Context Clues
It is important to take many water breaks when it's sweltering outside.
What is the meaning of sweltering in the sentence?
extremely hot
The description that goes under a photograph to tell what is in the photograph
caption
This text structure explains how something happens or is done, step-by-step.
sequence
When testing, it is important not to waist/waste time daydreaming and stay focused on your test.
waste
a group of lines in a poem is called a
stanza
My friend and I will part ways next year when we go to different schools, but we will make sure to stay in touch.
What does part mean in this sentence?
go separate ways
The text feature that is used to show important events in the order that they occur
timeline
This text structure shows how two topics are alike and different.
compare and contrast
There is a pet graveyard down the street where anyone can bury/berry their pets when they pass.
bury
a pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem is called
rhyme scheme
When it came to sports, Jenny excelled. While her brother was less athletic, he did great in theater.
What does it mean to excel in something?
to do really well at it
Which text feature would be used to show the labeled parts and systems of a body?
diagram
The tiny ice cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice cream in the city. When you walk inside, there is a long, silver counter with matching stools extending alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, there are comfy, red booths. There are lots of old-fashioned decor on the walls and silver napkin holders on all the polished tables.
What text structure is this?
descriptive
There is a fight to take over the kings thrown/throne when he steps down.
throne
A type language that poets often use to add description to their poems. Ex: Simile and metaphors
figurative language
The teacher's face, like a brightly glowing summer day, signaled her feelings of contentment.
What does contentment mean?
happiness
A city planner wants to identify a trend in new home construction in the closest suburbs. He wants to track building over ten years. What text feature will he use to show his results?
chart or graph
Freezer burn may have wasted more ice cream than sidewalks. If you don't know, freezer burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and flavor of the ice cream. But there are ways to prevent freezer burn! Since freezer burn occurs when melted ice cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice cream into a bowl, and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this in the future ought to help you solve your issues with freezer burn.
What text structure is this?
problem/ solution
The steel/steal structure should last through all the major storms.
steel
"Our defensive line was a rock wall last night" is a directly stated comparison which is called a...
metaphor
The fall foliage is best in the Northern states in October and November. That is when you will see the best colors.
leaves
Brenda has an article about the Titanic. She wants to see if there is a section about the building of the ship. Where should she look?
Headings/ Subheadings
No one knows the true origin of ice cream, but the first published ice cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, a confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American ice cream cone was unveiled!
What text structure is this?
Chronological order
My mom taught me that it is rude to stair/stare at people.
stare
Pictures drawn in the reader's mind by the words of the poet are called...
Usually uses details to describe how something smells, feels, looks, sounds, etc
Imagery