Hodgepodge
Based on your use of context clues, this is the meaning of terrific as it is used in the following sentence:
Escaping a burning was the most terrific experience of my life; I had never been through anything more terrifying.
What is "terrifying"?
Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bears live in North America.
B. Bears are dangerous.
C. There are many kinds of bears.
What is "C. There are many kinds of bears"?
This root means "across"
What is "trans" or "dia"?
The cloud smiled at me.
What is "Perosnification"?
What type of figurative language is represented by this excerpt from The Crossover?
Your game so sweet, it's a crepes suzette
What is "a metaphor"?
Julie and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank there was a large box where money was kept. Julie's mother told Julie not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Julie touched the box by mistake. Make a prediction about what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"?
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bats are flying mammals.
B. Bats are fascinating animals.
C. Some bats eat fruit.
What is "B. Bats are fascinating animals"?
This root means "feeling"
What is "pathy"?
The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
What is "metaphor"?
What is the etymology of the word "frugal"?
frugal (fru·gal) adj. [1590-1600; < Latin frūgālis economical, equivalent to frūg- (stem of frūx produce, fruit)] 1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful 2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources
A. fru·gal
B. adj.
C. 1590-1600; < Latin frūgālis economical, equivalent to frūg- (stem of frūx produce, fruit)
D. 1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful 2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources
What is "C. 1590-1600; < Latin frūgālis economical, equivalent to frūg- (stem of frūx produce, fruit)"?
Tami loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Make a prediction about whether or not Tami will go on her bike trip today.
What is "Tami will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some are able to take nitrogen from the air. They then put it into the soil. This makes the soil better for growing plants. Some bacteria are helpful in making cheese. Other bacteria are helpful in making vinegar. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bacteria puts nitrogen from the air into the soil. B. Bacteria helps make food.
C. Some types of bacteria helps humans.
What is "C. Some types of bacteria helps humans"?
This root means "war"
What is "bell"?
His hair was like mouldy hay.
What is "simile"?
Complete the following analogy:
Spoon : Soup :: _________ : Pasta
What is "fork"?
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building, so they sit on the cool grass"?
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that turn around the sun. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids.
B. Pluto used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet.
C. There are eight large planets in our solar system.
What is "A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets and many asteroids"?
this Prefix means "after"
What is "post"?
The big brown bear buried the berry.
What is "alliteration"?
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
I saw an elephant at the zoo
He had a big head and big ears, too
He saw a couple of mice
Eating some rice
And that made the poor elephant feel blue
What is "A, A, B, B, A"?
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bees work together to make honey.
B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive.
C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is "B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive"?
This root means "against"
What is "contra" or "counter"?
Erwin made the shot and Evyn said, "Who do you think you are? Lebron James?!"
What is "allusion"?