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These are words that have the same meaning.

What are synonyms.

100
A main idea needs these to support it...
What are supportive details.
100
When two things are compared using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile.
100
The plural of the word church is correctly spelled...
What is "churches."
100
When a tester eliminates answers they know are wrong, they are using...
What is process of elimination.
200
These are words that SOUND the same but are spelled different and have different meanings.
What are homophones.
200
The text relationship that shows how one event happened because of another...
What is cause and effect.
200
A teacup telling a sad story to its mother is an example of...
What is personification.
200
Define or give an example of a contraction.
What is doesn't, won't, shouldn't...
200
When writing a text-dependent analysis (TDA), a scholar needs to cite what from the text?
What is evidence.
300
These are words that have the opposite meaning.
What are antonyms.
300
This is the message or big idea that the author wants the reader to learn from the story.
What is a theme.
300
"Education is the key to success" is an example of...
What is a metaphor.
300
A noun is a....
What is a person, place, or thing.
300
Give an example of a strategy a scholar can use when they come to a question they may not know.
Ex. Skip and move on to the next question and come back to it, use process of elimination to choose the correct answer, etc.
400
When a reader uses clues in a story to figure out an unknown word they are using...
What are context clues.
400
An author uses this text structure to organize an event or an issue then supplying details of how it was handled or fixed.
What is problem and solution.
400
"Bark!" "Boom!" "Vroom!" "Bam!" are all examples of...
What is onomatopoeia.
400
Which subject-verb agreement is correct:

A. The dogs are playing.

B. The dogs is playing.

C. The dogs was playing.

D. The dogs will playing.

What is "The dogs are playing."
400
What important details should a scholar annotate while reading a passage?
Characters' names, dates, important details, definitions etc.
500
This is the most simplest version of a word. It does not have a prefix or suffix added to it. (Ex. -write, -view, -agree)
What is a root word.
500
A good reader does this when he or she uses observations from the text and/or their own experiences to say what will happen in the future.
What is making predictions.
500
Sally sold seashells down by the seashore is an example of...
What is alliteration.
500
Give an example of a proper noun.
What is Mr. Roper, Atlantic City, Uncle Romie, America.
500
When writing a TDA (text-dependent analysis), it is important to analyze the prompt and do this when writing your introduction.
What is restate the prompt.