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Identify the tense: “Maria is reading a book.”
Present progressive
Arrange: We live in a big, new, gray house.
big, new, gray house.
What is the author's purpose if they want to teach you how to bake a cake?
explain
What type of stereotype is this? “Girls are always better at cooking than boys.”
gender
Is this valid or faulty? “All birds can fly.”
Faulty
Complete: “The boys ________ (play) basketball right now.”
are playing
Choose the correct order:
a small wooden box / a wooden small box
a small wooden box
What is the author's purpose in a story written mainly in a way that is funny or magical?
entertain
Identify the stereotype: “People from a certain social class are lazy.”
Social class
Is this valid or faulty? “Some teenagers enjoy playing video games.”
Valid
Complete: “At 8:00 last night, I ________ (watch) television.”
was watching
Arrange: three / blue / beautiful / large / balloons
three beautiful large blue balloons
Identify the purpose: “This article gives facts about how pollution affects the environment.”
explain
Identify the type of stereotype: “Old people do not understand technology.”
Age
Explain why this is faulty: “My two classmates were late, so all students in our class are always late.”
keyword: all
Correct the sentence: “Yesterday at 6 p.m., Ana is doing her homework.”
Ana was doing
Arrange: red / beautiful / dress
beautiful red dress
Read: “The article presents facts, statistics, and expert opinions about climate change.” What is the author's main purpose?
inform
Identify author's purpose: "The sleek sports car show offed a brilliant crimson red exterior."
Describe
Give 3 valid generalization keywords.
some, many, few
Complete: While Neil (cooking) ____ dinner, the phone rang.
was cooking
Arrange: small, beautiful, wrapped, gift
beautiful small wrapped gift.
Identify: "A gentle, cooling breeze swept through the valley, carrying the sweet fragrance"
describe
Identify the author's purpose: "The ancient samurai followed a strict code of honor called Bushido"
Identify and Explain: "One dog bit me, so all dogs are dangerous."
_____ Why: ________
Why- Keyword: All