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Miscellaneous
100
the ending of a past tense verb
What is ed?
100
facts and conditions that affect a situation
What is circumstances?
100
a surfer who was attacked by a shark and managed to become a pro surfer
Who is Bethany Hamilton?
100
in order to to find the main idea you need to look for...
What is a topic sentence?
100
this word means that two words have the same meaning
What is a synonym?
200
tells who or what the sentence is about
What is the subject?
200
the rapid spread of a disease among many people
What is an epidemic?
200
a major disease that has killed over 250 people
What is Ebola?
200
these words help the details flow from one to another. Give two examples.
What are transition words? In addition, to begin with, in conclusion
200
this word means that two words have opposite meanings
What is an antonym?
300
tells what someone or something does
What is a predicate (verb)
300
the ability to fight off or overcome something
What is resistance?
300
these are four elements in a story
What is setting, characters, plot, and theme
300
identify three sequencing words. use them in a paragraph
What is first, next, finally? Responses may vary.
300
this suffix means "of" or "related to"
What is the suffix -AL
400
an incomplete sentence
What is a sentence fragment
400
to bother or upset someone
What is agitate?
400
this is where they banned music
What is Mishawaka, Indiana
400
the first thing I need to do when I summarize is...
What is stating the topic?
400
the definition of "to infer"
What is to make an educated guess based on an observation?
500
this is made up of two complete thoughts that are incorrectly joined together.
What is a run-on sentence
500
a disagreement among many people
What is a controversy?
500
freedom of speech is listed under this law
What is the 1st Amendment?
500
when I summarize I need to...
What is identifying the most important parts in my own words.
500
a group of words that shares the same base word and have related meanings
What is a word family?