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When you open a new passage set, what should you do first?
Read the questions!
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) personification
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
a.)gratitude
What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?
It explains what your paragraph will be about so your readers get an idea of what they're about to read.
What is the connotation for the given set of words? Negative or positive
(childish, cheap, conceited, egotistical, destitute)
Negative
If a text uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is it third-person or first-person?
What is third-person point of view?
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
Which word matches this definition? An area surrounded mostly by homes a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed
a.) residential
What does it mean to "summarize" a text?
A summary should highlight the main points of a story.
Can you explain the difference between a fiction and a nonfiction text?
Fiction: Imagination/not real
Nonfiction: Facts/based on real events
Identify THREE errors in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
What is Joey and ride bikes?
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
In Kendrick Lamar's lyrics, what form of figurative language is he using? " Bing, bop, boom, boom, boom, bop, bam." a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
a.) onomatopoeia
My teacher walked into class with her glasses on. It was unusual that she wore her glasses. Her eyes were puffy and she talked quietly to the class. On her desk, she had a bag of cough drops and some tea with a bottle of honey next to it.
What can you infer is was wrong with the teacher?
she is ill
What is the purpose of a conclusion in an essay?
The purpose of a conclusion in a story is to provide a final summary of the main points and discuss the core message.
What is a theme, and why is it important in a story?
The theme is a central idea, message, or the overall meaning of a story.
The theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
What is honesty?
"My mother's bookkeeping is meticulous; no inaccuracy or carelessness ever slips into her records."
The word meticulous means
What is free of errors?
The text structure what put events in order is know as
What is sequence or chronological?
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Fact: Information stated from proven evidence.
Opinion: How someone personally feels.
What is the difference between first-person and third-person point of view?
First-person: narrator (I, me, and my)
Third-person: narrator is not a character in a story. (he, she, they, and them)
That school is a garden of Eden. What TWO kinds of figurative language are used here?
Metaphor and allusion
In a small town, a young girl discovers an old clock that runs backward. Instead of fixing it, she uses it as a reminder to cherish the past, even as her neighbors obsess over the newest technology. Which statement best describes the development of the theme?
A. The clock serves as a symbol for the inevitability of time passing.
B. The contrast between the girl’s values and her neighbors’ values highlights the importance of tradition over progress.
C. The girl’s refusal to fix the clock shows that she is afraid of moving into the future.
D. The town’s obsession with technology proves that new inventions are always superior to old ones.
B
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
What is really trying hard to please?
The stars are shinning bright.
-Homophone (their, there, they're), etc., answer varies
-Homonym (The bat only flies at night. You have to hit the baseball with a bat.) Answers vary