Context
"The teacher was appalled, or grossed out by the honey-covered homework the student turned in."
What is the meaning of "appalled"?
What is disgusted?
Among American Robins, the female does most of the nest-building. She starts by selecting a good site. Usually, this is a place protected from rain, wind, and sun, often on tree branches hidden by leaves. Then, using grasses and small twigs, she forms a cup-shaped nest. After forming this cup, the robin adds mud to reinforce it and cement it to its location on the tree branch or other base. Finally, she lines the nest with soft grasses and hairs. All this usually takes about five or six days, and it results in a fine home, about six to eight inches across and three to six inches high.
What is chronological/sequential order?
"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
What is a simile?
Is this sentence active or passive? "The masterpiece was painted by an unknown artist"
What is a passive voice?
To examine something in detail to understand its structure or meaning.
What is to analyze?
"Radiation helps treat cancer, but it can also make patients ill. Some patients do well, while others struggle with side effects." What is the central idea?
What is radiation is a beneficial but difficult treatment?
The males of the Cervidae (deer) family, such as elk, moose, deer, and caribou, grow antlers on their heads. Caribou are the only species in which the females also have antlers. Antlers are branched structures made of bone. Most antlered animals shed them annually in the fall or winter and then grow new antlers in the spring. Horns, unlike antlers, don't fall off but continue to grow throughout the animal's life. Further, horns aren't branched, nor are they made entirely of bone. Horns contain a bony core that is covered with a sheath of keratin, similar to the material of fingernails. Horned animals, which include sheep, cows, bison, and goats, are in the Bovidae family. In many Bovidae species, both females and males have horns.
What is compare and contrast?
Which technique gives hints about what will happen later in the story?
What is foreshadowing?
Identify the participial phrase and the noun it modifies: "The package delivered this morning was for my neighbor."
What is the phrase: "delivered this morning"?
Which word refers to a school leader: "Principal" or "Principle"?
What is principal?
For most of the twentieth century, people with disabilities faced discrimination and were often kept home. But the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, passed in 1990, has wrought many changes. For example, today more places are accessible to people in wheelchairs, and many people with disabilities have been enabled to live independently. What word in the passage means "produced"?
What is wrought?
This error happens when a writer puts too many thoughts into one sentence without the right punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
A comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use the words "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
These are the three words that make up the "There, Their, and They're" family.
What are homophones?
Effect or Affect? This word means "to influence" or "to produce a change," whereas the other is a result.
What is affect?
"Unlike his timid brother, Jake was bold and loved to speak in front of large crowds." What is the antonym of timid.
What is bold?
If you want to show that two ideas are different, you might start a sentence with this 8-letter transition word beginning with "H."
What is however?
This is the use of words that imitate sounds, like "Buzz," "Snap," or "Pop."
What is Onomatopoeia?
"I have went to the store" should actually be "I have ________."
What is gone?
Choose the correct spelling: "(Their/They're/There) not thinking about the future."
What is they're?
This word is not a synonym for the others. Find the "imposter".
Fragile, Durable, Long-lasting, Enduring.
What is fragile?
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
Among American Robins, the female does most of the nest-building. She starts by selecting a good site. Usually, this is a place protected from rain, wind, and sun, often on tree branches hidden by leaves. Then, using grasses and small twigs, she forms a cup-shaped nest. After forming this cup, the robin adds mud to reinforce it and cement it to its location on the tree branch or other base. Finally, she lines the nest with soft grasses and hairs. All this usually takes about five or six days, and it results in a fine home, about six to eight inches across and three to six inches high.
What is sequential?
When the actual outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected.
What is situational irony?
In the phrase "The incredibly bright sun," this word is an adverb because it is describing an adjective.
What is incredibly?
This root means "all," found in words like "omnivore" or "omnipresent."
What is omni?