Inferences
Context Clues
Text Structure
Point of View
Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
Figurative Language 3
100
Mr. Nelson, the mailman, walked across a beautiful yard to bring the mail to the Bell's home. Suddenly, the sprinklers went on and Mr. Nelson was all wet. Very angry, Mr. Nelson went to the front of the house and pounded on the door. No one answered.
How did Mr. Nelson get so wet? 1. An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers. 2. It started to rain. 3. The kids in the house put the sprinklers on. 4. He fell in a puddle.
1. An automatic timer had been set to start the sprinklers.
100
Because the author was so modest, she didn't make a big deal about her book being published.
Using context clues, what does modest mean?
What is shy, not liking to brag?
100
What is the text structure of this passage? Plastic trash in the ocean has become a serious problem for sea animals. Many animals mistake plastic for food and become sick. To help solve this problem, people are reducing plastic use, recycling more, and organizing beach cleanups.
What is problem and solution?
100
When the principal called Martha into the office, she knew what it would be about. He looked uncomfortable and unhappy because he felt guilty about making Martha feel like she might not get the scholarship jacket. Label the point of view.
What is third person omniscient?
100
The cupcake was calling my name.
What is personification?
100
Timmy talks too much.
What is alliteration?
100
What is symbolism?
200
Charlotte spread her large, flowered beach towel on the firm sand. She rubbed a layer of suntan lotion on her skin. Then she lay down and opened a copy of her favorite novel to read. Her eyes became heavy so she soon fell asleep in the warm sun. When she woke up, her back felt hot and painful.
How did Charlotte get a sun burn?
1. She was in the sun too long. 2. She used too much suntan lotion. 3. She didn't use enough suntan lotion. 4. She was reading a book.
1. She was in the sun too long.
200
Mary left her umbrella at her friend's house so she got drenched during the rain storm on her way home.
Using context clues, what does drenched mean?
What is soaked, very wet?
200
What is the text structure of this passage? The Amazon Rainforest is one of the largest rainforests in the world. It is filled with tall trees, colorful birds, and many kinds of animals. The rainforest receives heavy rainfall and has warm temperatures all year long.
What is description?
200
We were driving along the road from Treguier to Kervanda. We passed at a smart trot between the hedges topping an earth wall on each side of the road; then at the foot of the steep ascent before Ploumar the horse dropped into a walk, and the driver jumped down heavily from the box. He flicked his whip and climbed the incline, stepping clumsily uphill by the side of the carriage, one hand on the footboard, his eyes on the ground. After a while he lifted his head, pointed up the road with the end of the whip, and said: "The idiot!" I was startled by his outburst.
What is first person?
200
She is a pretty picture.
What is a metaphor?
200
Princess Kitty will kiss Timmy T. Tipper’s lips.
What is assonance?
200
He felt like he had a golden ticket.
What is an allusion?
300
Sara was trying out her new inline skates. She tied the laces on the skates and put on her helmet. Then she put on the elbow and knee pads. When she was ready, she started taking a few slow steps while holding her dad's hand.
How did Sara keep from falling with the inline skates?
1. She wore a helmet. 2. She held her dad's hand. 3. She wore elbow pads. 4. She wore knee pads.
2. She held her dad's hand.
300
The consequence of the rain was that the soccer game was cancelled.
Using context clues, consequence means...
What is result, effect, outcome?
300
What is the text structure of this passage? First, caterpillars hatch from tiny eggs laid on leaves. Next, they eat and grow bigger each day. Then, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis around its body. Finally, a butterfly emerges and flies away.
What is sequence?
300
Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one. Label the point of view.
What is third person limited?
300
Ms. Smith told the class to be quiet a million times.
What is a hyperbole?
300
Mammals named Sam are clammy.
What is consonance?
300
A librarian yells across the library “Keep your voices down!”
What is situational irony?
400
Amber wanted to be different from everyone else this year. Instead of handing out preprinted cards to her friends, she was making her own. She cut the cards from construction paper and decorated them with colored paper, glitter, and stickers. Then she wrote a message with a gold pen. When is the occasion for this card?
1. Easter 2. Valentine's Day 3. Halloween 4. Christmas
2. Valentine's Day
400
He knew his future was precarious and likely to fall apart.
Using context clues, what does precarious mean?
What is likely to fall apart?
400
Heavy rain fell for several days in the town. Because the river overflowed its banks, water spread into nearby streets and homes. As a result, some families had to leave their houses until the water went down.
What is cause and effect?
400
They spoke no more until camp was made. Henry was bending over and adding ice to the bubbling pot of beans when he was startled by the sound of a sharp snarling cry of pain from among the dogs. Henry grunted with a tone that was not sympathy, and for a quarter of an hour they sat on in silence, Henry staring at the fire, and Bill at the circle of eyes that burned in the darkness just beyond the firelight. An icy wind circled between them and the fire.
What is third person objective?
400
Cat got your tongue.
What is an idiom?
400
The bright morning sun rose slowly, illuminating the petals on the sunflowers.
What is imagery?
400
Daily Double
"I have to have this operation. It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.”
What is an understatement?
500
I am looking forward to a trip. We'll go during one of the busiest travel times of the year. We usually gather at Grandma and Grandpa's house for ham, turkey, dressing, red velvet cake, and sweet potato pie. It is always a delicious time! I can't wait to go! When is the trip?
Thanksgiving
500
Daily Double:
Our last principal was very lax with the rules, unlike our new principal who makes sure we follow them all.
Using context clues, what does lax mean?
What is lenient, easy-going, not strict?
500
Robert James Fischer was born in Chicago but unlocked the secrets of chess in a Brooklyn apartment right above a candy store. At the age of six he taught himself to play by following the instruction booklet that came with his chess board. After spending much of his childhood in chess clubs, Fischer said that, “One day, I just got good.” That may be a bit of an understatement. At the age of 13 he won the U.S. Junior Chess Championship, becoming the youngest Junior Champion ever. At the age of 14 he won the U.S. Championship and became the youngest U.S. Champion in history. Fischer would go on to become the World Champion of chess, but he would also grow to become his own worst enemy. Instead of defending the title, he forfeited it to the next challenger without even making a move, and the rise of a chess superstar ended with a fizzle.
What is Chronological?
500
They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppin's unpacking being performed. From the carpet bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album. Jane an Michael sat hugging themselves and watching. It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say. But they knew, both of them, that something strange and wonderful had happened at Number Seventeen, Cherry-Tree Lane.
What is third person omniscient?
500
We ate some jumbo shrimp at dinner last night.
What is an oxymoron?
500
Daily Double:
“The beginning of the end” & “The more you give the more you get.”
What is a paradox?
500
Charlotte took the dirk that Zachariah gave her and put it under her mattress. She hoped she wouldn’t need to think of it again, but alas, that would not be the case.
What is foreshadowing?