RL5 Text Structure
Meaning & Tone
RI6
Author's Point of View
Author's Point of View
RI4, RL4
Word Meaning
Word Meaning
RL2 Theme
Writing
Prefixes
Suffixes
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List 3 different types of text and/or organizational structure.
Answers may Vary
Compare and Contrast; Cause and Effect; Chronological Order or Sequence; Foreshadowing; Flashback
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What does the bold phrase suggest?
a. It suggests that the evening is painfully cold
b. It suggests that the evening is quiet and dark
What is A. It suggests that the evening is painfully cold.
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Which sentence best summarizes the author's point of view about Brattle's Confectionery?
What is A. The store is unique because the candies are made using old fashioned equipment.
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I feel as cool as a cucumber, running through the list of possible topics in my head-pop culture, animals, psychology, astronomy, technology- and knowing I am an expert on every one.
What does writer mean when using the simile, "as cool as a cucumber"?
a. He feels very cold.
b. He feels very stylish.
c. He feels very aloof.
d. He feels very calm.
What is D. He feels very calm.
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What best describes the theme in the passage, The Quiz Bowl King.
a. People who fear losing will ultimately fall.
b. Book knowledge is more valuable than common sense.
c. Overconfidence can lead to defeat.
d. A person can only rely on his or her own skills and abilities.
What is C. Overconfidence can lead to defeat.
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Consider this claim: The world's most dangerous creatures live in the ocean.
Identify how someone might ARGUE AGAINST the claim.
a. The box jellyfish's venom is so strong that it can cause the human heart to stop beating.
b. The three deadliest animals to humans---mosquitoes, snakes and dogs, --all live on land.
What is B. The three deadliest animals to humans---mosquitoes, snakes and dogs, --all live on land.
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What does the prefix -octo/a mean?
What is eight or 8?
100
Definition of suffix, -able
What is able to?
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What is the organizational structure of the passage below?
What is Cause and Effect?
200
What does the BOLD phrase suggest?
a. It suggests that the water is loud
b. It suggests that the water is inviting
What is B. It suggests that the water is inviting
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Which sentence best summarizes the author's point of view about the CinnaSandwich?
What is B. Correct preparation is an important part of what makes the CinnaSandwich so delicious.
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I can't say that I scrambled to find the right answer because I had no clue.
What does the word scrambled imply as it is used in the text?
a. to get mixed up
b. to think frantically
c. to forget instantly
d. to remember quickly
What is B. To think frantically
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How does the narrator's description of himself as "The Quiz Bowl King" develop the theme of the passage?
a. By giving himself the name, "The Quiz Bowl King," the narrator reveals how fearful he is about his ability to answer the questions.
b. By describing himself as "The Quiz Bowl King," the narrator reveals he is a boastful person.
What is B. By describing himself as "The Quiz Bowl King," the narrator reveals he is a boastful person.
200
Which sentence should be removed to improve the focus of the paragraph?
What is In fact, his talent was recognized by those acquainted with him.
200
What is the meaning of exterior?
What is relating to outside of something?
200
From your knowledge of the suffix, -ous, what is the MOST likely meaning of the word disastrous?
a. without disaster
b. full of disaster
c. similar to disaster
d. unlike disaster
What is B. full of disaster
300
What type of plot structure is being used in the scene below.
What is FLASHBACK
300
Which passage has a more CHEERFUL tone?
What is Passage A
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Which sentence best summarizes the author's point of view about the trees on Oak Street?
What is A. The trees are beautiful, historic treasures, and the city should stop cutting them down.
300
What is the meaning of the word PRECIPICE as used in the passage below?
What is the edge of a steep cliff?
300
Which statement BEST expresses the theme of the text, The Myth of Achilles?
a. Beware of strangers
b. One should put family above all others
c. It is possible to survive against all odds
d. Being prideful can be a curse
What is D. Being prideful can be a curse
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Which word is being used incorrectly?
Experts advice that all children receive a measles vaccination once between twelve and fifteen months and again between four and six years of age?
What is ADVICE?
300
What does the prefix, -de mean?
What is remove?
300
What does the suffixes, -ful and -ous mean?
Full Of
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What is the text/organizational structure of the text below?
A. Foreshadowing
B. Cause and effect
C. Compare and Contrast
D. Sequence
What is C. Compare and Contrast?
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Which passage has a more RESPECTFUL tone?
What is Passage B?
400
Which sentence best summarizes the author's point of view about school elections?
What is B. School elections should focus on the issues and the voters, not on flashy campaigns.
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The word PRECIPICE means, "edge of a steep cliff." Who would most likely be afraid when standing on a precipice?
a. a person who has a fear of small spaces
b. a person who has a fear of heights
c. a person who has a fear of spiders
What is B. A person who has a fear of heights.
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Which of the following helps to develop the theme?
a. Paris' decision to shoot Achilles
b. Achilles decision to storm the city
c. Odysseus' decision to present weapons
d. Thetis' decision to dip Achilles into the river Styx
What is B. Achilles decision to storm the city
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Select the best evidence to support the statement that corn fields are plentiful in America.
What is Corn plant has colonized some 125,000 square miles of the American continent, an area twice the size of New York State; even from outer space you can't miss it.
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What does deactivate mean?
To remove the effectiveness of
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What does the suffix -ology mean?
What is the Study Of
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Name at least 3 signal words for cause and effect text structure.
What is because, if, when, so, as a result?
500
Which passage has a more PRAISING tone?
What is passage B?
500
Which sentence best summarizes the author's point of view about the expert skiers at Mount Prospect?
What is A. They should slow down and be courteous to the less experienced skiers on the green ski runs.
500
from The Myth of Achilles
Conquering this enemy gave Achilles the confidence to attempt to storm the city of Troy, but this act would prove to be his DOWNFALL.
Which word or phrase has a similar meaning as DOWNFALL from paragraph 6?
a. insignificance
b. destruction
c. recession
d. fall to the ground
What is B. Destruction
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What is the difference between theme and main idea?
Answers may vary
The main idea conveys the central point of a story or text, while the theme represents the underlying message or lesson
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Choose the sentence that would be the most effective conclusion for the narrative.
a. Of all the memories I formed last summer, this memory is by far the most unforgettable.
b. Should I go and look for the kite or just let it be?
c. There are some days that start off normal but then turn out crazy.
d. Although I spent nearly all of June inside, July was full of outdoor adventures.
What is A. Of all the memories I formed last summer, this memory is by far the most unforgettable.
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What does deforest mean?
What does to remove forest or to cut down trees?
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What does the suffixes, -ion, -tion, -ation, mean?
The act or process of