Inference
Random English
VOCAB
Cause and Effect
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
100

The tow truck took the car into the mechanic's garage. The owner of the car followed. The mechanic used his equipment to lift the car. "What do you think happened to the tire?" the man asked. In response, the mechanic held up a nail. "Oh," the man said. "I see." How did the tire go flat?

What is The tire went flat because the man had driven over a nail?

100

A speaker who guides you through the story

What is a narrator?

100
To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
What is brood?
100

The reason something happens

What is cause?

100
The technique being used is: Drip—hiss—drip—hiss fall the raindrops / on the oaken log which burns, and steams, and smokes the ceiling beams. / Drip—hiss—the rain never stops.
What is a hyperbole?
200

I can swim in the water Or jump in the air, No one can catch me, No one would dare I hop with webbed feet, To my very own beat, I eat flies from the sky, When my tongue swings up high, Who Am I?

What is a frog?



200

The book Prisoner B-3087 was written by this author

Who is Alan Gratz?

200
An object or color which represents a deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
200

The result of something happening after an event occurs

What is Effect?

200
The lake waves were flakes of red gold.
What is a metaphor?
300

Josh woke up early on Sunday morning and looked outside the window. The sun was out and it was hot. His dad called to him and said, "It is a perfect day, don't forget to bring a towel!" Where were Josh and his dad going?

What is the beach?

300
A lesson the author wants the reader to learn. ie. Don't judge a book by it's cover
What is theme?
300
An educated guess made from observations.
What is an inference?
300

Steven Brown is in the 6th grade at Taylor County Middle School. He is an intelligent student, but one night Steven stayed up too late and he knew he had a test the next day. When he took his test at school he failed it. give me the cause of Steven failing his test.

What is he stayed up too late?


300
A watery light Touched bleak the granite bridge, and white Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold.
What is personification?
400

"Fire!", I yelled. "There's a fire in the bathroom" I screamed. After a moment I thought to myself, Why wasn't anyone answering me? or coming out of there class rooms?. So I yelled again "Fire,Fire!". Still no answer. I decided to get help but when I tried to run it felt like I was going so slow. The doors to all the classrooms where moving further away. All of a sudden I heard an alarm going off. Infer what the person is doing.

What is dreaming?


400

The sequence of events that make up a story

What is the plot?

400
The place, time, period, and atmosphere of a story.
What is the setting?
400

Tammy was in her backyard climbing a tree. She climbed to the middle part of the tree. Before she knew what had happened, bees were swarming all around and over her. Tammy let out a blood curdling yell. Tell me the effect of Tammy hitting the nest.

What is Bees stung her?


400
The technique being used is: I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies,
What is a hyperbole
500

The shelves were piled high with boxes of every size and shape. Each group had a different picture and different bright colors. There were so many people - men and women, mothers with little children, teenagers putting more boxes on the shelves. Some of the people were talking together as they chose the boxes and cans that they wanted. Jeff was having a hard time remembering which one to buy. He knew that Tooli wouldn't be happy if he brought home the wrong brand! Where was Jeff?

What is the grocery store?



500

Another name for an "educated guess" that is made via collecting evidence while reading

What is an inference?

500
Direct words from a passage to prove an answer.
What is textual evidence?
500

Shawn Falco is the quarterback for the Washington Wantabees. He is a great quarterback. January 1, 2002 the Wantabees played against the Milwaukee Willabees. The Wantabees were losing 10 to 14. It was 4th down and 3 yards to go with 4 seconds left on the clock. Shawn hiked the ball but he dropped it and his team was unable to score. Give me the effect of Shawn dropping the ball.

What is The Wantabees lost the game?


500
Your lips, light as the wings of the dragon-flies...
What is a simile?