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What is theme?
Moral or lesson in a story.
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What title best summarizes this paragraph? When a hockey player scores three goals in a row with no other goals scored by other players, it is called a "hat trick." Where did this expression come from? It was originally used in the English game of cricket to describe a bowler taking three wickets on successive balls. The reward for such a feat was ofen a new hat. Sometimes fans passed a hat and took up a collection for the player who socres so well. The term "hat trick" soon spread to other sports, including soccer and hockey. A. How to Score a Hockey Game B. How Players Win Hats C. The History of "Hat Trick" D. Sports with "Hat Tricks"
C. The History of "Hat Trick"
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What are context clues?
Context clues are words that are built into senteces around a difficult word to help you figure out the meaning.
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What are the four types of text structures?
chronological order cause and effect compare and contrast problem and solution
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A compound sentence is made up of two _______________________.
simple sentences (one subject + one predicate)
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What are the five steps for finding the theme in a story?
1. Who is the main character(s)? 2. What is the character's beginning situation? 3. What is the character's end situation? 4. What did the character learn? 5. Match your ansewr with the multiple-choice answer that fits most closely.
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What is a summary?
A brief statement or account of the main points of something
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Name the four types of context clues.
Synonym Antonym Rewording Definition
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In prehistoric times, people had to walk if they warnted to travel by land. Then, about five thousand years ago, the wheel was invented. The wheel made transportation much easier. People carried loads in four wheeled carts that were pulled by animals. In the 1400s people built coaches which made it easier for them to travel. The steam engine was invented in the 1700s. This led to steam-powered trains. By the 1890s gasoline powered cars were built. Today, nine out of ten families own a car! What type of text structure is being used?
chronological order
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Grizzy bears are immense, powerful animals. These huge bears are quite fast in spite of their size. Grizzly bears are appealing animals that are both fascinating and frightening to people. The word immense means A. enormous B. undersized C. Average The word fascinating means A. Boring B. unpleasant C. interesting
A C
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What is the theme in the fable: the Ants and the Grasshopper The ants worked all summer long gathering food. The grasshopper, on the other hand, spent all his days singing. When winter came, the ants had plenty to eat, but the grasshopper had nothing. The grasshopper went to the ants and begged them for food. They laughed and said to him, "You were foolish enough to sing all summer while we worked, and now you must live with the result. You will have no food from us!"
If you don't work, you don't eat You get what you give
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Earthquakes cause buildings to fall and injure or kill people. So engineers and architects are trying to make buildings safer. Skypscrapers are built so that they can sway but don't fall when earthquakes strike. Some buildings are put on rollers while others have steel beams anchored into the ground. Builders also use strong and more flexible materials. A new idea is to put heavy weights in buildings so that they move one way, the weight moves the other way to help keep the building from toppling. What title best summarizes this paragraph? A. how Earthquakes Harm Us B. Why Skyscrapers Sway C. Limiting Earthquake Damage D. Engineers and Architects at work
C. Limiting Earthquake Damage
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Unlike Diego's room, which was immaculate, Sarah's room was messy. What does the word immaculate mean? What type of context clue is being used?
immaculate: clean, neat, tidy antonym
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Tommy and Matthew are good friends because they have many common interests and hobbies. What part of this sentence is the cause and what part of the sentence is the effect?
Cause: Tommy and Matthew have many common interests Effect: They are good friends
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The sun danced between the clouds. What type of figurative language is being used?
personification
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What is the moral of this story? The wind and the sun had an argument over who was stronger. Seeing a man walking by, the sun proposed a contest: whoever could get the man's coat off would win. The wind agreed, and decided to go first. He blew and blew, but the stronger the rough wind blew, the more tightly the man held onto his coat. Finally, the wind gave up. Then, the sun came out and warmed the man with gnetle sunglight. Soon, the man took off his coat, and the sun won. A. The sun can play tricks on you, but you still shouldn't take off your coat B. Being gentle and kind can sometimes get you frather than being strong. C. You can never tell what the sun is going to do next. D. Don't design a contest if you think you might lose
B.
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Before you choose a pet, you must consider your schedule. Some animals need a lot of care. They must be fed an given fresh water. Some need to be groomed. Some need to have a playmate, and that playmate may be you! For those animals someone must spend most of the day at home. Write your own summary of this paragraph.
Answers will vary. Before choosing a pet you should consider how much care the pet needs, whether it needs to be groomed, and play time.
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Sam looks indignant when he doesn't get what he wants. What does the word indignant mean? A. Happy B. Angry C. Silly
B. Angry
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Compare and Contrast the subjects of this paragraph. American Football and Soccer are both sports. They both require the payers to run on a long field and they both use a ball. However, Soccer players make goals to score points while Football players score touchdowns for points. Football players also get to wear helmets, unlike soccer players who only get to wear shin gaurds. Regarless, I like both sports the same amount!
Similar: sports, like them, played on a long field, use balls Unlike: goals vs touchdowns, helmets vs shin gaurds
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Crack is a multipe meaning word. What is the meaning of the word crack in each of the sentences? Open the window just a crack. Tam will crack the nuts
1. A small amount of space 2. To break or snap apart
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One rainy fall day, twelve year old Sarah decided to clean out her closet. She could not blieve how many extra shirts she had. She also had three pairs of jeans that she never wore! "I don't think I need all these, Mom," she said. "Could I give them to a shelter? Then the kids who need them could use them." What is the moral of the story?
answer will vary: Show kindness to those in need Ask your parents for advice Do not be greedy and buy more than you need
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Summarize this paragraph: Once, many grizzly bears lived in the Western United States. Over time, people built roads and houses, so the bears' home in the wild became smaller. The loss of habitat caused many bears to die. It looked as though grizzles would be eleminated from the area.
answers will vary. Grizzly bears used to live in the western US, but because of habitat loss, many have become extinct in the area.
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Walt's pugnacious behavior made people stop wanting to have conversations with him. What does pugnacious mean?
quarrelsome, likes to fight
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The literacy rate in America is alarmingly low. What are some solutions to this problem?
Answers will vary 1. Increase the amount of time you read at home 2. have parents read to their children from a young age 3. Increase the amount of time spent in school 4. Schedule more library trips
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What are prepositions? Give an example of a preposition
A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the following examples: The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table. The book is beside the table. She held the book over the table. She read the book during class.