School Life & Vocabulary
What do you call working with classmates toward one goal?
Collaboration
"She was eager to start the project." What does eager mean?
Excited or ready
"He runs like the wind" is what type of figurative language?
Similie
What is the central idea of a text?
The main point
What is a compound sentence?
Two sentenced joined by a conjuction
What do you call the person that teaches the class?
The teacher
Mrs. Fitz, Frizzle, Fitzpatrick
"The instructions were unclear." What does unclear mean?
Not easy to understand
"The classroom was a battlefield." is what?
Metaphor
What is evidence in a text used for?
To support an idea or claim
Fix this: "He go to school every day."
He goes to school every day.
What is it called when you follow classroom expectations?
Behavior/ Conduct
"He made a mistake." What is a mistake?
An error
"The alarm screamed at us" is what?
Personification
What is making a guess using clues called?
Inference
What is the subject in: "The teacher explained the lesson."
The teacher
What is it called when you work with others?
Group work/ team work
"The test was challenging." What does challenging mean?
Difficult but possible
What is exaggeration for effect called?
Hyperbole
What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote the text
What is the verb in " Students are learning?"
Are learning
What is a student who helps lead group work called?
Leader
"She improved her score." What does improved mean?
Got better
Why do writers use figurative language?
To create imagery and interest
Name all three author purposes
Inform, persuade, entertain
What is a fragmant?
An incomplete sentence