ELD Game

Vocabulary

100

A superstition is based on ________.

fear

200

Misfortune is when something _____ happens.

a) funny

b) bad

c) happy

d) good

b. bad

300

If you want to test something or examine an idea you should do an _________.

experiment

400

A belief is NOT what?

a. an opinion

b. something you think is true

c. a fact

d. a way to feel about things

c. a fact

500

When you are wrong, you are ________.

mistaken

"Superstitions"

100

What is the main idea of the text?

There are many superstitions in the world and they are based on facts that people misinterpret into wild beliefs.

200

Which superstitions are connected to animals? 

1 and 5 (ravens bring bad luck and knocking on wood)

300

How does the photograph of the doorway support what the text says?

It shows how a doorway is just two triangles, therefore if walking under a triangle was bad luck, we would all have bad luck every time we walk through a door, which we can probably agree is not true.

400

What is one thing you learned from reading the caption about ravens?

They are smart, they eat dead animas (carrion), they were sighted at battlefields

500

Find one diagram from the text "Superstitions" and explain it's purpose.

- diagram of mirror

- diagram of eye 

Parts of Text

100

What is a heading/head in an article?

A small title that divides how the article is organized

200

What is the purpose of photos or diagrams in an article?

To explain ideas more clearly

300

What is the description written beneath a photo or diagram called?

Caption

400

Why does the author include the subheading "Where it comes from" for each superstition?

So readers can understand how the superstitions began

500

If there is a question mark (?) in a title or heading, what can we assume about the text underneath it?

It will try to answer that question

R.I.C.E.

100

What does the "R" in R.I.C.E. stand for?

Restate the question in the answer

200

Which two parts of the R.I.C.E. strategy can usually be combined into 1 sentence?

I and C

300

Why is it important to cite your evidence (to say where you found those words and quotes)?

To prove that you have read the text and understand it ALSO to show that you are using someone else's words and not trying to take credit for it.

400

"why do we use quotation marks when we're citing evidence?"

To not plagiarize and make sure we are giving credit to the original author

500

What is so important about the "E" in R.I.C.E.?

This is where you explain how the textual evidence you selected, supports your answer.