Vocabulary
This reading skill means figuring out something the author does not directly state.
What is infer?
A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clause is this type of sentence.
What is a simple sentence?
A writer uses this device when hints are given about events that will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
If a character slams a door, refuses to talk, and avoids eye contact, the reader can infer this emotion.
What is anger or being upset?
In Animal Farm, this group comes to symbolize political leaders who take control and abuse power.
Who are the pigs?
This literary word means the message or lesson about life in a text.
What is theme?
A sentence with two independent clauses joined correctly is this type of sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
This term refers to the author’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
If a speaker says, “Great, another homework packet,” but clearly does not mean it, the tone is most likely this.
What is sarcastic?
In Animal Farm, this hardworking horse represents loyal workers who are often exploited.
Who is Boxer?
This word means the result or effect of an action.
What is consequence?
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is this type of sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
This term refers to the feeling a reader gets from a text.
What is mood?
Dark clouds, thunder, and people running indoors suggest this is about to happen.
What is a storm?
In Lord of the Flies, this object represents order, authority, and civilized discussion.
What is the conch?
A student who keeps working and does not quit easily could be described with this word.
What is persistent?
In the sentence “When the bell rang, the students left,” the words “When the bell rang” are this kind of clause.
What is a dependent clause?
When an object, character, or image stands for a larger idea, it is acting as this.
What is a symbol?
If a character gives away his lunch even though he is hungry, the reader can best infer this character trait.
What is generosity?
In Lord of the Flies, this character increasingly represents savagery and the desire for power.
Who is Jack?
This verb means to break something apart carefully in order to study and understand it.
What is analyze?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of this part of speech.
What is a noun?
Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea is this figure of speech.
What is personification?
A passage describes locked doors, dim lights, and narrow hallways. These details most strongly create this mood.
What is suspense?
Fill in the blank: _______, _______ wherefore art thou?
What is Romeo, Romeo