Comprehension Questions
Athletes at the university were not always known as the Cornhuskers, however. Their original nickname was the Old Gold Knights. Then the school adopted scarlet and cream as its colors. Through the 1899 football season, the athletes were known as the Bugeaters. This was an appropriate nickname in an agricultural region where bull bats were a blessing to farmers and a menace to cropdevouring insects. Still, the Cornhuskers did not emerge for another decade. Finally, at the turn of the century and after one less-than-glorious season, the university felt that a new image was overdue. The Cornhuskers came to stay.
Which sentence BEST begins the paragraph?
A. The University of Nebraska has a proud and honored tradition in collegiate athletics.
B. Some of the most exciting careers begin on practice fields at the University of Nebraska.
C. The University of Nebraska may have one of the most recognized nicknames in college sports.
D. It should be no surprise that the University of Nebraska offers advanced studies in agriculture
C. The University of Nebraska may have one of the most recogonized nicknames in college sports
The dropped package skidded like an Olympic bobsled across the icy sidewalk.
Simile
What is the purpose of a caption in a text?
To provide additional information about an image or illustration
What are the 3 types of authors purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is a Stanza?
A group of lines in a poem
A student is writing a paragraph describing an event. She is looking for more precise words to use. Read the paragraph.
Raindrops drummed on the roof as Mia finished getting ready for school. Just as the news meteorologist had predicted, Mia’s morning commute would be interrupted by a downpour. She peeked out the window and surveyed her neighborhood. She watched as water splashed off the hoods of cars and puddles transformed into small rivers in the street. Mia was dreading the walk to the bus stop, but she needed to arrive to school on time. So Mia zipped up her jacket and grabbed her umbrella. Then, she went out the door and sprinted the three blocks to the bus stop.
Select two words that could replace went to make the paragraph more precise.
Select two.
A. coasted
B. darted
C. moved
D. rushed
E. sauntered
F. wandered
B.Darted
D. Rushed
Sam sat on the shores watching the seashore?
Alliteration
What is the purpose of headings in a text?
To indicate a change in topic or subtopic or to tell you what each section is about
What is the theme?
The overall message of the story
Which text structure descirbes something in great detail?
Description
Why was Susan so surprised that no one came to congratulate her for winning the contest?
Because she thought they would like her after she won the contest
"He is a lion when he comes to the field"
Metaphor
What is the purpose of a graphic in a text?
To provide more informaion through the picture
What is Tone?
The authors attitude toward a subject
A passage explains that something that happened as a result of something else.
Cause and effect
What dance did Stargirl and the other students do over?
The bunny hop
What is a rhyme scheme?
pattern formed by the rhyming words at the end of lines
Which text feature can be found at the beginning of a text and provides a brief overview of what the text is about?
Title
What is the main idea/central idea of a story?
A passage tells how two things are alike and are different
Compare and contrast
Name one way Mica High School remembered Stargirl's kindness?
Club called the Sunflowers (everyone has to do a kind deed for someone else every day),
there’s a ukulele in their marching band,
the first basket the other team scores at a basketball game a small group of students cheers for the other team
If it was a cold, rainy and dreary day and I said "Oh how amazing now we can't go outside" What is this an example of.
Irony
What is the table of contents?
List chapters of books and their page number
Name the types of external conflict?
Man v Man
Man v Society
Man v Nature
Man v Self
A passage gives you a timeline of events that happened
Sequence/chronological