Reading
She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting.
What is the mood of the passage?
What is suspenseful
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
The tree danced in the breeze
What is personification
The one sentence answer to the prompt.
What is a thesis statement.
The purple aliens landed with a crash and a boom. The residents of the small Iowa town ran in all directions as the multi-fingered creatures got off their spaceship. They landed right in front of the local cell phone store and appeared to be eager to check out Earth's communication technology. Fortunately, the salesman kept his head and showed the aliens many kinds of cell phones. The friendly purple creatures soon discovered that cell phones were cool. And lo and behold, the salesman had never seen anyone learn how to text so quickly. Maybe friendly aliens would do well on Earth after all.
What is the author's purpose?
What is to entertain
Elizabeth is as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile
A Dependent Claus can stand alone. True of false.
What is false
The walls of the fortress were not strong enough to block the invading army.
In the sentence above, the word block means
to stop the movement of.
Shanay had never seen so many fish before. She looked around at the huge tanks and could see hundreds of fish, crabs, shrimp, and all other amazing creatures completely surrounding her. She never thought she could feel like she was completely underwater, yet still be completely dry.
Where was Shanay?
What is the aquarium
The earth is a green blanket
What is a metaphor
What should your STAAR essays include...
A. Symbolism, Theme, Thesis, Evidence
B. Thesis, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Evidence
C. Theme, Introduction, Conclusion
What is B. Thesis, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Evidence
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
He approached the task with sheer determination. He had studied his plans carefully, spent hours preparing and was sure of his approach. The hours he spent practicing were grueling and exhausting but he was ready. This was the year he would win the pie eating contest at school.
What is the TONE of this passage?
What is Serious
Suddenly, there was a loud thud at the door.
What is onomatopoeia
Which error needs to be corrected in the following sentence? In the spring, my friend and I are going to the san antonio zoo.
What is capitalize San Antonio Zoo
The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.
Using your context clues, which is a synonym for grueling?
tiring
He approached the task with sheer determination. He had studied his plans carefully, spent hours preparing and was sure of his approach. The hours he spent practicing were grueling and exhausting but he was ready. This was the year he would win the pie eating contest at school.
What is the MOOD of this passage?
What is Humorous
"The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. It smelled of grain and of harness dressing and of axle grease and of rubber boots and of new rope. And whenever the cat was given a fish head to eat, the barn would smell of fish. But mostly it smelled of hay, for there was always hay in the great loft.
What is imagery
What correction should we make to this sentence?
"I'll be outside if you need to find me" she yelled at her mother.
What is add a comma after me
Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:
(n.) A sudden turn; (v.) To turn sharply, to change direction suddenly
What is swerve