Word Stems
What does the prefix PRE mean?
Before
What is Pathos?
Using strong emotions to persuade an audience
What does the following sentence allude to?
The judge frequently described her life as a Cinderella story.
A story of rags to riches
Which part of the sentence is a DEPENDENT clause?
While I was on my way to school, my mom called me.
While I was on my way to school
What are celestial objects based on the context clues?
Celestial bodies, including the sun, moon, and stars, have fascinated man through the centuries.
Plants, stars, or things in the sky or heavens
What does the prefix MIS mean?
Wrongly, badly, incorrectly
What is Logos
Using logical reasoning/facts, statistics, and historical data to persuade an audience
What is the allusion in the following sentence?
"Despite his Herculean efforts, Marcus could not finish rebuilding the fence before the storm arrived."
Herculean = Hercules from Greek Mythology
Which word fits best in the following sentence?
___________ the subject was complicated, Brad studied very hard.
A. Since
B. Why
C. neither
A. Since
What is theme?
The message or the lesson of a text
What is the word stem in the word Antisocial?
Anti
What is Ethos
Using trust and credibility to persuade an audience
What is the allusion in the following sentence:
"When I don't have any free time to play video games, I become a real scrooge."
Scrooge = From the Christmas Carol
In this proposed golden age, societies of hunter-gatherers lived among relative isolation and subsisted solely on the fruits of their labor. (paragraph 1)
between
in
under
correct as is
Between
What is an antonym of the word dilate using your context clues:
When the light brightens, the pupils of the eyes get smaller; however, when it grows darker, they dilate.
Shrink or get smaller
What do both word stems: Graph/Gram and Scrib/script mean?
Write
What is a logical fallacy?
A weak or misleading way of thinking - illogical
What does the following allusion mean?
Chocolate is Ms. Noell's kryptonite.
The ideal agreement Rousseau puts forth requires citizens of this free society to give over their individual freedom. In order to form “a moral and collective body” that acts in the interest of its members. (paragraph 3)
freedom in order to
freedom, they then can
freedom. To
correct as is
A. freedom in order to
What is the definition of character traits?
Specific or special qualities to describe a character
What does the word disadvantage mean? AND what is the word stem?
To not hve an advantage or a leg up (To be behind)
DIS is the word stem
Which of the following is an example of fallacious reasoning?
A. “Once there are only driverless cars, there won’t be any traffic, and no one will be late again.”
B. “But are driverless cars safe? Are cars driven by people safe?”
A. “Once there are only driverless cars, there won’t be any traffic, and no one will be late again.”
What is the definition of an allusion
A reference (brief mention) of a well known story.
B. Industrious
What do you use to make an inference?
Background knowledge + Context clues = inference