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  • Text: "The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years. Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year."
  • Question: What does the second sentence do?

 

Answer: It states an effect (of the drought)

100

What is the Tone?

 The attitude of the speaker toward the subject (e.g., sarcastic, nostalgic, melancholic). Identified through word choice (diction).

100

Where do you find main idea/purpose ?

 Look at the beginning or end of the text to identify the author's central claim or purpose.

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What is symbolism ?

When an item stands for an idea or larger meaning. Usually used throughout a piece of literature.

dove = peace, red rose = love and romance

100

Q: An animal species might be described as fecund if it…

A: Is fruitful in offspring or vegetation; highly productive.

200
  • Text: "According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, the average teenager needs around 9.5 hours of sleep per night..."
  • Question: How much sleep does the average teenager need?

Answer: Around 9.5 hours

200

What is the Theme?

he underlying message or central idea about life (e.g., in Langston Hughes's "Harlem," the dangerous consequences of deferred dreams).

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What are "According to the text" Questions

These require scanning the text, often using highlighted text evidence, to find specific, direct answers.

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What is irony?

an difference between what the reader expects the author to mean and what they actually mean

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Which of the following might be a perquisite of a job?

A: A privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary (e.g., a company car).


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  • Text: "Some stores are testing a new checkout system... The new mobile checkout system reduces long lines and customer wait times in stores."
  • Question: What does the second sentence do?

Answer: It expands on the first (by giving a benefit/result).

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Who is the Speaker?

The narrator or voice of the poem, which may not be the poet.

300

What are text Structure Questions 

Identify how information is organized, such as cause and effect, chronological order, or comparison.

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What is Literary Analysis?


The careful examination of a text or one element of a text, including theme, plot, characters, or setting, in order to determine why and how the particular text was written.





300

 Your friend says her date's logorrhea ruined the evening. Her date…

A: Talked excessively or incoherently. 

400

Passage: "Bill plays basketball with his friend Joe every day. Even though Bill practices harder than anyone, he always misses shots during real games because he gets nervous. Joe decides to invite some friends to watch them practice to help Bill feel less nervous". 

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  • Q1: Why is Bill upset?
  • Q2: Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?
  • Q3: In line 8, the word performed is closest in meaning to?

q1- He plays better in practice than he does during games.

q2- He wants to help Bill feel less nervous.

q3-A- Played

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What is the Imagery?

 Sensory details (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) that create vivid mental pictures.

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What are Evidence-Based Questions 

These require finding specific details, quotes, or examples in the text to support a conclusion.

400
  • Question: How does this, in combination with another text, change your, interpretation of the, topic?
  • Activity: Read a, fictional account and a, historical, document about the same event to analyze, how, information is presented.
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 The word unilateral means…

Done or undertaken by one person or party.

500

Passage: "The Trans-Alaska Pipeline splits the state of Alaska, running 800 miles. It is designed to handle 84 million gallons of oil per day, though it usually operates at a lower capacity". 

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  • Q: The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's?
  • Q: According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each?

Q1:Operation/Construction.

Q2: Day

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What is the Shift?

 A change in tone, tone, or subject, often marked by transition words or stanza breaks.

500

Question: "What is the main idea of this paragraph?"

Answer: The central point, supported by evidence from the text.

500

    • Question: What is a common theme, message, or, big idea found in both texts?
    • Question: How do the authors treat the same topic differently?

    • Activity: Create a chart to compare characters, setting, and plot, and determine if the similarities are direct or subtle.
500

To usurp a throne is to

  • A: Seize and hold office by force or without right.