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TAYLOR SWIFT
JUSTIN BIEBER
TUPAC
SELENA GOMEZ
EMINEM
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Read the sentence and determine the meaning of the word PROPOSAL. The principal loved the students' proposal to build the new playground with the fundraising money.
a plan or suggestion for a course of action
100
Identify author’s purpose: The instruction booklet to a video game called Vehicle Grand Larceny
Inform
100
Identify author's purpose: A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner
Persuade
100
FACT OR OPINION...Prison is one of the worst places on the planet.
opinion
100
FACT OR OPINION... The fastest land dwelling creature is the Cheetah
FACT
200
Read the sentence and determine the meaning of the word VAGUE. She does not communicate with me so I only have a vague idea as to how I can help.
unclear/uncertain
200
Figure out which figurative language technique is being used.....Life is a stream / On which we strew / Petal by petal the flower of our heart;
Metaphor
200
Figure out which figurative language technique is being used.....The daisy hugging the earth / in August, ha!
personification
200
Figure out which figurative language technique is being used...A treasurer of immortal days, / I roam the glorious world giving endless praise
Hyperbole
200
Figure out which figurative language technique is being used...After getting my report card / I knew it was time to hit the books.
Idiom/Hyperbole
300
Read the sentence and determine the meaning of the word DEMEANOR. My grandma’s demeanor was such that people often thought she was being rude when she was just being honest.
attitude/behavior/conduct
300
The 1st amendment to the U.S. constitution guarantees citizens--
the right to free speech
300
Read the following passages and determine the narrative perspective (POINT OF VIEW).... "Tuck Everlasting"....At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap. She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.
THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT
300
Choose the Genre and subgenre "Super Fun Science Book" for Kids by Pam Orbison Have you ever wondered why a submarine can stay underwater for so long? How a web page shows up on a phone screen? Or how to build a robot that plays basketball? Science doesn't have to be dusty and boring. This functional science textbook teaches the fundamentals of science through descriptions of technologies that are interesting and relevant to young people. It is fully illustrated, contains 32 experiments that students can try at school or home, and has a vocabulary practice for each section.
NONFICTION/INFORMATIONAL
300
"Honey, I'm home!" Valentino shouted as he crossed the threshold. He walked into the kitchen and put his coat and bag on a counter stool, careful not to damage the flowers that he was carrying. "Where are you, honey?" Valentino asked. "I'm upstairs, dearest!" Dulce shouted as she finished wrapping the tie. Valentino held the flowers behind his back and crept up the stairs. Dulce tied the bow and concealed the package behind her back as she stepped into the hallway. Their eyes met and Valentino and Dulce smiled at one another. (What is Valentino's Relationship to Dulce?)
They are married and live together
400
Paragraph 1. What does the prefix trans-mean in the word transfer?
Across or beyond
400
Choose the genre and subgenre in which the story most likely belongs... Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne.... The story of a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans climb down a crater and have many wild adventures, encountering dinosaurs and prehistoric man. They eventually return to surface again in southern Italy.
FICTION/SCIENCE FICTION
400
The author implies that Alex's free speech may not have been worth the consequences because Alex's social networking site
did not really benefit anyone
400
What can the reader conclude about free speech based on this passage?
Laws about free speech online are not clear-cut
400
The author supports the main argument in this passage by-
describing cause and effect of Alex's actions
500
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the passage: A panel of six teachers met and voted unanimously to remove Alex from the National Honor Society on the grounds that he had broken his pledge to show loyalty to his school. The word unanimously tells the reader that the teachers---
were in total agreement
500
What reason directly contributed to Alex's decision to transfer school?
His teacher's voting to remove him from the National Honor Society
500
Read the sentence from paragraph 1 of the passage: The conflict (between Alex and his school) made news headlines across the country and ultimately forced Alex to transfer to another school. This sentence is misleading because it--
implies that Alex had to leave Wesley Chapel High
500
What was the "high price" Alex paid for his free speech?
Alex not being able to graduate with his friends from Wesley Chapel High
500
What is the author's main message in this passage?
While our right to free speech is great value, exercising that right may not always be worth the cost