Vocabulary
Not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed.
What is vague?
What does the cat from "The Black Cat" symbolize?
Guilt
Words or phrases in a sentence that help determine the meaning.
What are context clues?
The snow made their hike more ____________.
What is treacherous?
This city is the capital of France.
What is Paris?
Without interest or concern.
What is indifferent?
The theme of "The Black Cat."
Guilt overcomes people slowly.
An idea about life the writer is expressing.
Mrs. Lisenbee is 7 foot 10 inches tall. It is an ______________ that she looks shorter.
What is illusion?
This is the chemical symbol for water.
What is H2O?
What is the definition of bestow?
to grant, present, or give
Gaiman used the 5 senses to introduce Jack in "The Graveyard Book." What is this type of language called?
What is sensory language?
a short explanation of a longer text
What is a summary?
He showed _________________ in acknowledging his mistakes.
What is humility?
This insect is known to be the fastest in the world.
What is a dragonfly?
A strong dislike of something.
What is aversion?
What makes a source credible?
if it has an author, recently published, or from a .org, .edu, or .gov site
Descriptive words that compare one thing to something else is called
What is figurative language?
It is ___________ that you go to a safe place during a tornado.
What is imperative?
What year was the World Wide Web invented?
1989
The snakes were coiled up in a ______________ near the door.
What is crevice?
What could be inferred about Dracula based on the reading we did in class?
Dracula is unstable, unpredictable, mysterious, etc.
The difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
What is irony?
The ______________ heat was impacting the baseball player’s ability to focus on the game.
What is insufferable?
This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?