Context Clues
What is the meaning of "anxious"?
When Bob comes home late from work, Janett is very anxious?
What is nervous
The feeling that the reader gets from reading a piece of literature.
What is the mood
Read the prompt:
Is technology making us lazy? The answer is in how we use technology. How many Netflix shows have you binge watched in the last month? How many hours do you spend hopelessly scrolling on the internet? According to Reader’s Digest, binge watching may be worse than we think. Research from the American Heart Association suggests that watching more than three hours of television in a day doubles a person’s risk of premature death. So Andy’s fears were valid. Technology put to poor use can have negative effects.
What is the author’s main claim in the passage?
A Technology will make a person lazy.
B Technology is bad for a person’s health.
C Technology use can cause health issues.
D Technology may be worse than we think.
What is
C Technology use can cause health issues.
What is the comparison of two things using like or as
What is the meaning of "weary"?
After studying for hours, Keymiah grew weary
What is tired
What is the attitude that the author has as he/she writes a piece of work.
What is tone
Read the prompt, and answer the following question:
Animals deserve to have laws which protect them from being harmed or abused. However, here in the United States some animals are used for food or experimented on for new products, such as medicine. An Animal Bill of Rights is needed to help stop animal misuse and mistreatment. When many people think of animals, they tend to think of animals that are pets, like a cat or a dog. However, many never think about the thousands of animals out there that are being used in unmeaningful ways. For example, mice, pigs, rats, hamsters, fish, or farm animals. Although I am not a vegan, I would still approve this bill.
What is the author’s main claim in the passage?
A Animals are used for testing medications.
B Animals also need protection.
C Animals make good pets.
D Animals should not be abused.
What is B Animals also need protection.
What is a metaphor?
What is the comparison of two things without using like or as
What is the meaning of "torrid"
The bearded man sweated as he crawled through the "torrid" desert.
very cold and wet
very hot and dry
very scary
very boring
What is very hot and dry
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Read the passage below:
There are many reasons why we should ban the use of plastic bottles. A lot of facts were surprising to me but, in the long run, make sense. For example, it surprised me how many plastic bottles were used per year compared to how many are recycled. Americans alone used 50 billion bottles in 2006, but only recycled 38 billion. Not only is it destroying the planet, but it’s not helping our wallets either. Instead of just using tap water, which would be roughly $0.49 a year for eight glasses of water a day, we are spending $1,400 a year. There are cheaper and safer options for the environment. It makes me upset to see humans trashing the world. We’re supposed to take care of the Earth, so why aren’t we?
What is the author’s main claim in the passage?
A Limiting plastic water bottle use will help the United States save money.
B Limiting plastic water bottle use will improve the Earth.
C Limiting plastic water bottle use is cheaper and better for the planet.
D Limiting plastic water bottle use has traditionally been a difficult task.
What is C Limiting plastic water bottle use is cheaper and better for the planet.
What kind of figurative language is this?
Ally ate apples all day.
What is Alliteration
What does "meritorious" mean?
The solider was awarded four medals for his "meritorious" conduct on the battlefield.
brave
excellent
okay
crazy
What is excellent
Read the following paragraph below, read the answer choices and determine the tone:
So you have swept me back,
I who could have walked with the live souls
above the earth,
I who could have slept among the live flowers
at last;
so for your arrogance
and your ruthlessness
I am swept back
where dead lichens drip
dead cinders upon moss of ash;
so for your arrogance
I am broken at last,
I who had lived unconscious,
who was almost forgot;
Answer choices:
A. Anger
B. Mistrust
C. Excitement
What is anger
Read the passage below:
There are many reasons why we should ban the use of plastic bottles. A lot of facts were surprising to me but, in the long run, make sense. For example, it surprised me how many plastic bottles were used per year compared to how many are recycled. Americans alone used 50 billion bottles in 2006, but only recycled 38 billion. Not only is it destroying the planet, but it’s not helping our wallets either. Instead of just using tap water, which would be roughly $0.49 a year for eight glasses of water a day, we are spending $1,400 a year. There are cheaper and safer options for the environment. It makes me upset to see humans trashing the world. We’re supposed to take care of the Earth, so why aren’t we?
What can the reader conclude about plastic water bottle use?
A People are not aware of how much money they spend on plastic water bottles.
B If this trend continues the world will run out of plastic.
C After realizing the overuse of plastic water bottles, people will begin to cut back.
D Nothing can be done about the plastic water bottle crisis
What is A People are not aware of how much money they spend on plastic water bottles.
What kind of figurative language is this?
Its raining cats and dogs
What is a hyperbole?
What does "ecstatic" mean"
Have you heard? Super star country western group The Mountain Boys are getting back together for a reunion tour. Fans all over the world will be "ecstatic" to hear the news.
really happy
really sad
really excited
really angry
What is really excited
What is the mood of the text?
The others went upstairs, a slow unwilling procession. If this had been an old house, with creaking wood, and dark shadows, and heavily panelled walls, there might have been an eerie feeling. But this house was the essence of modernity. There were no dark corners – no possible sliding panels – it was flooded with electric light – everything was new and bright and shining. There was nothing hidden in this house, nothing concealed. It had no atmosphere about it. Somehow, that was the most frightening thing of all. They exchanged good-nights on the upper landing. Each of them went into his or her own room, and each of them automatically, almost without conscious thought, locked the door….
What is the mood?
A. Nonthreatening
B. Freightening
C. Foreboding
What is foreboding?
RANDOM!
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What kind of figurative language is this?
As Leyah fell down the stairs, all we heard was "BOOM! POP! POW!"
What is an onomatopoeia