Inferencing
Inferencing means ________.
A. understanding exactly what the text says
B. using text evidence and schema to reach a conclusion
C. determining what's a fact and what's an opinion
D. using word parts to decode an unknown word
B. using text evidence and schema to reach a conclusion
During the harvest season, there is a large quantity of fruits and vegetables that need to be picked.
A. Length
B. Question
C. Amount
D. Size
C. Amount
“Seasons change and our love went cold / Feed the flame 'cause we can't let go / Run away, but we're running in circles,” -“Circles,” Post Malone
A. Imagery
B. Personification
C. Idiom
D. Alliteration
C. Idiom
What is theme?
A message or lesson the author is trying to convey
Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. What probably happened?
A. Turner realized that he had an unnatural fear of falling radio parts.
B. Turner had promised himself to do something silly that morning.
C. Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.
D. Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride.
C. Turner had heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.
Greg pondered the question of what to wear on his first day of school because he wanted to make a good first impression.
A. Thought carefully about
B. Tried to forget about
C. Searched for
D. Got rid of
A. Thought carefully about
“You promised the world and I fell for it / I put you first and you adored it” -“Lose You To Love Me,” Selena Gomez
A. Simile
B. Imagery
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
D. Hyperbole
She sobbed for hours trying to think of a way to tell her dad she crashed her car. After thinking about it for a while, she finally called her dad on the phone. "Thank you for telling me," he said.
A. Honesty
B. Loyalty
C. Greed
D. Friendship
A. Honesty
Mom got home from the grocery store, and saw the kitchen window was smashed. There was a baseball lying on the kitchen floor. She called out “Tommy!,” but her son did not answer. How did the window get broken?
a. Tommy threw a baseball through it
b. Someone broke into the house
c. A tree branch smashed it
a. Tommy threw a baseball through it
We could tell by the rotten smell, that something putrid was in our trash can.
A. alive
B. rotten
C. ample
D. appealing
B. rotten
DAILY DOUBLE
“Boom clap / The sound of my heart / The beat goes on and on and on and on and / Boom clap” -“Boom Clap,” Charli XCX
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Symbolism
C. Onomatopoeia
Jordan was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body, but he couldn't reach to stack the final box on top. Bill saw Jordan struggling and came to his rescue since he was taller.
A. Don't judge a book by it's cover
B. Loyalty
C. Friendship
D. Teamwork
D. Teamwork
“Mom, will you practice football in the backyard with me?” Joe asked his mom. “Help me rake the yard first, and then we can play,” she answered. What season is it?
Fall
Our attempts to open the door were futile; it was locked tightly and we didn't have the key.
A. Confident
B. Easy
C. Useless
D. Open-Minded
C. Useless
“You're the medicine and the pain, the tattoo inside my brain” -“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Personification
A. Simile
My best friend was having a party Friday night, but I also had a football game. This was going to be a tough decision. If I do not go to my game, I will let my team down.
A. Sacrifice
B. Courage
C. Never give up
D. Teamwork
A. Sacrifice
Mom grabbed her gloves, her small shovel, and her sun hat. “I’ll be in the front yard if you need me,” she told Joe. You’ll have to come out later and see how it looks! What is mom going to do?
Garden
The drought in Northern India was unprecedented; something that had never happened before, so people were not prepared.
A. Familiar
B. Unlucky
C. Never known before
D. Exciting
C. Never known before
“That's when I look at you and tell you I'd be better alone / Just the pride talkin', isn’t it?'" -“Time,” NF
A. Personification
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. Idiom
A. Personification
John knew his friend was about to receive lunch detention for not completing his assignment. This would be the third day this week he didn't finish his work. Ben let his friend copy his assignment. When the teacher found out, Ben earned lunch detention.
A. Courage
B. Honesty
C. Sacrifice
D. It's better to give than to receive
C. Sacrifice