The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
Simile
At the same time
Simultaneously
Find the BEST answer to the following question:
The answer that best fits the question
This element affects readability
Contrast
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
End
The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.
Metaphor
Jason consoled the girl after she lost the race. Is this subjective or objective?
Subjective
TWO of the BEST choices
Name one detail from the text that supports the idea that webpages and books present information differently.
Varied answers!
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Personification
My mom enjoys going to the library because she can check out books. What is the antecedent?
There are many wild animals in my city. We have snakes, dogs, deer, cats and many more. Snakes are the the most dangerous of them all. They are poisonous and they will bite anything that approaches them. What does "they" refer to?
a. deer
b. cats
c. dogs
d. snakes
4. Snakes
Name one detail from the text that supports the idea that webpages and books present information differently.
Answer varies
True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.
False- "hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along
The car went faster than the speed of light.
The students of Sugarhill Middle School will be hosting a talent show this spring. Simple or complex sentence?
Simple
Select the correct personal pronoun.
Helena gave a ____ schedule of the club's meetings.
a. him
b. he
c. they
What is the central idea of "The Power of Color on a Computer Screen"?
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, “All is well!”
Personification
Television : eyes
Radio : _______
There are two correct answers. Circle the correct answers and then highlight the incorrect answers:
Circle 2 correct answers; Highlight the incorrect answers
What are the two main topics color can affect?
Text readability & Memory
Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography
Prefix: bio- meaning life
Root: graph - meaning to write
Suffix: -y - means - quality of