Mysteries and Wonders of Egyptian Archaeology
Q2: What is the author’s purpose in the excerpt from Ancient Egypt?
D: To engage the reader in admiring the beauty and wonder of the pyramids
Q6: What does counterparts mean in the passage below?
Chloe gasped at the scene: giant stalactites cascaded from the top of the cave and ended in needle- sharp points, seeming to reach desperately for their stalagmite counterparts below.
B: Things that complete each other
Q11: Which sentence from the story develops the tone of eerie suspicion in the story?
B: “Barlo had been dragging a shovel toward his garage, and both the shovel and his old boots were caked with mud.” (paragraph 4)
What is the ONE error in the sentence below?
I have to go too the store for some ingredients I forgot for dinner.
Too should be to
_______________ is when an author compares two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Q2 Part B: How does the author achieve the purpose identified in Part A?
C: The author quotes Napoleon in an appeal to ethos, demonstrating credibility and a commonly shared admiration for the pyramids.
Q7: What two themes are developed in the story?
1) People’s individual strengths can combine to create a strong friendship.
2) Being cautious can be helpful, but often results in unnecessary nervousness.
Q12: Select two sentences from the passage that show how past events influence the narrator’s present thinking.
A) “Barlo—not ‘Mr. Barlo,’ just ‘Barlo’— owned a house down the street from ours, and the whispers about him in town hissed that no one was meaner...” (paragraph 1)
C) He had stopped what he was doing to stare me down as Dad and I drove by.” (paragraph 4)
What are the TWO errors in the sentences below?
Yesterday was the absolute worst day ever. I had hours of home work, and then my Mom told me that I needed to clean up all of the dinner dishes.
Home work should be homework
Mom is not a proper noun-- it does not need to be capitalized
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
________ is when a something represents another thing, giving it a deeper meaning.
Q3: What piece of evidence supports this the idea that satellite imaging saves time?
“Madry says, ‘I found more sites on the first day . . . than in those years of using the other techniques.’” (paragraph 5)
Q8: How does the onomatopoeia in the excerpt below add to the meaning of the sentence?
An irregular dripping sound—Plop . . . plip-plop . . . plop—echoed in a space brought alive by water.
C: It adds specificity to the sensory experience of being in the cave.
Q13: What does the word elusive mean as it is used in paragraph 1?
C: Secretive
What are the THREE errors in the sentences below?
The teacher's were furious! They left there laptops in the media center after school, but when they went back to get then, the laptops were gone!
Teacher's should be teachers- teacher's shows possession
There should be their- there shows location, their shows possession
Then should be them- misspelled word
What is the author using in the sentence below?:
After hours of thunder and lightning, the clouds started to cry with rain that lasted all night.
Personification
How is the word gazes used in the paragraph below?
"But as the spectator gazes, as he prolongs his examination and inspection, the pyramids gain upon him, their impressiveness increases ...In all ages travellers have felt and expressed the warmest admiration for them."
A) Fear
B) Worship
C) Appreciate
D) Watches
D) Watches
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
What is the definition of an allusion as used in this story?
A) Using like or as to compare two things
B) When an author references another piece of literature
C) When an author teaches an important lesson through their story
D) When an author draws from personal experience
Q15: What does the use of words like whispers, shrouded, and shadows in paragraph 1 suggest at the beginning of the story?
C: A suspenseful tone
What are the FOUR errors in the sentences below?
Yesterday afternoon, i was walking home from school when I herd something strange. As I turned the cornor, I noticed that for students had dropped they're backpacks and were running quickly away from something.
i should be I
Cornor is misspelled- should be corner
for should be four
they're should be their
What does the word throng mean as used in the sentence below?
Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, and Gloin were their names; and very soon two purple hoods, a grey hood, a brown hood, and a white hood were hanging on the pegs, and off they marched with their broad hands stuck in their gold and silver belts to join the others. Already it had almost become a throng.
A large group of people or animals
Does the author use ethos, pathos, or logos to argue their point in passage below?
"Parcak believes that if this rate of destruction continues, all archaeological sites here could be erased. If this happens, we will lose more than the chance to see ruins and relics. The goal of archaeology is not simply finding sites. It is studying these finds to understand how people lived, which in turn helps us better understand ourselves."
Pathos: The author appeals to the reader's emotions.
What is the tone of lines 12-15 of the text (the final lines of the story)
Q17: Which phrase from paragraph 8 provides context for determining the meaning of the word illuminate?
D: “every time the lights flashed on”
What are the FIVE errors in the sentences below?
In puerto rico, there are two major ilands off the coast. One is named Culebra, and the other is named Vieques. Both are beautifull and full of, beaches, nature trails, and delicious food. Would you ever visit.
puerto rico should be Puerto Rico- proper noun
ilands should be islands- misspelled
beautifull should be beautiful- misspelled
comma after "of" is unnecessary
. should be a ? after the last sentence since it is a question
In The Tale Tell Heart, how is the word audacity used in the sentence below?
In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room, and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim.
Boldness, nerve, bold disrespect