Word Analysis
Which word contains the suffix meaning action or process?
a. outfield
b outshine
c. outshine
d. outsell
c. outage
Looking for similarities
compare
With the mind firmly fixed on something
a. intently
b. divulge
c. staunch
a. intently
Which statement about Gouverneur Morris is correct?
a. He was a delegate from New York.
b. He was an anti-Federalist.
c. He wrote a draft of the Constitution.
c. He wrote a draft of the Constitution
Who was Publius in the play?
a
Which word contains the suffix meaning relating to?
a. suburban
b. superbly
c. sublet
d. supreme
a. suburban
Looking for differences
contrast
Something that is troubling or annoying
a. scandal
b. mere
c. bothersome
c. bothersome
Samuel was against the Constitution because he thought it
a. gave the people to many liberties.
b. would cause a new revolution.
c. took freedoms away from people.
Why did Abigail pretend she was a servant?
b
Which word contains the suffix meaning quality of?
a. pinpoint
b. leaderless
c. narrator
d. thievery
d. thievery
The order in which the events happened in time
sequence
To release previously unknown information
a. considerable
b. divulge
c. intently
b. divulge
Abigail's interest in the clock helps the reader to know that she is
a. a curious person
b. learning to be a clock maker
c. solving a mystery
a. she was a curious person
How did Abigail figure out that Hamilton was one of the writers of the Federalist Letters?
c
Which word contains the suffix meaning a place?
a. intercom
b. gutter
c. fishery
d. dissolve
c. fishery
Combining details from the text with what you already know to conclude something that the author does not directly state in the text.
inferences
nothing more than; only
a. hunch
b. cede
c. mere
c. mere
What did Hamilton think of Samuel and Abigail?
a. He was angry at them.
b. He was impressed with them.
c. He wanted them to help their father.
b. He was impressed with them.
What did Samuel mean when he said Abigail thinks everyone should have her opinion?
d
All of he words describe something you do with cloth or paper. Which word best describes what you do with towels before you put them away?
a. crease
b. fold
c. tuck
d. bend
b. fold
separating people, animals, and ideas into different groups by identifying important traits
classify and categorize
a guess or feeling about what will happen
a. hunch
b. respect
c. considerable
a. hunch
Why was Governeur Morris in New York?
a. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
b. He was visiting Governor Clinton
c. He was looking for Hamilton
c. He was looking for Hamilton
Was Samuel a federalist or anti-federalist?
d