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Context Clues
Plot/Characters
Why a Writer Writes
Text Structure
Tone and Mood/Theme and topic
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The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun. What does sweltered mean? A. ate B. burned C. slept D. sunbathed
What is B. burned
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What are the typical parts of a plot in order? A) conflict, problem, rising action, falling action, effect B) exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution C) exposition, climax, rising action, conflict, resolution, falling action D) rising action, climax, falling action
What is B) exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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The purpose to inform, entertain, and persuade.
What is The author’s purpose
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Which text structure uses keywords like since, because, and as a result? A) Chronological B) Compare/Contrast C) Logical D) Cause and Effect
What is D) Cause and Effect
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What is the definition of theme? A) something that tells us about who the character is B) the big message that the author is trying to send C) the problem D) the rising action
What is B) the big message that the author is trying to send
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Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products. What does tariff mean? A. stamp B. prohibition C. ad D. tax
What is D. tax
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In the lunchroom, there was an argument between two girls. Those girls, Tamara and DeLisa got in a fight. Due to this fight, the girls were dismissed from summer school. What is the conflict and what is the resolution of this paragraph?
What is Conflict: Tamara and DeLisa got in a fight. Resolution: The girls were dismissed from summer school
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Identify the author's purpose It's New! It's Refreshing! It's Super-Sugar Soda! This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school.
What is Persuade
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Which text structure starts with the first event and continues with the events in the order they happened? A) Chronological B) Compare and Contrast C) Logical D) Cause and Effect
What is B) Chronological
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Read the following passage and identify the tone: 'My eyes went red with rage as my anger became uncontrollable. I felt as if I were going to explode like a volcano. I slammed my fists on the counter as I demanded that the clerk give me my money back. 'Refund me my money!' I screamed. The tone is ________. A) excited B) confused C) angry D) bored

What is C) angry

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The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff. What does precariously mean? A. gracefully B. lazily C. dangerously D. hopefully
What is C. dangerously
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What is the word for the main events in a story?
What is Plot
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Identify the author's purpose Baseball is one of America's favorite pastimes. To begin a new major league baseball season, the President of the United States sometimes throws out the first pitch. President Taft was the first to begin this tradition in 1910. Since then, nearly every President has thrown out the first pitch at least once.
What is Inform
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Which text structure finds the similarities and differences between two topics? A) Chronological B) Compare/Contrast C) Logical D) Cause and Effect
What is B) Compare/Contrast
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Read the following passage and identify the topic: 'There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch. Hare ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest. He looked back at Slow and Steady, and cried out, 'How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?' Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, 'There is plenty of time to relax.' Slow and Steady walked and walked. He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line. The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare. Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was over the line. After that, Hare always reminded himself, 'Don't brag about your lightning pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!' The topic is ________. A) the hare B) all the animals C) a race D) slow and steady wins the race
What is C) a race
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We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage. What does foliage mean? A. hurricane B. plays C. snow D. leaves
What is D. leaves
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What is the introduction of the setting and characters in a plot?
What is Exposition
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Identify the author's purpose Once upon a time there was a little boy who loved to play soccer. He would run as fast as he could to the ball, but every time he got there and tried to kick it he would miss. He started to think he wasn't very good at soccer, but he didn't give up. His hard work paid off and one day he scored the winning goal for his team.
What is Entertain
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I dropped a banana peel on the ground and my mom tripped. Identify both the cause and the effect.
What is Cause: dropped a banana peel Effect: Mom Tripped
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Read the following passage and find the words that communicate tone and mood: 'She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her long, flowing locks looked like they were made of gold. Her eyes were the color of dark chocolate. He couldn’t wait to see her again.' A) he, her, couldn’t, made B) was, ever, seen, like C) eyes, were, most, again D) beautiful, flowing, gold, chocolate
What is D) beautiful, flowing, gold, chocolate
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The impudent boy was rude to the policeman. What does impudent mean? A. handsome B. carefully C. poor D. bold
What is D. bold
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The problem a character in a story faces?
What is Conflict
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Identify the author's purpose Sam had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Sam fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Sam and his friends laughed and laughed.
What is Entertain
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Summarizing information based on a text’s structure can help you find the ___________. A) title B) main idea C) key words D) genre
What is B) main idea
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What is the tone used in this passage? When I saw my long lost puppy in my dad's arms, I wanted to cry and scream at the same time! I hadn't seen him in weeks.
What is joyful, happy, or any other emotional tone that fits this scenario