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Latin/Greek roots
Context Clues
Types of Conflict
Drawing Conclusions
Main Idea
100
If -ology means the study of, what word means the study of life?
What is biology?
100
The princess looked (elegant, simple) in her gown and tiara.
What is elegant?
100
"He fought with his brother all the time. They were always competing."
What is person vs. person?
100
Robert's favorite food is pizza. He just inherited $400,000 dollars from his late Aunt Helga. Helga has always encouraged Robert to follow his dreams because she never had the chance to. He suddenly thinks of a great idea for what to do with the money. What is Robert going to do?
What is open a pizza restaurant?
100
what the story is about
What is main idea?
200
If pend- means to hang, what word means to hang around your neck?
What is a pendant?
200
I have a positive feeling about this game. I am a/an (pessimist, optimist).
What is an optimist?
200
"It was so hot in that desert. Faith needed water. He mouth was parched. She would do anything for some ice cream."
What is person vs. nature?
200
The screen is dark. All of a sudden you hear planes screeching over head. Shadows appear to be running everywhere. An explosion lights up the theater and you hear voices shouting. What conclusions can you make about the movie you are watching?
What is an action movie?
200
It was backward day at school. The students had to do things backwards. Some of them wore their t-shirt backward. They took a test before they studied the lesson! Dessert was served first instead of last at lunch. They tried to walk home backward, but they kept bumping into each other and fell down. What is the main idea of this passage?
What is the students had backwards day?
300
If auto- means self and graph means write, what is a story written about yourself by you?
What is an autobiography?
300
I am (reluctant, unopposed) to changing schools because I don't want to leave my friends.
What is reluctant?
300
"He would outsmart the robot...somehow. But, how exactly?"
What is person vs. technology?
300
You have been hitting a little white ball around. One time you found it in the sand, the next time in the high grass. You just hit it and then you hear an extremely loud splash. What conclusions can you draw from this?
What is playing golf and/or hitting ball in water?
300
What is the topic of this passage? They are building a new school near my house. Every day I watch the workers drive huge tractors and push a ton of dirt. They have big cranes that help them place tall beams in the ground. The workers build walls using bricks. Every day it looks more and more like a school. Mom says I will go there in the fall.
What is getting a new school or building a new school?
400
What is another word for picture?
What is a photograph?
400
The narrator had a/an (limited point of view, omniscient point of view) because he knew all the thoughts, feelings, and actions of everyone.
What is omniscient?
400
"She was crying all the time. She hated being away from her friends and family."
What is person vs. self?
400
Jon is a very small boy who is in the high school band. He loves being in the band but he has a problem. Every time he wants to bring his instrument home to practice he needs help to carry it. What conclusions can we make from this sentence?
What is playing a heavy instrument?
400
Which of the following is the main idea sentence in this paragraph? My mother is a veterinarian. She loves animals. When she was younger she had lots of pets. She even teaches classes about how people can help protect animals.
What is my mother is a veterinarian?
500
If fract- means a break, what is something broken?
What is a fracture?
500
The mother (ended, embarked) on a new career.
What is embarked?
500
"They all stared at Candy. She felt so alone. "Why do they all hate me?" she thought.
What is person vs. society?
500
Mark and Mindy are eating out at their favorite restaurant. Mark orders dessert and the waiter brings it over. Mindy is about to take a bite when she notices something shiny sticking out the top of it. Just as she's trying to take a closer look Mark starts to ask her something. What can we conclude about the sentence?
What is a marriage proposal?
500
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants?