Parts of speech
A person place or thing
Noun
"mostly about."
When two things are compared using the words like or as.
Simile
basketball term- Crossover
Change of direction by dribbling the ball from one hand to the other.
Testing strategy-"You should read each questions at least _____ times."
3!......(2 or 3)
An action word
Verb
You should always support your main idea with at least 3 ________ from the text.
Details. (proof or evidence)
When two things are compared without using the words like or as.
Metaphor
Basketball term- Free Throw
A shot from the foul line; often given to a player after they get fouled in the act of shooting the basketball.
Testing strategies- If it is a multiple choice test, I should.......(2 possible answers)
PLUG IN EACH ANSWER
ELIMINATE WRONG ANSWERS 50/50
A word that is used to describe something
Adjective
Take a walk outside and you will most likely see a squirrel. There are 280 species of squirrel. There are 3 different types of squirrels. There are ground squirrels, tree squirrels, and flying squirrels
The main idea is -squirrels are common (everywhere) and there are many different species and types of squirrels.
A word or phrase that means something different than its actual meaning such as "it's raining cats and dogs"
Idiom
Churlish
“deliberately rude” mean,
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Identify all verbs in this sentence-
The young man listened as the dog ran down the hall.
ran, listened
The weather is warming up and the butterflies are coming out! Butterflies are insects. They have four stages of life: egg, caterpillar, pupa, and adult. As an adult, butterflies have four beautiful wings. They can’t fly if their body temperature is not above 86 degrees. Some butterflies can fly as fast as 30 miles per hour!.
Butterflies are interesting insects. (Facts about Butterflies)
Johnny was a pig when he ate.
Metaphor
pulchritudinous
beautiful/ attractive
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i love going 2 the mall on the weekends?
I love going to the mall on the weekends! (.)
This describes a verb.
Adverb (quick, slow)
What is the difference between "main idea" and "theme"?
The main idea is what a text is mostly about.
Theme is a lesson or moral the author wants you to learn from the reading.
"We don't see eye to eye" Is what type of figurative language and what does it mean?
Idiom- we don't agree
Patella Tendonitis
"Jumpers knee" a knee injury sustained by Chuck Bell
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Don't you dare take anotha stepp yelled jane.
Jane yelled, "don't you dare take another step!"
"Don't you dare take another step," yelled Jane.