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Context Clues
Types of Information, Fiction/Nonfiction
Point of View
Vocabulary
Grammar
100
The tasks of television meteorologists involve much more than standing in front of cameras and forecasting the weather. The word which helps you understand the meaning of meteorologists is.....
What is weather?
100
Fiction or nonfiction: an explanation of the scientific principles behind gene splitting
What is nonfiction?
100
point of view of an autobiographical narrative
What is first person?
100
the meaning of the prefix re-
What is to do again?
100
the proper noun in this sentence: Ancient Greeks were skilled astronomers.
What is Greeks?
200
Gracie was a happy and content baby, but Daniel was cantankerous. The type of clue which helps you understand the meaning of cantankerous is.....
What is opposite or antonym clue?
200
an example of nonfiction writing: a novel, a short story, a novella, an essay
What is an essay?
200
point of view of a biography
What is third person?
200
the prefix trans + the word plant means ________
What is to relocate?
200
the common noun in this sentence: Ancient Greeks were skilled astronomers.
What is astronomers?
300
The type of clue that helps you understand who George Washington is.... George Washington, our first President, was also an army general.
What is restatement (or appositive)?
300
an atlas is this type of text
What is nonfiction functional text?
300
1st, 3rd limited, or 3rd omniscient: It wasn't so bad being a frog, really. The lake was cool and refreshing. Jumping was fun too. Cody hadn't been able to jump like that with his human legs. He was even getting used to eating flies. But sometimes he missed his old life, especially pizza.
What is third person limited?
300
the word which uses the prefix in- to mean "not." interior, inflexible, internal, inception
What is inflexible?
300
plural form of loaf (spell it too!)
What is loaves?
400
They take this highly technical data and translate it into intelligible language that viewers can understand and use in their daily lives. The meaning of intelligible.....
What is understandable?
400
a public record is an example of this type of text
What is nonfiction expository
400
1st, 3rd limited, or 3rd omniscient: David was walking home from school. He was thinking about his science project, so he didn't see Brian and his friends up ahead. "Where do you think you're going?" Brian asked in his meanest voice, blocking the sidewalk with his body. David was already starting to cry. Brian couldn't believe what a wimp that kid was.
What is third person omniscient?
400
the meaning of the word acclimate (think of ac- and climate)
What is to adjust to your surroundings?
400
the plural form of mouse
What is mice?
500
appositive, definition, antonym, and restatement are types of this
What is context clue?
500
a feature that would be found in an atlas but not a public document
What is a map, key, legend, etc.
500
1st, 3rd limited, or 3rd omniscient: "It's not fair! How come I have to mow the lawn and all Arnie has to do is pull a few weeds?" "No one said life was going to be fair," Dad replied. "It's still not fair," I grumbled.
What is first person?
500
the prefix which means "with" or "together"
What is com/con?
500
the plural form of this phrase (spell it!): opinions of the women
What is women's opinions?