Word Meaning
Model: The referee decided to call the game off due to the lightning.
What does the bolded word in the model sentence above mean?
1. shout a name
2. cancel or stop an official event
2. cancel or stop an official event
Which bonus word means "an imaginative story"?
Fiction
This "E" in the PIE acronym is the goal of most novels, poems, and comic strips.
Entertain
The prefix pre- in words like preview and preheat means this.
Before
How many years has Miss P been teaching?
2
Model: The farmer used a sharp object to run a line down the middle of each seed.
What does the underlined word in the model sentence above mean?
1. move fast on foot
2. draw or make a line/mark
2. draw or make a line/mark
Which bonus word means "to write something in your own words"?
Paraphrase
An author writing a textbook or a news report is most likely trying to do this.
Inform
If you misunderstand someone, the prefix mis- indicates you have done it in this way.
Wrongly
How many dogs does Miss P have at home?
2
Model: Please check the list to make sure we have everything for the camping trip.
What does the underlined word in the model sentence above mean?
1. verify or inspect for correctness
2. a written order to a bank to pay money
1. verify or inspect for correctness
Where can you find the answer to a literal question?
In the passage
This "sweet" 3-letter acronym helps students remember the main types of author's purpose.
PIE
This suffix is added to a verb to show that the action happened in the past.
-ed
How many siblings does Miss P have??
1
This word can mean the sound a dog makes OR the rough outer covering of a tree trunk.
Bark
What are the three characteristics a word needs to be considered a homonym?
1. Spelled the same
2. Pronounced the same
3. Mean different things
Poems that use rhyming and rhythm to evoke emotion usually have this primary intent.
Entertain
Identify the suffix in Careful that describes someone who has a lot of care.
-ful
What did Miss P originally have as her major in college?
Psychology
This word means the thick skin on an animal's back, but as a verb, it means to go somewhere no one can find you.
Hide
What are the three steps when skimming?
1. Read headings
2. Read the first sentence in every section, and the first sentence of paragraphs
3. Read captions under pictures
This purpose aims to convince the reader to agree with a certain opinion or take action.
Persuade
Word: Disrespectful. Identify the prefix and the suffix.
Prefix: dis/re
Suffix: ful
Karen and/or Ray