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Everything was calm before the storm.
What is everything
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Define "source"
What is where you get your information/like encyclopedia, newspaper, website
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Define historical fiction.
What is a made up story taken place during real historic events in time. Example: Katie's Trunk during the American Revolution (5th grade). Remember, historical fiction takes place during/set-in an actual event in history, but the characters and actions are made up.
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There, Their, They're 1)________ are so many kids playing with __________ new toys.
What is 1)There 2) their
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Writing form: personal letter, letter to the editor, a review, poem, factual report, or narrative Identify best form when you want to complain about schools not having enough money to go on field trips.
What is letter to the editor. A letter from a newspaper or magazine reader to the editor to express a complaint or concern you want heard by a big group of people (all the readers)
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Many came to help.
What is many.
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Explain the difference between a biography and an autobiography.
What is biography is when someone write the story of another person's life, whereas an autobiography is when a person writes the story of their own life.
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The author "intended" for the reader to feel a sense of sadness. Define "intended"
What is intended means meant. The author wanted/planned/desired/meant
200
Fix this sentence. Tom wanted to go to the store but Carrie wanted to nap.
What is you need a comma after store and before but. Subject predicate comma conjunction subject predicate.
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Writing form: personal letter, letter to the editor, a review, poem, factual report, or narrative Your teacher wants you to write about a famous leader from history.
What is a factual report. A factual report is like a research report. It contains facts about a topic.
300
None answered our call.
What is none
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The author "implies" that the character is envious of her sister. Explain "implies".
What is implies means the author gives clues rather than stating directly. Example: She looked up to her sister and tried to mimic all her success. She dreamed of having all that her sister has.
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Identify the point of view in the following 2 sentences. 1. Sam wanted to tell, but she decided not to. 2. I wonder why we have to do homework.
What is 1. third-person (Sam, she) 2. first-person (I, we)
300
Revise this sentence. After going to the mall. Mike stopped to get gas.
What is After going to the mall, Mike stopped to get gas. "After" is a needy word and requires a comma followed by a subject and a predicate.
300
What is the correct way to spell the following word: A. nieghbor B. nehbor C. neighbor D. neihgbor
What is C neighbor. Many words use ie but they have a sound like "key", if the sound is like "aim" then you spell it ei. Neighbor. Hear the "a" sound?
400
Somebody knocked at the door.
What is somebody
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The baby that does jumping jacks is the part of the passage that is "fictional". Define fictional.
What is fictional is made up. Babies can't even walk, it would be made up to say they could do jumping jacks.
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The author made the events more "realistic" when he suggested what could've been said in the conversation. Define "realistic"
What is realistic is when things seem real, actual, factual.
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Identify the quoted word that needs to be capitalized. Next week, "we" will be attending the National Education "conference" to discuss "fall" programs.
What is "Conference" because it is part of the name of the event making it a proper noun.
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Select the transition that best completes this sentence. Transitions: unfortunately, for example, nevertheless, although, therefore The teacher requires quality work; _________, I spend an hour completing it each evening to earn a 4.
What is therefore. Use therefore when you are adding details/information and to show an effect. A semicolon ; is used with fancy transitions like nevertheless and therefore. subject predicate ; therefore, subject predicate With simple conjunctions you use just a comma. sub pred, but sub pred.
500
Few responded to the invitation.
What is few
500
The theme for a passage can usually be found where? a. first paragraph b. topic sentence c. last paragraph
What is c. The last paragraph often times holds the theme/author's message.
500
Name the steps you should take when you are taking the ELA CST. (The reading sections)
What is read the title and predict, read all of the questions, read the passage and make a thinking map or summary or notes, reread the questions, highlight/underline the evidence in the text.
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Combine these sentences to form a simple sentence. The students talked about their math and reading homework. They also talked about their science homework.
What is The students talked about their math, reading, and science homework.
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Which of the following had the same meaning as needed? a. convey b. necessary c. substantial d. ordinary
What is b: necessary Example: Homework is necessary in order to understand lessons.