Main Idea
There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
Mary Alice woke up this morning, then her heart dropped when he saw the time! She would be late! Mary threw some clothes on, brushed her teeth, and ran out of the house with a breakfast bar. She waited for 15 minutes at the bus stop, then it hit her. Duh! Today is Saturday! Where does Mary Alice think she has to be?
School
Andersen and Summer are different and similar in many ways. To start, Andersen is a male, and Summer is a female. Summer likes to read, and Andersen doesn't. Andersen likes to play baseball, and Summer doesn't. One thing they have in common, however, is that they are both in 1st period ELA.
What is this text structure of this paragraph?
Compare & Contrast
Sophia is like a ray of sunshine, she always brightens everyone's day!
What figurative language is used in this example?
Simile
Leah had a dog named Buttons. Buttons liked to eat steak and dog treats. Whenever it wanted to play, it would wag its tail. Who or what is it referring to, and what part of speech is it? (50 pts each)
Buttons the dog, pronoun
Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.
What is the main idea?
Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.
George sees the girl walking out of the door. "Bye Georgie! See you soon!" she says. He finally has some time alone. He jumps up onto the counter and snags some of the treats, then tears up the couch. Finally, he sits down in his bed for an afternoon nap. He dreams about when the girl will return home so he can go on a walk.
Infer what George is.
a dog
How to replace the ink cartridge:
1. Press the open button on the printer.
2. Take out the old cartridge.
3. Put in the new cartridge.
4. Close the printer.
How is this text organized?
Sequence
Macee is a hornet when she plays volleyball, she hits hard and fast.
What type of figurative language is used in this example?
Metaphor
Rylan ran hastily away from the scary alley cat.
What part of speech is hastily in this sentence?
adverb
It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year. Brach's, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. That's a lot of candy corn, but that's nothing compared to the production of Tootsie Rolls. Over 64 million Tootsie Rolls are produced every day! But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry's staple product: chocolate. Confectioners manufacture over twenty billion pounds of chocolate in the United States each year.
Identify the main idea.
How much of different popular candies are sold and produced yearly
Every day after work, Jackson took off his muddy boots and camouflage suit. He hung up his rifle in the safe in the garage.
What can you infer about Jackson's job?
he is a hunter
What is the text structure?
Problem and Solution
Aiden's pet cactus gave me a big, sharp hug when I tried to pick it up.
What figurative language is used in this example?
Personification
Lyndley jumps happily with a red jump-rope.
What is the adjective in this sentence?
red
A penny for your thoughts? If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction.
Different kinds of rare and valuable pennies.
Little Timmy sat in the empty classroom and stared at the floor. It was 4:30pm and school had been over for half an hour, but he still had to sit there. He could over hear his teacher talking to the principal in the hallway about what had happened during class. He put his head in his hands and sighed.
What can you infer from this text?
Little Timmy has an after school detention because of an incident in class.
In which text structure would you find the signal words, "as a result of" and "due to"?
Cause & Effect
Ella M felt like she had mountains upon mountains of make-up work after returning from a sick day.
What figurative language is used in this example.
Hyperbole
Ella H kicks the spherical soccer ball strongly.
What is the verb in this sentence?
kicks
Josh started to reel in his line. The fish tugged and pulled hard. Judging by the weight of his catch, this fish could feed his family for three days. Josh struggled to stay in the boat and not be pulled over the side. Finally his catch came into view. He had snagged a snapping turtle!
Identify the main idea.
Josh catches a snapping turtle while fishing.
Grandpa sees that his chocolate cake is all gone. Jackson has crumbs on his mouth.
What can you infer happened?
Jackson ate Grandpa's cake.
In which text structure would you find the signal words, "similarly" and "however"?
Compare and Contrast
Don't worry about Meredith A, she's all bark and no bite.
What figurative language is used in this example?
Idiom
Identify all the nouns in this sentence. (do NOT include pronouns, and include proper nouns)
Maddie reads a book silently while she sits at her desk.
Maddie, book, desk