Context Clues Vocabulary
There are nearly thirty thousand different species of wasps. Wasps come in myriad colors, everything from the familiar yellow-and-black to metallic blue. Some are solitary species that live without the benefit of a colony or group. Others, like yellow jackets and hornets, are social insects, meaning that they live in colonies and build large communal nests. Each species has its own unique characteristics.
What is the definition of myriad? a)bright b) unusual c) many d) beautiful
Many
Name all four components of C.E.A.L.
Claim, evidence, analysis, link
What is a group of lines called in poetry?
Stanza
What is the first thing you should read before the passage during MCAS?
What does setting mean?
The time and place a story takes place.
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space laboratory and construction site that orbits around the Earth at an altitude of about 390 kilometers. Astronauts usually live on the ISS for six-month periods, although some sojourns last up to a year.
What is the meaning of sojourns? A) visits B) Vacations C) Investigations D) Guests
Visits
How many pieces of text evidence should you have for one passage? How many pieces of text evidence should you have for two passages?
One passage should include 3 pieces of text evidence.
Two passages should include 4 pieces of text evidence (2 for each passage).
What do the numbers on the side of a poem represent?
Line number
What should you do if a question refers to specific paragraphs?
Reread the passages again.
What would be a good character trait to use to describe Matt based on the given passage.
When Matt thought the store clerk wasn’t looking, he grabbed the Snickers bar and slid it quickly into his pocket.
Sneaky and a theif
A typical human baby is born with around 300 bones, but by the time that baby reaches adulthood, it will have only 206. Initially, such a notable diminution in the number of bones may seem counterintuitive—shouldn't a skeleton need more bones, not fewer, as it grows? The explanation lies in the way bones grow and develop.
What is the meaning of counterintuitive? a) understandable b) against your wishes c) different from what's expected d) logical or unemotional
Different from what is expected
How would I write the claim for the following passage written by Phillip Hoose.
Based on Moonbird, write an essay explaining why the author describes B95 as “among the toughest four ounces of life in the world.” Be sure to use information from the passage to develop your essay.
Based on the selection, "Moonbird" by Philip Hoose, the author describes B95 as "among the toughest four ounces of life in the world" for many reasons.
the pattern according to which end rhymes (rhymes located at the end of lines) are repeated in works poetry. An example could be ABAB CDCD
Rhyme scheme
What type of writing is storytelling? This often includes dialogue and lots of description.
Narrative
What type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike objects?
Simile
With age, the human skeleton undergoes a process of bone fusion. Newborns' bones are spongy and give way to pressure because they are made primarily of cartilage. These malleable bones make it easier for a newborn to pass through the narrow birth canal. Over time, however, the bones gain more calcium and join together, forming the 206 bones that make up an adult's skeletal structure.
What is the definition of malleable? a) able to be bent or reshaped b) easily broken c) thin or narrow d) poorly made
able to be bent or reshaped
How would I quote this text evidence within my written response from paragraph 9 of Moonbird?
“I looked down and there was the black flag of the 1995 catch and the band inscribed B95,” he recalls.
In paragraph nine the author writes, "'I looked down and there was the black flag of the 1995 catch and the band inscribed B95,' he recalls."
Remember, use double quotation marks around the quotation and single quotation marks around the character’s speech that is within the quotation.
How would I quote lines 3-5?
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Lines three through five say, "Her early leaf's a flower;/ But only so an hour./ Then leaf subsides to leaf."
What is conflict within literature? What are the two categories of conflict?
The problem within a story. External conflict is the problem outside that the character must face and internal conflict is something the character is struggling with.
One newly discovered species, a reddish-black wasp native to Thailand, is notable for the way it hunts cockroaches. First, it injects venom into a cockroach to incapacitate it. Then the wasp drags the paralyzed cockroach back to its nest and lays eggs in its body. With time, larvae hatch from the eggs and consume the cockroach's body.
What is the definition of incapacitate? a) kill b) hunt c) trap d) disable
disable
Rewrite the following passage so that it is correct. The following piece of evidence is from paragraph 30.
“It’s the part that makes me feel different and not as good as the others” and this shows me that Rinko does not feel connected to her Japanese culture and more like an outsider.
In paragraph 30 it states, "'It's the part that makes me feel different and not as good as the others.'" This proves how Rinko does not feel connected to her Japanese culture and more like an outsider.
Name the poetic device: "And the poems that had been hiding in the eyes of skunks for centuries crawled out and curled up at his feet."
Personification
What does theme mean in regards to writing? Give an example of a thematic statement.
The moral of the story.
People bully others because they are jealous.
Money leads to greed.
True friends stay by your side during tough times.