FINAL JEOPARDY
Read the short passage below, then explain the text structure the author uses and how it supports the author’s purpose.
"Bees are important pollinators. Without bees, many of the fruits and vegetables we eat would not grow. Bees carry pollen from one flower to another, helping plants reproduce. Because of pollution and habitat loss, bee populations are shrinking. To help, people can plant bee-friendly flowers or avoid using harmful chemicals in their gardens."
Explain the author’s purpose and identify the text structure. Then, describe how the structure helps the reader understand the passage.
The author’s purpose is to inform readers about why bees are important and to encourage them to help protect bees. The text structure is cause and effect and problem and solution. The author explains how pollution and habitat loss are causing bee populations to shrink (cause and effect), and then offers solutions like planting bee-friendly flowers. This structure helps the reader understand both the issue and what they can do to help.
Read the sentence: “The wind howled through the trees like a pack of wolves on the hunt.”
Identify the two types of figurative language used in this sentence. Then, explain how they help the reader visualize or understand the setting or mood.
The sentence uses personification (“the wind howled”) and a simile (“like a pack of wolves on the hunt”). These make the wind seem alive and wild, creating a creepy or intense mood. It helps the reader imagine the sound and feeling of the wind more clearly.
Read the sentence: “Even though Mia felt hesitant about joining the team, she eventually found the courage to try out.”
What does the word hesitant mean in this sentence? What context clues help you figure it out? Explain your reasoning.
Expected Answer:
The word hesitant means unsure or nervous. The clue is that Mia had to find “the courage to try out,” which means she wasn’t confident at first. That shows she was nervous or uncertain about joining the team.
An author writes a story about a talking raccoon who goes on a quest to save a magical forest. Explain which genre this story belongs to and describe two features of the genre that support your answer.
This story is fantasy. It includes magical elements (a magical forest) and talking animals (a raccoon that talks), which are both common features of fantasy. These elements show it is not realistic and fits the fantasy genre.