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A Little Bit of Anything
Comprehension terms
Author's Purpose, Tone and Point of View
Historical Heroes
Facts, Opinions, Inferences
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This the next class after Dev Com 020.
What is English 021?
100
You must use ________ to understand the meaning of a word within the sentence. It's better than using a dictionary. a. supporting details b. context c. inferences d. main ideas
What is b. context?
100
This word means to inform the reader about certain information or ideas, to entertain the reader with something funny, mysterious or scary, or to persuade the reader to buy or do something.
What is the author's purpose?
100
This civil rights leader gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
True statements that can be proven or measured.
What are facts?
200
He is the current vice president of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
200
This sentence summarizes what the paragraph is talking about in one sentence.
What is main idea or topic sentence?
200
Just before Christmas of 1980, I was sitting in the Sevens, a neighborhood bar on Beacon Hill (don't all these stories of revelation begin in bars?), when a house painter named Tony remarked out of the blue that he wanted to find a place to go to mass on Christmas Eve. I didn't say anything, but a thought came into my mind, as swift and unexpected as it was unfamiliar: I'd like to do that too.
What is to entertain?
200
This man created the United Farm Workers and fought hard to improve the working conditions of farmworkers.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
200
Someone's beliefs that cannot be proven or measured.
What are opinions?
300
Our children are so afraid of snakes that even a toy rubber snake "provokes" panic in them. What is the definition for provoke? a. amuses b. closes c. prevents d. causes
What is d. causes?
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These back up the main idea. They come in the form of evidence, data, and descriptions.
What are supporting details?
300
Good schools should be part of our children's education. You may ask, how do we build good schools? First, we must meet the basic needs of children. Parents must provide the emotional and physical foundation at home. They should spend time helping children with homework and doing enjoyable things together. Finally, parents and children should worship together at a church service of their choice. The bottom line is that spiritual help is the roof that shelters families from harm.
What is to persuade?
300
This historical hero was a president who was assassinated.
Who are Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy?
300
Fact or opinion? The retriever is the best dog for children.
What is an opinion.
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Some people are good only at "initiating" ideas. They usually need a whole team to help them finish what they thought up. What does "initiating mean?" a. starting b. naming c. trying out d. working on
What is a. starting?
400
To conclude hidden messages from evidence or details.
What is to infer?
400
Many Americans are unaware of how pesticides affect our food supplies. Pesticides can run off into groundwater and run off into nearby streams, where they are carried from their original dispersal site. This is how pesticides end up in drinking water, fish, and game. For example, if grain fields or rough lands are sprayed with pesticides, residues can show up in poultry, eggs, milk, and butter.
What is to inform?
400
This man was crucial in helping India gain its freedom from the British.
Who is Gandhi?
400
Fact or opinion? The Literacy Center is a great class where you can complete a self-paced reading lab course.
What are both fact and opinion?
500
This is the capital of California?
What is Sacramento?
500
This is a synonym of inference.
What is implied?
500
Throughout medieval Europe, the common people had been governed directly by their feudal lords and indirectly by their monarchs. This system of government is called feudalism. The lowest class of commoners were called serfs. The percentage of serfs was high; in parts of Europe, serfs comprised as much as 95% of the total population.
What is to inform?
500
This was one of the female heroes presented.
Who are Louisa May Alcott, Erin Gruwell, or Oprah Winfrey?
500
The truth of the matter is that Ms. Khan's class is the best class at Harbor College.
What is opinion?