"How INCONSIDERATE!" the old man's son shouted.
"How rude!" the son's young wife echoed. "I just cleaned that tablecloth and you spilled on it! Get away from the table now!"
In the above sentences, which word helps you understand the meaning of the word INCONSIDERATE?
A. rude
B. cleaned
C. spilled
d. echoed
What is A. RUDE?
100
She was as sweet as honey.
What does the simile mean in the sentence?
What is "nice, sweet, or kind"?
100
What is the name for the group of lines in a poem that resembles a paragraph?
What is stanza?
100
Our teacher passed out the same assignment and we were told to redo the page because everyone did so poorly on the work. The prefix RE- means:
What is again?
100
Explain the meaning of validation, verification or justification on the STAAR test.
What is proving your answers on the test?
200
Sara was the only student in her class able to go to PE on Friday because no one else had finished all her work. She asked if she could go to the library to read instead because it would be no fun to be the SOLITARY student in the gym.
In the above sentences, which word helps you understand the meaning of the word SOLITARY?
A. instead
B. able
C. student
D. only
What is D. ONLY
200
We will all go on a field trip to France "when pigs fly".
What does the idiom mean in the sentence?
What is "never"?
200
Why are there words in dramas that are in italics and in parenthesis?
What is to show stage direction/action of the characters?
200
My mom won't let me wear my jeans until she prewashes them because people try them on in the store and she wants them to be clean. The prefix PRE- means:
What is BEFORE?
200
What are the 4 elements of the "Stop Dot Strategy"?
What is (?) questions, (!) Aha moments, (~) making connections and the (.) Stop Dots?
300
The very old man couldn't hold a spoon steady. His gruel SPATTERED and spilled down his long, gray beard and drizzled onto the freshly laundered tablecloth.
In the above sentences, which word helps you understand the meaning of the word SPATTERED?
A. long
B. steady
C. spilled
d. laundered
What is C. SPILLED
300
My dad's ugly, sad car is a dinosaur.
What does the metaphor in the sentence mean?
What is "old"?
300
What is actually changing when there is a scene change in a play?
What is the setting (time/place)?
300
My friend and I had an argument because of a misunderstanding we had about the basketball game. We should have talked about the rules of the game before we got so upset. The prefix MIS- means: (1) large (2) funny (3) wrong (4) happy
What is (3) wrong?
300
Where is a caption and where is it located?
What is a description of an illustration written near the illustration or picture?
400
My father needed me to find a flashlight during the storm because the power went out. We were using candles but they didn't do very much to ILLUMINATE the room and mom needed more light to finish making dinner.
In the above sentences, which words help you understand the meaning of the word ILLUMINATE?
A. candles
B. power went out
C. a flashlight
D. more light
What is D. MORE LIGHT
400
I was so embarrassed, I thought I might die.
What is the type of figurative language used in the sentence?
What is hyperbole?
400
What is a type of poem that is not rhyming?
What is free verse (but I will accept haiku, acrostic or name poem.)?
400
The stranger was shivering in the cold when my friend placed a blanket on her in an act of kindness. In kindness, the suffix -NESS means: (1) the state of being, (2) able to, (3) the opposite of, (4) related to.
What is (1) the state of being?
400
What is a onomatopoeia you could use for the last day of school?
What is bang, crash, whoosh, wham, yahoo, etc?
500
As the boy ran across the street without looking, I was reminded how important it is for all people who are walking on the road to be careful. PEDESTRIANS can be injured if they are careless because not all drivers are watchful.
In the above sentences, which words help you understand the meaning of the word PEDESTRIANS?
A. people who are walking
B. drivers are watchful
C. all people
d. to be careful
What is A. PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING
500
I could hear Hawaii calling my name.
1)What form of figurative language is used in the sentence and
2)what does it mean?
1)What is personification?
and
2) What is I really want to go to Hawaii?
500
Name a literary element used in poetry/drama that is seen here:
•Hot-hearted Beowulf was bent upon battle- (from 'Beowulf')
What is alliteration?
500
The side of the barrel holding toxic chemicals stated it was hazardous. In the word hazardous, the suffix -OUS means: (1) the opposite of, (2) full of, (3) able to, (4) without.
What is (2) full of ?
500
Give an example of alliteration about school using your first name.
For a student Sally: What is School is such a scary place in September?