Stuff Mrs. Graham Says
"Read ___ __________ first."
"the questions"
The type of question asking you to identify the larger message or lesson of the poem or passage.
What is theme?
The two possibilities for what the prefix "in-" can mean.
The passage states that while strawberry and chocolate are both flavors of ice cream, strawberry ice cream often contains pieces of fruit while chocolate most often does not.
What is comparison/contrast?
"Read ____ the answer choices."
"all"
The type of question asking you to read between the lines and make an educated guess.
What is inference?
The meaning of the word "significant".
What is "important"?
The struggle in a story between two opposing forces.
What is "conflict"?
Sequence or process
What is the necessary order of steps to complete something?
The person responsible for writing all the tricky questions on the test.
Who is "the comb-over"?
The type of question asking you to use context to figure out meaning.
What is vocab?
The meaning of the word "indifferent".
What is "lack of concern for" or "not caring"?
The difference between mood and tone.
Mood-- the feelings of the reader
Tone-- the feelings of the writer/author
A passage that discusses freezer burn on ice cream and how to avoid it.
What is problem/solution?
"Don't miss ____ _____ ______."
"the easy ones."
The type of question asking you to identify the reason or reasons the passage was written. You will often be asked to find evidence for this.
What is author's purpose?
The meanings of the words "malignant" and "benign".
What is "bad" or "harmful" and "good" or "harmless"?
When an object in literature represents or stands for a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
Chronological
What is the order of events occurring over time?
"A summary is like an _________ that covers the whole passage."
"umbrella"
The type of question asking you to identify the primary feeling or emotion that is coming through the writer's voice.
What is tone?
The meaning of the word "irony".
What is "the opposite of what you expect happening"?
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Eating ice cream too fast can give you a brain freeze.