Context Clues
Text Structures
Drama
Academic Vocabulary
Poetry
100

The jovial young woman was smiling and laughing all day long. What is the meaning of the word jovial?

Happy, Sad, Mad

Happy

100

The Vancouver Island marmot is a kind of large rodent that lives high in the mountains of Vancouver Island in Canada. Climate change and logging have caused a large decrease in their population. Scientists believe that there are less than a hundred of them left in the wild.

Cause & Effect, Description, Sequence

Cause & Effect

100

The author of a drama is known as a...

Script, Characters, Playwright

playwright

100

What a piece of writing or a paragraph is mainly about.

Summary, Main or Central Idea, Point of View

Main or Central Idea

100

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? 1. Last night, while I lay thinking here, 2. some Whatifs crawled inside my ear 3. and pranced and partied all night long 4. and sang their same old Whatif song:

A A B B

200

It is hazardous to drive a car when the roads are icy. What does the word hazardous mean?

Funny, Slow, Dangerous

Dangerous

200

I do my chores each Saturday. First, I fold the laundry and put it away. Then I sweep and mop the kitchen floor. After that, I empty all the garbage cans and the recycling. Finally, when all of my chores are finished, I can go outside to play.

Cause and effect, Chronological Order, Compare/Contrast

chronological order/sequence

200

The words spoken by each character are called

Stage Directions, Setting, Dialogue

dialogue

200

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words.

Caption, Context Clues, Simile

Context clues

200

This line is an example of which poetic device? Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;

Alliteration, Personification, Simile

Alliteration

300

The aisles at the grocery store are so narrow that only one person could go through at a time. What does the word narrow mean?

Fat, Thin, Spaceous

slim, thin, not a lot of space

300

Did you know that not all deserts are hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long winters when the temperatures can reach below freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.
Description, Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect

compare & contrast

300

This is an example of which element of drama [In an annoyed voice] [Holding up the newspaper]

Theme, Conflict, Stage Directions

Stage directions

300

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Alliteration, Personification, Metaphor

Alliteration

300

Which lines rhyme? 

1. Bananas ripe and green, and ginger-root, 

2. Cocoa in pods and alligator pears, 

3. And tangerines and mangoes and grape fruit, 

4. Fit for the highest prize at parish fairs.

Lines 1 & 3 Lines 2 & 4

400

My mom suggested that I bring my jacket. After a few minutes in the cold, I wished that I had listened to her advice. What does the word suggests mean?

Advise, Tell, Promise

Advise

400

Spending too much time in the sun can lead to sunburn, dehydration, and even skin cancer. One way to help prevent these problems is to make sure that you wear sunscreen whenever you are outside. It is also a good idea to avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day, between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Description, Problem & Solution, Sequence

problem & solution

400

Where and when a drama takes place is the . . .

Resolution, Setting, Conflict

setting

400

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture.

Author's purpose, Inference, Theme

Caption

400

These lines are examples of which poetic devices? 

1. THE fog comes on little cat feet. 

Simile, Metaphor, Personification

Personification

500

My school prohibits talking on our cell phones in class. If we break the rule, then we have to take our phone to the front office. What does prohibit mean?

Does allow, Doesn't allow, Forces

Doesn't allow

500

The Space Needle was built in 1962 in Seattle, Washington for the World's Fair. It is 605 feet tall (184 m) from the ground to the aircraft warning beacon at the very top. Visitors can ride an elevator to the observation deck at 520 (158 m) feet. They can also dine in a revolving restaurant near the top of the needle. Cause&Effect, Description, Problem&Solution

description

500

What is the theme of a play?

The message you are to learn, The conflict of the play, The end of the play.

The message you are to learn.

500

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".

Personification, Simile, Point of View

Simile

500

The girls were like two peas in a pod.

This is an example of what?

Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration

Simile

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