Vocabulary
Mystery
Something difficult to explain or understand.
What is the name of the first Harry Potter movie/book?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In the following sentence, where should the comma be placed?
Rafa loves art but Aaron likes football.
Rafa loves art, but Aaron likes football.
Determine the purpose for the following:
A recipe for making lasagna.
What is Batman's real name?
Bruce Wayne
Imitate
Copy or mimic.
What year did Tik Tok launch?
2016
True or false. Use a comma before and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet when it joins two independent clauses.
True
Read the descriptions of each item and determine the author's purpose in writing it (to entertain, persuade, or inform).
1. A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary.
2. A poem about a pack rat, a person who refuses to throw things away, even things that most people would consider garbage.
3. The Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet, where two young lovers are forbidden from seeing one another due to a centuries old blood feud between their two families.
Persuade, entertain, entertain
What day is Star Wars day?
May 4th
Hesitantly
In an unsure way.
What is the name of the alternate dimension in Stranger Things?
The Upside Down
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1
Katrina and her brother Jesse were playing with the water hose outside one day. Jesse ran to the house to hide from Katrina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened, and Katrina pointed the water hose toward the door ready to squirt Jesse. To Katrina's surprise it was Mom who was now dripping wet!
What is the author's purpose?
Entertain
Which Cobra Kai character has asthma?
Miguel
Wearily
Extreme tiredness.
Who is the first Disney princess to have a child?
Ariel
Because the roads were covered in ice the police department recommended that people stay off of the roads.
Because the roads were covered in ice, the police department recommended that people stay off of the roads.
Calligraphy is a form of handwriting. A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Most old documents were written in this form. Diplomas, certificates, and other awards are often written in calligraphy.
What is the purpose of this passage?
Inform
Which Avenger other than Captain America was able to pick up Thor's hammer (mjolnir) in the MCU?
Vision
Etymology. Some dictionaries will give you a clue to a word's etymology by telling you the word's country of origin.
Where a word comes from.
Who is the oldest Kardashian sister?
Kourtney
For the Thanksgiving reunion my relatives were sitting in the dining room on the porch and in the carport.
For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.
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What is the author's purpose of this writing?
Persuade.
Which animated movie has made the most money of all time?
Frozen 2