Punctuation
Punctuate the following sentence correctly:
The World Cup group stage has seen every team play once while Russia and Egypt are the only teams to have played twice.
The World Cup group stage has seen every team play once, while Russia and Egypt are the only teams to have played twice.
What are author's purposes' for writing?
To Persuade, Inform, Entertain, and Explain
The crowds' enthusiasm may have had an affect/effect on the seismograph.
The crowds' enthusiasm may have had an effect on the seismograph.
What be used to help you analyze character development?
Appearance
Character's own words
Inner thoughts and feelings
Actions
Effect on others
Choose the correct verb:
None of the teams look/looks like they know what they are doing.
None of the teams look like they know what they are doing.
Punctuate the following sentence correctly:
Across all platforms including digital Telemundo’s coverage had an average audience of 7.4 million.
Across all platforms, including digital, Telemundo’s coverage had an average audience of 7.4 million.
What are three different types of text structures?
Chronological/ Order and Sequence
Cause and Effect
Problem-Solution
Compare-Contrast
Descriptive
Correct the spelling:
They're can only be one team to make it to the top.
There can only be one team to make it to the top.
What can help you determine the theme of a literary text?
Repeated words or images
The speaker or other characters
The setting
Symbols
Choose the correct verb:
The player run/runs every morning.
The player runs every morning.
Guillermo Ochoas brilliant performance helped lead the team to victory.
Guillermo Ochoa's brilliant performance helped lead the team to victory.
What else do we call the controlling idea of an informational text?
The Thesis
The main idea
Choose the correct spelling:
The uniforms complimented/complemented the shoes nicely.
The uniforms complemented the shoes nicely.
What two things make an inference?
Clues from the text
What you already know
The crowd are/is going wild at every game.
The crowd is going wild at every game.
Punctuate the following sentence correctly:
The students essays will all score a three or higher next week!
(Hint: We are talking about all the students, not just one!)
The students' essays will all score a three or higher next week!
What should you look for in a summary?
The controlling and supporting ideas of a text.
The boy watched all the games accept/except yesterdays.
The boy watched all the games except yesterdays.
Define tone.
The author's attitude toward a subject.
Everybody was/were asked to remain quiet during the test.
Everybody was asked to remain quiet during the test.
Punctuate the following sentence correctly:
We expect all students to pass the test however we know that can only happen if they apply everything we have practiced for the last three weeks.
We expect all students to pass the test; however, we know that can only happen if they apply everything we have practiced for the last three weeks.
Name one type of graphic element that can be found in an informational text.
Diagram
Graph
Sidebar
The team did not know who will be there/they're/their next opponent.
The team did not know who will be there/they're/their next opponent.
What are two examples of sensory language?
Sights
Sounds
Smells
Tastes
What something feels like
Is/are each of the students ready to leave?
Is each of the students ready to leave?