Central Idea
I am quite concerned about the harmful effects of coal mining in our community. Coal mining threatens the health and safety of everyone who lives in Newberg. Every year, local coal mining operations emit mercury, lead, and other toxic substances that pollute our air and water. On top of that, the burning of coal puts tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, "Coal plants are the nation's top source of carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of global warming." We can shift our community away from coal and toward clean, renewable sources of energy like wind and solar power. The time to act is now!
Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?
A. to explain how coal mining contributes to global warming
B. to convince readers that coal mining is bad for their community.
B. to convince readers that coal mining is bad for their community.
After eating candy, Billy ran around like a chicken with his head cut off.
What is simile?
Conversation between two or more people.
What is dialogue?
I am quite concerned about the harmful effects of coal mining in our community. Coal mining threatens the health and safety of everyone who lives in Newberg. Every year, local coal mining operations emit mercury, lead, and other toxic substances that pollute our air and water. On top of that, the burning of coal puts tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, "Coal plants are the nation's top source of carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of global warming." We can shift our community away from coal and toward clean, renewable sources of energy like wind and solar power. The time to act is now!
Which best shows that the author's purpose is to convince readers that coal mining is bad for their community?
A. The author explainsthe process by which coal results in carbon dioxide emissions.
B. The author begins by stating a clear position and then provides evidence to support that position.
B. The author begins by stating a clear position and then provides evidence to support that position.
Poachers in Africa are killing large numbers of rhinos for their horns. Rhinoceros horns, valued for use in traditional medicines in Vietnam and China, can fetch as much as thirty-six thousand dollars a pound. Officials have tried to protect the rhinos: they have created fenced areas for the animals, patrolled their habitats, and even tried removing their horns. Despite these efforts, the number of rhinos in Africa has been dwindling. One creative solution to the poaching problem is to remove the rhinos from Africa altogether. Ray Dearlove, the founder of the Australian Rhino Project, came up with a plan to relocate eighty rhinos to a safari park outside Adelaide, Australia, where a breeding herd can be established.
What is the central idea of the passage?
A. Because other attempts to protect African rhinos from poachers have failed, the Australian Rhino Project is relocating the rhinos to Australia.
B. Officials have tried to protect African rhinos from poachers by guarding their habitats and removing their horns, but their efforts have been largely unsuccessful.
C. Both A and B.
A. Because other attempts to protect African rhinos from poachers have failed, the Australian Rhino Project is relocating the rhinos to Australia.
Paula planted the pretty pink poppies in the plant pot.
What figurative language is being used?
What is alliteration?
A character or force in conflict with a main character; often the "bad guy"
What is an antagonist?
What is most likely the author's purpose of writing a handbook containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules.
To inform.
Boris Pasternak's 1956 novel Doctor Zhivago tells the story of a Russian doctor living at the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which led to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Because the book dealt with hardships people faced after the revolution, publishers in the Soviet Union refused to release it, calling it anti-Soviet. Pasternak's solution was to have the book smuggled out of the Soviet Union and published in Europe. Though Soviet authorities tried to prevent it, the book was published in Italy in 1957 and was immediately well-received. In 1958, it was translated into English and went on to become one of the most popular novels of the 1950s.
What is the central idea of the passage?
A. Boris Pasternak couldn't get his book Doctor Zhivago published in the Soviet Union, so he had the book smuggled out of the country.
B. Doctor Zhivago showed the problems that Russians faced following the Russian Revolution, so it was considered anti-Soviet.
C. Both A and B.
A. Boris Pasternak couldn't get his book Doctor Zhivago published in the Soviet Union, so he had the book smuggled out of the country.
I wish I could just click my heels.
What type of figurative language is being used?
What is Allusion?
(The Wizard of Oz)
Man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature are examples of this literary term.
What is conflict?
Native to North America, the common loon is named for the awkward way it waddles on land. Lakes and ponds are its natural habitat: loons are waterfowl, like ducks and geese. In summer, the adult common loon has an iridescent black head, a black bill, and a white band around its neck. Its back is checkered with black and white feathers, while its belly is white. In winter, the loon's bill fades to gray. Its winter plumage is gray on the back and head, while the breast, belly, and wings are white. Newly hatched chicks are covered with dark brown downy feathers.
Which author's purpose is suggested by the text?
A. to persuade readers to go bird-watching
B. to describe the common loon
B. to describe the common loon
Before clocks were made, people kept track of time by other means. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock. Water dripped slowly from one clay pot into another. People measured time according to how long it took one pot to empty and the other one to fill. Candle clocks were common during the Middle Ages. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how much time had passed. A final ancient way to measure time was the sundial, which used the movement of the sun across the sky. The shadows moving across the face of the sundial showed the current time.
What is the central idea?
a. As such, when a candle burned, marks on its side showed about how much time had passed.
b. Before clocks were made, people kept track by other means.
c. In ancient Egypt, people used a water clock.
d. All the above.
b. Before clocks were made, people kept track by other means.
Flames surrounded the house, licking and devouring it whole.
Which type of figurative language is used?
What is personification?
The sudden moment when a section of a literary work interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event that occurred at an earlier time.
What is a flashback?
What is most likely the author's purpose of writing an article that an iPhone is better than an Android phone.
To persuade.
Darrell was not so certain about his own future. The days ahead stretched out before him like a dark road filled with dangerous shadows. It would be like the summer Mom sent him to a camp for inner city kids. The camp director promised Darrell and his mother that he would experience adventures in the outdoors away from the dangers of the city. What Darrell ended up experiencing was torment from a kid who wanted nothing more than to make anyone weaker than him feel as miserable as possible.
The central idea of the excerpt below is that
A. Darrell’s bad memories of camp make him think things wouldn’t be fine.
B. one summer, Darrell’s mother sent him to a camp outdoors for city kids.
C. the camp director’s promises did not come true.
D. Darrell was looking forward to moving.
A. Darrell’s bad memories of camp make him think things wouldn’t be fine.
Native to North America, the common loon is named for the awkward way it waddles on land. Lakes and ponds are its natural habitat: loons are waterfowl, like ducks and geese.
In summer, the adult common loon has an iridescent black head, a black bill, and a white band around its neck. Its back is checkered with black and white feathers, while its belly is white. In winter, the loon's bill fades to gray. Its winter plumage is gray on the back and head, while the breast, belly, and wings are white. Newly hatched chicks are covered with dark brown downy feathers.
Which best shows that the author's purpose is to describe the common loon?
A. The author compares the common loon with other waterfowl.
B. The author provides specific details like iridescent black head and checkered with black and white feathers.
B. The author provides specific details like iridescent black head and checkered with black and white feathers.