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What does the prefix re- mean?
Re- means back or again.
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Bradley ate a colossal sandwich for lunch that gave him a stomach ache. To find the meaning of the word "colossal," it's necessary to use ___________________.
Context clues
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A paragraph in a poem is called a __________.
Stanza
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What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place or thing.
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What's the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact is something that can be proven to be true and is based on evidence. Opinions express ideas and are based on interpretation of evidence.
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What does the prefix trans- mean?
The prefix trans- means over or through.
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What's the difference between comparing and contrasting?
When you compare you show how two things are alike. When you contrast you show how two things are different.
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Give an example of a simile.
Anything using "Like" or "As" to compare two things.
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The girl was mean. The word "mean" is an ___________.
Adjective
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What are the four purposes or reasons for why an author might write something?
1. To persuade 2. To entertain 3. To inform 4. To reflect
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What does the root -vit- mean like in the word vital?
It means life.
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What's the acronym that you can use to properly cite evidence and what does that acronym stand for?
R - Restate the question A - Answer the question C- Cite evidence E- Examples
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Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Buzz, hiss, sizzle, etc.
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Identify the personal pronoun in this sentence: When Margot talked about the sun, she came to life.
She
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Give an example of an idiom.
Idioms are expressions that are not meant to be taken literally. Time flies when you're having fun. Curiosity kills the cat. She's the apple of my eye.
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Does the sentence make sense? Because the painting was an imitation, we knew that it was an original painting.
No. An imitation is something that is a copy of something else. To imitate means to mimic. The suffix -tion means the thing that is. (Imitation = the thing that is copied)
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What's the difference between the main idea and the theme of a text or passage?
The main idea is the central point of a passage or text. The theme is the message or lesson that you get from reading.
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Give an example of alliteration.
Slippery slope, etc.
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Name all of the conjunctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
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What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an overstatement or an exaggeration.
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Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word "mourning." The man spent the majority of the funeral mourning and tears fell down his eyes as he thought about his dead wife.
Mourning means to experience grief or sadness.
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What's the difference between making a prediction and making an inference?
Inferences and predictions are both logical guesses that you make by combining your own knowledge with textual evidence. With predictions you guess what will happen next. With inferences, you are forming a theory or idea that is not directly stated in the text.
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What's the difference between consonance and assonance?
Consonance occurs when a consonant sound makes two words sound as if they almost rhyme. Assonance occurs when a vowel sound makes it sounds as if two words almost rhyme.
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What's wrong with this sentence? Running and tennis is both fun sports.
There is no subject-verb agreement. "Is" should be "are" since there are plural subjects.
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What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
With direct characterization, the writer directly states or describes a character's traits. (Ex. He was a mean, irresponsible teacher) With indirect characterization, a character's personality is revealed through his or her words or actions. (You could tell that a character is angry if she yells at her friends and stumps around the yard).