Strategies
What is the process of elimination?
Taking away answers that you know are incorrect to stop distractions from the viable answers.
What does pre- mean?
Before.
What is alliteration?
Repeated letters at the beginning of close together words.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".
Define "Humourous"
Funny!
What do you do when "Asking Questions"?
To write down questions as you go through the passage to track your thoughts and understanding.
What does the prefix dis- mean?
Not.
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
What is an analogy?
A comparison between two things to explain or clarify a concept by highlighting their similarities
Define "mischievous".
causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.
What do you do when "making educated guesses"?
Using context and what surrounds a word to try to understand its meaning
What does the prefix Sub- mean?
Under.
A reference to another text.
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Boom, Eeeek, etc.
Define "asset".
a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
What do you do when "summarizing"?
To write what you are reading in your own words. These should be short but accurate.
What does the prefix auto- mean in autobiography?
Self.
What is hyperbole?
An over exageration.
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Define "impairment".
The state or fact of being weakened or damaged.
What do you do when "Making Inferences"?
Trying to use what you do know to make educated guesses at what you don’t.
What does the prefix Supra- mean?
On top
What is anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is an allegory?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Define "inept".
having or showing no skill; clumsy.