Reading Skills
Is the following a fact or opinion:
Syrup does not belong on a burger!
Opinion
Which type of figurative langauge makes a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Simile
Is the following a compound sentence:
I like to watch TV, and he likes to play on his phone.
Yes
List two places that are mentioned in ALWTW.
Sudan
Kenya
Ethiopia
USA
An incomplete sentence can also be called ...
Which part of the story is the incident that sparks the action?
The Initiating Event
Provide 3 signal words for the following tone:
Nervous
sweaty
heart-beating
shaking
breathing-heavy
walking slow
etc.
Does a complex sentence need a comma when the independent clause comes first?
No
What is one danger of drinking dirty water that is shown in the book?
Severe illness like Nya's sister
Which is the example of a compelte sentence:
a) guess I know which one
b) the lady in red
c) she talked loudly
c) she talked loudly
shy
outoging
agressive
rude
cocky
honest
confused
etc.
What are the two ways an author can characterize a chracter in a story?
Directly and Indirectly
What two clauses make up a compex sentence?
Independent and Dependent
What becomes the name of the group of boys who travel in the desert through Africa because of the war in Sudan?
The Lost Boys
When items are listed in a series does a comma go before or after each item?
After
Example: I will need a ladder, paintbrush, and blue paint.
Text features help readers:
a) add variety to the sentences they read
b) understand the plot of the story
c) gain a better understanding/ more detail about nonfiction texts
C- gain a better understanding/ more detail about nonfiction texts
Which refers to the way the author uses word choice to create feeling in a story: Tone or Mood
Tone
Correct the compound sentence:
I can make pancakes, I can make waffles.
I can make pancakes. I can make waffles.
I can make pancakes; I can make waffles.
I can make pancakes, or I can make waffles.
What is the name of the river where 1000 people died when the refugee camps were closed?
Gilos River
Two independent clauses combined with a comma and a conjunction is what type of sentence?
Teacher Discretion
Which is the odd man out:
I worked myself to death today
He was a mountain of emotion
He her became a heavy anchor
I worked myself to death today- hyperbole
Other two examples are metaphors
List 4 errors in the following sentence:
Because hayley, and Sam were late to practice, They will have to run for laps.
hayley- capitalize proper nouns
hayley,- comma not needed
They- capital letter not needed
for- mispelled, should be "four"
Name one of Salva's siblings
Kuol
Agnath
Akit
Ariik
Ring
A compund sentence without proper punctuation becomes what kind of sentence?
A Run-on Sentence