Vocab!
quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement
What is cite?
Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church-warden, it by no means mollified the beadle.
What does the word mollified mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. surprised
B. irritated
C. pleased
D. soothed
C. pleased
to note what is similar and different about (two or more things)
What is comparing and contrasting?
what does the word regulator mean as it is used in the passage?
A. a device used to control the pressure in air
B. a device used to control the flow of liquids
C. a mechanism in a watch or clock by which its speed is adjusted
D. a person who makes sure laws or rules are followed
A. a device used to control the pressure in air
to study or examine something in detail
what is analyze?
Facts, examples, reasons, and other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea.
What is supporting details?
Which of the phrases from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of mollified?
A. "church-warden"
B. "by no means"
C. "this invitation"
D. "softened the heart"
D. "softened the heart"
A brief restatement of the text’s most important details and central ideas. It includes only accurate information and is free of judgments and opinions.
What is a objective summary?
Which of the phrases from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of regulator?
A. "supply the exact amount of fuel needed for an engine to run"
B. "the piece that fits into the divers mouth"
C. "automatically adjusted the pressure of the air in the tank"
D. "the system was being sold in several countries throughout the world"
C. "automatically adjusted the pressure of the air in the tank"
Information found within the text that helps prove or support inferences, claims, etc.
What is textual evidence?
The most important point an author is trying to make about the topic.
What is central idea?
Why does Mr. Bumble visit Oliver in the orphanage?
A. Oliver is too old to stay in the orphanage, so Mr. Bumble must place him elsewhere.
B. Mr. Bumble knows Mrs. Mann is unkind to Oliver, so he wants to find him a family.
C. Oliver is having a birthday party, and Mr. Bumb le comes to surprise Oliver.
D. Mr. Bumble has information about Oliver's parents, and he came to tell Oliver.
A. Oliver is too old to stay in the orphanage, so Mr. Bumble must place him elsewhere.
The main message or lesson that is revealed as the story goes on.
What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?
A. to give facts about a valuable invention and its impact on diving
B. to make readers question Cousteau's contribution to the world of diving
C. to explain the differences between the Aqua-Lung and Le Prieur's invention
D. to describe how diving has changed and improved over the years
A. to give facts about a valuable invention and its impact on diving
(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning, in order to create a special effect. (figurative language i.e., metaphors, similes)
What is figurative meaning?
reason for or intent in writing
what is author's purpose?
Read this sentence from Paragraph 21.
And yet he burst into an agony of childish grief, as the cottage-gate closed after him.
Why does Oliver feel grief?
A. because he is leaving behind his only friends
B. because he does not want to go to work
C. because he is afraid of Mr. Bumble
D. because his birthday party is interrupted
A. because he is leaving behind his only friends
Reasonable guesses based on textual evidence and what is already known.
What are inferences?
Read this sentence from the passage.
Cousteau's greatest legacy as a conservationist may have been giving ordinary people the tools needed to view the wonders of the ocean firsthand.
What connotation does the phrase "ordinary people" have in this sentence?
A. uneducated people
B. Dull and tiresome people
C. people who do not know how to swim
D. people who are neither explorers nor scientists
D. people who are neither explorers nor scientists
Words and their meanings relating to a feeling or emotion. (example: “She’s feeling blue.”)
What is connotative meaning?
Words and their meanings relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques
What is technical meaning?
If Oliver were the narrator of the story, how would it be different?
A. it would include more details about Mrs. Mann's thoughts
B. the reader would learn more about Mr. Bumble's job
C. the reader would learn who Oliver's parents are
D. it would include more details about Oliver's feelings
D. it would include more details about Oliver's feelings
in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. Stated word for word or directly.
What is explicitly?
What type of meaning would the word regulator have?
A. technical
B. figurative
C. connotative
Technical
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
What is tone?