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figurative language
narrative elements
context clues
strategies
miscellaneous
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The wind tickled my hair is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is personification?
100
When the story is written using I or we, the story is written in the _____________person.
What is first person
100
The cantankerous dog would not let anyone near his dish; he would bite them if they came too close. Using context clues, what does cantankerous mean?
What is mean
100
Name at least 3 learning strategies that help you understand a text better.
What is visualizing, inferencing, making connections, asking questions, monitoring your thinking, determining what is important.
100
What is a synonym for angry?
What is mad?
200
It took a pick-up truck to carry home all of my homework is an example of....
What is an exaggeration?
200
What are two questions the setting of the story can answer?
What is where and when
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The little boy was a rapscallion; every time his mother wasn't looking, he was sticking his tongue out at other adults. Using context clues, what is a rapscallion?
What is a sneaky or mischievious person
200
What does it mean if we see words on the test that are in bold face or underlined.
What is there will probably be a question about them or they will be important in some other way.
200
What is an antonym for frigid?
What is very hot? sweltering? stifling?
300
what is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
What is a simile compares two numbers using like or as and a metaphor compares two numbers without using like or as?
300
Literature is separated into different categories depending on the type of writing it is. These categories are known as the ___________. Give an example of one.
What is genre? fiction, nonfiction, poetry, realistic or historical fiction, biography, fantasy/science fiction
300
The man behaved in a belligerent manner at the grocery store. Every time someone tried to reason with him, he would argue even more. Using context clues, what does belligerent mean?
What is angry, disrespectful
300
How will you know that your open ended writing question includes all the parts necessary to completely answer the question?
What is I will have created an organizer before I begin writing that includes my flipped sentence, examples/evidence and my wrap up sentence.
300
I read an editorial by a man describing someone he thinks everyone should vote for. The author's purpose in the editorial would be ?
What is to inform
400
Define an alliteration and give an example.
What is a group of at least two words that begin with the same letter. ex......
400
What is the high point of the excitement in the story called?
What is the climax
400
The dancers swayed across the floor eloquently, almost seeming to float. The crowd loved it. Using context clues, what does the word eloquently mean?
What is gracefully
400
What are the first two things you should do when given a reading passage?
What is look at the title, headings and/or captions and pictures and identify who and what they story will be about? Then read the questions!
400
The ancient Chinese made their own paper. First they cut reeds. Then they soaked them in water. Next they mashed them. Finally they spread the mixture out and let it dry. Finally they had paper! What is the text organization?
What is sequence
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Why does the author use figurative language in his or her writing?
What is to make the story more interesting.
500
Explain how the plot is different than the theme of a story.
What is the plot is the sequence of events or action that takes place in the story and the theme is the overall message the author is trying to get you to understand or learn from the story.
500
The lady was flabbergasted when she saw the bouquet of flowers on the table for her. What does the word flabbergasted mean?
What is shocked, amazed, very surprised
500
As you are reading and answering the questions, how will someone understand that you have thought about the answers before deciding which one you will choose?
What is you will have marked the answers that you think might be correct with a dot or question mark and eliminated the others.
500
Give a fact and an opinion about landforms.
What is ...depends on the student response.