Fiction
Mom made sandwiches and put them into the basket, along with some fruit and chips. Dad grabbed the big checkered blanket and Robby got the Frisbee. Then the whole family piled into the car and headed out.
Where was the family going?
To the park/On a picnic
People who wanted to travel from the east to settle in the west in the mid 1800s traveled on the Oregon Trail in wagon trains. The trail started in Iowa and Missouri and stretched over 2000 miles to Oregon. Over 50,000 settlers made this long and dangerous journey. Many died from illness, accidents, and bad weather.
what is the author's purpose in writing this?
To Inform
What order does the character list in a drama appear in?
The order in which the characters appear in the drama
The first time I walked
With a girl, I was twelve,
Cold, and weighted down
With two oranges in my jacket.
December. Frost cracking
Beneath my steps
Why does the poet say he is "weighted down?
A. Because the oranges are heavy
B. Because it's really cold outside
C. Because he's nervous to be with the girl
D. Because he's fat.
C. Because he's nervous to be with the girl
Opiods are addicitive substances that are often used for pain relief.
The word substances most likely means...
A. A particular kind of matter with uniform properties
B. The real physical matter of a person
C. An intoxicating substance
D. The quality of being important or valuable
C. An intoxicating substance
Jake and Tim sat quietly next to each other, each thinking his own thoughts. Suddenly, the pole Jake was holding loosely in his hands jerked so hard, he nearly dropped it.
"You got one!" exclaimed Tim excitedly. "Reel him in slowly, be careful!"
How did Jake feel?
Nervous/Excited/Anxious
I know you are super busy, but can you please help me with the math homework today? You are so good at math, and I am really having trouble. Plus if you help me today, I will help you with your book report next week. Also, my mom made these totally yummy cookies today and we can have some while we are working.
What is the author's purpose?
Persuae
KEN: Barbie, where are we doing?
BARBIE: (rolling her eyes) Don't worry about it, Ken.
KEN: Oh my gosh, sorry I was just wondering.
The stage directions in this interaction indicate that Barbie is...
annoyed with Ken
I took my girl's hand in mine for two blocks, Then released it to let Her unwrap the chocolate.
I peeled my orange That was so bright against The gray of December
That, from some distance, Someone might have thought I was making a fire in my hands.
What does the poet mean when he says someone might have thought he was "making fire in his hands"?
A. His palms were hot and sweaty from holding the girls hand.
B. He was thrilled by his experience
C. The weather was really dull, so the orange seemed really bright.
B. He was thrilled by his experience
The drug overdose problem is the deadliest in U.S. history. More than 70,000 people died from overdoses in 2017. Nearly 48,000 involved some type of opioid, a category that includes heroin, fentanyl and prescribed opioid painkillers.
prescribed means...
A. To recommend
B. To state authoritatively
C. To be beneficial
D. To confine
A. To recommend
Callie picked herself off the pavement and checked herself over for injuries. No blood, and nothing seemed to be broken. Good thing she was wearing her pads and helmet. She walked over to the skateboard that was laying upside down a few feet away, popped it right side-up with her foot, and rode away.
Why was Callie on the pavement?
she fell off her skateboard
Marsupials are a type of mammal. Female marsupials have a pocket that they use for carrying and protecting their babies. Most marsupials, such as kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, and koalas live in Australia. The only marsupial native to North America is the opossum.
What is the author's purpose?
To Inform
MUFASA: Look, Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom.
SIMBA: Woah...
MUFASA: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king.
SIMBA: and this will all be mine?
MUFASA: Everything...
What lesson is Mufasa teaching Simba?
Responsibility
Read the excerpt from "ode to a large Tuna"
Here,
among the market vegetables,
this torpedo
from the ocean
depths,
a missile
that swam,
now
lying in front of me
dead.
The mood of this poem could best be described as...
answers vary... something lighthearted
Some of the people participating in the poll said they were following the news and felt manufacturers should be held accountable.
Accountable means...
A. Required to justify ones actions
B. Responsible
C. Understandable
D. Explicable
B. Responsible
Cody checked his watch again. Where was the train? It was already eleven minutes late. He had waited so long for this moment...his whole life really, and now he had to wait even longer. Someone near him pointed down the track. The train was finally coming! In a few minutes, Cody would meet his father for the very first time.
The reader can infer that Cody is...
Anxious
In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River all the way to the Rocky Mountains. This purchase more than doubled the size of the United States. Over the next ninety years, thirteen new states would be carved from this land.
Write a summary of this paragraph
responses vary
Dory: I suffer from short term memory loss.
Marlin: I don't believe this..
Dory: No! Really, it's true! I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well, at least I think it does...... hmm..... where are they?
Dory: No! Really, it's true! I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well, at least I think it does... hmm.... where are they?
why does the author have Dory repeat the last line of this interaction?
To illustrate that she suffers from short to memory loss.
Then out of the harbour,
With that three-cornered fin
Shearing without a bubble the water
Lithely,
Leisurely,
He swam—
That strange fish,
Tubular, tapered, smoke-blue,
Part vulture, part wolf,
Part neither—for his blood was cold.
What is the poet describing in this poem?
A shark.
What distinguishes a mental illness, such as depression, from normal feelings such as sadness, is that mental illnesses cause ongoing stress and severely interfere with a person's ability to function.
Distinguishes means...
A. Recognize or tell apart
B. Perceive or point out difference
C. Manage to discern
D. Treat as different
A. Recognize or tell apart
It was 9:05. The school bell had already rung and Mrs. Jamison had just finished taking attendance. Suddenly, all of the students in the class stood up.
What will happen next?
answers vary
After traveling for more than eight months through space, Curiosity, the NASA land rover, landed on the planet Mars, on August 5, 2012. Curiosity has six wheels and seventeen cameras, as well as other research equipment. Its mission is to explore the planet and send the information it gathers back to Earth.
What can you infer about the Curiosity Rover?answers vary
Jafar: [after the entrance to the Cave of Wonders is sealed, Jafar, thinking he has the lamp, laughs] It's mine. [removes his disguise] It's all mine! [looks into his robe] I-- [takes a closer look] Where is it? [pats down his empty robe] No! [falls to his knees] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Why are the stage directions important in this excerpt from Alladin?
They show that Jafar lost something
Walking through a field with my little brother Seth
I pointed to a place where kids had made angels in the snow. For some reason, I told him that a troop of angels had been shot and dissolved when they hit the ground.
He asked who had shot them and I said a farmer.
Why does the narrator tell his brother the angel's had been shot?
to explain why their imprint is on the snow
The problem has become prolific use of illegal substances across rural country towns in the midwest.
Prolific means...
A. Producing much fruit or foliage
B. Present in large numbers
C. Creative
D. Characterized by wildlife
B. Present in large numbers