Society and Sports
What is the controlling idea of the article?
A. People often become interested in participating in modern sports culture while at school.
B. Athletic competition is the most important aspect of modern sports.
C. Many factors contributed to the development and spread of modern sports.
D. Modern sports were established in Britain before gaining popularity in other countries.
B. Athletic competition is the most important aspect of modern sports.
Harrison has not used the most effective transition in sentence 23. Which word or phrase should replace Instead in this sentence?
A. Fortunately
B. In the end
C. Additionally
D. To be honest
D. To be honest
The words that give the actors instructions on what to do in a play.
Stage Directions
What is a flashback?
When a part of the story goes back in time
What should you do with your blank piece of scratch paper?
Use it to annotate or/and to plan out your writing
Which statement best explains the organizational pattern used in the article?
A. The similarities and differences between sports from the past and newer sports from today are explained.
B. The chronological order of events is used to describe how a particular sport developed over many years.
C. The advantages of leagues are presented to show how modern sports have improved on past disadvantages.
D. The classification of the features of modern sports emphasizes the influence society has had on sports.
D. The classification of the features of modern sports emphasizes the influence society has had on sports.
Which sentence can replace sentence 2 to improve the introduction to this letter?
A. There are many clubs at my school that I want to tell you a little bit about in this letter.
B. My friends and I have recently formed a club devoted to community service.
C. Our school has a club, and it is a great place to learn about working with others.
D. I'm in a club that meets on Tuesdays after school in the library next to the gym.
B. My friends and I have recently formed a club devoted to community service.
What is the fancy word for "letter"?
Correspondence
What word means to bring something to an end or to decide after careful thinking?
Conclude
Plot
Which key idea about sports is supported by the details in the section "Records"?
A. People who judge competitions are usually former athletes.
B. Modern sports include the ability to compare the performance of athletes.
C. Many athletes compete because they enjoy a particular sport.
D. Athletes train for many years in order to compete at an elite level.
B. Modern sports include the ability to compare the performance of athletes.
Which sentence can BEST follow and support sentence 25?
A. Everyone in our group gets along well, and I think you will enjoy our company at the farm.
B. I am very pleased that I came across your website when I was searching the internet for a place to volunteer.
C. We will work alongside you to plant crops, pull weeds, harvest vegetables, or anything else you need us to do.
D. Next year, it is possible that we will look for a different opportunity to serve in our community.
C. We will work alongside you to plant crops, pull weeds, harvest vegetables, or anything else you need us to do.
Stating another piece of writing in your own words is called?
Paraphrase
What do you need to have in an SCR?
What should you use when you are unfamiliar with a word in a text? (2 things)
Context Clues and Dictionary
Based on paragraph 3, what inference can be made about sports leagues?
A. Sports leagues require that athletes perform at physically demanding levels.
B. Sports league managers are responsible for finding players and coaches.
C. Sports leagues ensure that games are consistent and fair.
D. Sports league managers often create new rules to add to a sport.
C. Sports leagues ensure that games are consistent and fair.
The meaning of sentence 8 is unclear. Which word or phrase should replace “it” in this sentence?
A. Help
B. The site
C. Them
D. A group
A. Help
Define Simile
a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike objects or ideas by using the words "like" or "as"
What are the 8 parts of an ECR in the CORRECT order?
Answer, Say 1, Mean 1, Matter 1, Say 2, Mean 2, Matter 2, Conclusion
What is the BEST way to combine these two sentences?
The class was excited.
They were starting a new novel.
The class was excited because they were starting a new novel.
Read the sentences from paragraph 8.
"As more young men began to seriously compete in sports, athletics became an important element of social status. Games also began to attract more spectators and to spread to other countries."
In these sentences, the word ___ has a root word that means "to watch" in Latin.
Spectators
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 13 and 14?
A. Due to the fact that we are in school most days, we would probably need to volunteer on Saturday mornings.
B. We are in school most days, so Saturday is when we would probably need mornings to volunteer.
C. While we are in school most days, Saturday mornings is when we are not in school and would probably need to volunteer.
D. We are in school most days, which probably need to volunteer on Saturday mornings.
A. Due to the fact that we are in school most days, we would probably need to volunteer on Saturday mornings.
What does it mean to "justify" an answer?
To defend your answer with reasons
What is the difference between Third Person Limited POV and Third Person Omniscient POV?
Limited focuses on one person.
Omniscient knows everyone's thoughts.
What is it called when you use your background knowledge and clues in the text or picture to figure out what is happening
Infer