Main Idea
Theme
Story Elements
Text Structure
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100
Juan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he’s alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren’t too violent. What is the main idea of this paragraph? a. Juan dislikes violence. b. Juan likes to think. c. Juan enjoys Monopoly. d. Juan enjoys playing games.
What is Juan enjoys playing games-D?
100
Finish the statement: Theme is never _________ in the text. It is always implied. A. known B. stated C. supported D. clarified
What is a--stated?
100
Exposition, rising actions, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is plot?
100
The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music. To do the Twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. The torso may be squared to the knees and hips, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other. Then, hold your arms out from your body, bent at your elbow. Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary. Every so often lift one leg off of the floor for styling. Now you’re doing the twist!
What is sequence?
100
These help you identify what text structure the author used?
What are signal words?
200
Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV! What is the main idea of this paragraph? a. Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria. b. Books are good. c. All cartoons are bad. d. Some cartoons are bad for Maria.
What is watching a lot of television isn't good for Maria--A?
200
How does an author convey the theme(s) of a story?
What are supporting details?
200
The hero in a story.
What is the protagonist?
200
There are many reasons why people dance. Some people dance for fun, just because they enjoy dancing. At other times, people dance for excercise or for weight loss, because dancing can really get your heart beating. Also, sometimes people dance to try to get boyfriends or girlfriends. Some people think that good dancing is attractive. There are many reasons why people dance.
What is cause and effect?
200
This type of text contains facts only and its purpose is to inform or persuade the audience.
What is informational text?
300
Samantha, I can’t eat or sleep when you are gone. I need to hear your scratchy voice and see your lovely toothless smile. I miss that special way that you eat soup with your fingers. Please come home soon! What is the main idea of this paragraph? a. Samantha, you have bad manners. b. Samantha, you should see a dentist. c. Samantha, I miss you. d. Samantha, I have lost my appetite.
What is Samantha, I miss you--C?
300
What would be a theme for the story, Cinderella? A. Revenge B. Good vs. Evil C. Good prevails over evil D. Take care of your sisters
What is C--good prevails over evil?
300
A conflict occurring in one's head--i.e. whether to go to the prom or not?
What is internal conflict?
300
Hurricanes and tornados are both amazing yet deadly natural phenomena. Both generate deadly conditions, but in different ways. Tornados are likely to damage people and property with their high winds, which go up to 300 miles per hour, but hurricanes are generally more feared for their flooding. Also, hurricanes can produce tornados, which makes them quite dangerous indeed.
What is compare and contrast?
300
A text _________ helps a reader understand what the text is going to be about and how it is organized?
What is feature?
400
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier. Which sentence from the paragraph expresses the main idea? a. Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. b. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind. c. They will look and behave much like real humans. d. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.
What is a--someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants?
400
True or False Literary texts can have more than one theme?
What is true?
400
The villain in a story.
What is the antagoist?
400
Knapp and Matthews’ research has confirmed that over all, when lakes hold nonnative trout they generally have no frogs, and vice versa. They also found that frogs persisted in the national park, while they have virtually disappeared from the wilderness area. They believe that fishless refuges must be established in the Sierra to restore the frog species. “If we do it right,” says Knapp, “I don’t think fishermen will lose much but the frog will gain a tremendous amount.”
What is problem and solution?
400
A text that contains characters, setting, and conflict(s)?
What is literary text?
500
What does it mean when you are asked "What's the main idea?"
What is the story MAINLY about?
500
*Note: Social Studies question* Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and region
What are the 5 themes of geography?
500
This type of conflict occurs when a police officer arrests you?
What is internal or/and external conflict
500
Then Miss Hopley did a formidable thing. She stood up. Had she been standing when we entered she would have seemed tall. But rising from her chair, she soared. And what she carried up and up with her were firm shoulders, a straight sharp nose, full cheeks slightly molded by a curved line along the nostrils, thin lips that moved like steel springs, and a high forehead topped by hair gathered in a bun. Miss Hopley was not a giant in body but when she mobilized it to a standing position she seemed a match for giants. I decided I liked her.
What is spatial or chronological?
500
What type of text structure would an author use to define photosynthesis?
What is definition?
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