. *The camels were swatting flies with their tails. *It was really hot at the zoo. *Peter did not enjoy the zoo because he did not feel well.
What is Peter did not enjoy the zoo because he did not feel well.
200
The boat hugged the shore.
What is Personification
200
Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in the side of a stone cliff. The carving is of four U.S. presidents; Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. *The names of the presidents *Where Mount Rushmore is *What Mount Rushmore is *How many presidents the U.S. had
What is What Mount Rushmore is
200
A closer look at the evidence REVEALS that your bike is missing it's reflector.
What is shows, uncovers, proves
200
Elvis Presley was a famous musician, but served in the army before he was a well-know singer. He lived in mansion called "Graceland".
What is biography
300
San Fransisco is located on the coast of California in area called the Bay Area. The weather is generally mild, seldom getting cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows there and does not get below freezing. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay to keep it comfortable. *San Fransisco has many neat things to do. *It seldom snows in California. *Many people choose to live in California. *The weather in California is generally very mild.
What is the weather is California is generally very mild.
300
The movie took my breath away.
What is idiom
300
Mercury is one of the planets in our solar system. Mercury moves around the sun like the other planets. Mercury is closet to the sun and it is very hot there. *Characteristics of Mercury *Mercury is very hot *The planets of the solar system *Mercury is closest to the sun of all the planets
What is Characteristics of Mercury
300
As early as first grade, June was SELDOM seen with out a book in her hands. Her mother said she read herself to sleep each night.
What is not often
300
There are four types of clouds: stratus, cirrus,cumulonimbus, and cumulo. If you see a cumulonimbus, a storm may be approaching soon.
What is informational
400
Math didn't make much sense to Cathy. She always got area and perimeter mixed up. She didn't know what a right angle was. Last semester, she failed math and wasn't doing any better this semester. As long as she had remembered, math had been hard for her. She did fine in reading and science, but not math. Who invented math anyway? *Cathy did well in reading and science *Who invented math? *Cathy's strong subject was not math *Cathy always got area and perimeter mixed up
What is Cathy's stong subject was not math.
400
The baby was an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight.
What is Metaphor
400
Steogosaurus was an unusual looking dinosaur. It had a very small head. Along its back were large, triangle shaped plates. *Stegosaurus had unusual qualities. *Triangle shaped plates were found on its back *It was a dinosaur with a small head *It had a long back
What is Stegoaurus had unusual qualities.
400
Could the CULPRIT be your father? The evidence points to him. What is an antonym of CULPRIT
What is innocent person
400
The day Jill had been waiting for had finally arrived-it was time to show her coach she really wanted to be a part of the volleyball team.
What is realistic fiction
500
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys herding up cattle on the dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cattle. There are mountains in West Texas, piney hills in east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous boats, lakes, rivers, and swamps with alligators. *There are alot of cows in Texas *There are many, varied parts of Texas. *Texas is one of the biggest states in Texas. *There are alligators in the swamps of Texas.
What is There are many, varied parts of Texas.
500
I'd rather take a bath with man-eating sharks than do my homework.
What is Hyperbole
500
In parts of California, the fall is very hot. Often hot winds blow. If someone starts the smallest fire, these winds will make the small fire a giant fire. Because of tall weeds, these fires spread quickly. *Hot winds *California's dry season *Fighting fires in California *Fires in California's forests
What is Fires in California's forests
500
The most OBVIOUS SUSPECT is your own father. There is no one else that comes close to the profile.
What is without a doubt, for sure thing one thought to be guilty
500
We were afraid to leave the settlement for fear the Indians would capture us, but there was no other choice. Julie was ill and needed medicine from the doctor who was staying at the settlement down the river.
What is historical fiction
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