Billy Crystal Story
Short Answer Secrets
Starts with Passing
ACE it with Action
Reading with Readiness
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What was the author's attitude toward baseball?
What is he loves it!
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What is the first phrase of the short answer template?
What is Answer the Question (I think....)
100
A figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics.
What is personification?
100
Does the E part have to be word for word from the story? Or can it be paraphrased?
What is word for word?
100
The first step you should take in mastering the reading section?
What is read the whole passage entirely.
200
What team did he mention in his story?
What is the NY Yankees?
200
What is the second phrase of the short answer template?
What is "Because" (tell the reader why you answered the way you did)
200
figure of speech that compares two or more things that have something in common. Implies the comparison instead of directly stating it--does not use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
Daily Double!!!!
What is the answer??? Ask Mrs. D!
200
What is the second step in mastering the reading section?
What is highlight and define words you don't know.
300
'Her mind fixes on... baseball, and brownies and beer.' This is an example of?
What is alliteration?
300
What is the third phrase of the short answer template?
What is "According to the text" (pull out evidence from the text).
300
An author's introduction of the characters, setting, and situation at the beginning of a story, novel, or play?
What is the rising action/exposition?
300
What does APE mean?
What is answer, proof, and explain!
300
What is the third step in mastering the reading section?
What is chunking the story.
400
What baseball player does Billy Crystal love?
What is Mickey Mantle?
400
What is the final phrase of the Short Answer Template
What is connect to the real world, this matters because, connect to society, or personal connection.
400
These are the five stages of the plot diagram (in order)
What are the Exposition/Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
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You have to get: (for the E part) A. Get real B. Philosophical C. Cheesy D. All of the above
What is D all of the above?
400
What is the 4th step in mastering the reading section?
What is answer the multiple choice questions.
500
In case you are stuck on a word what should you always do?
What is use the dictionary!
500
What was the name of the story we read yesterday?
What is Fish Cheeks?
500
A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as.
What is a simile?
500
What counts more--the short answer or the multiple choice? or both?
What is both?
500
What is the final step in mastering the reading section?
What is answer the short answer question.