Words, words, words
What are context clues?
Hints found within a sentence or passage that a reader can use to understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words.
Claim: "School would be better without grades"
Pick the evidence that BEST supports this claim:
a. The use of grades dates back to the 1500s
b. Some students may not be motivated without grades
c. Students would learn for the sake of learning--not for the sake of grades
d. Students who earn top grades make honor roll
c. Students would learn for the sake of learning--not for the sake of grades
Which of the following has the most positive connotation?
a. different
b. weird
c. unique
c. unique
Is this use of a semi-colon correct?
"I hate raw fish; it smells weird."
Yes
Figurative language is meant to be taken...
a. literally
b. imaginatively
c. critically
d. ironically
b. imaginatively
"I'm on the fence about it."
What type of figurative language is this? What does it mean?
idiom, meaning that the speaker is unsure about something
Which rhetorical device is used in the sentence?
"Don't be a Grinch trying to steal children’s fun."
Allusion
What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
a. rambunctious
b. merciful
c. angry
d. suspicious
c. angry
What punctuation needs to be added to improve the style of this sentence? "I'm late to school each day. I always miss the announcements and don't understand what's going on in class."
a) semi-colon after "day"
b) semi-colon after "miss"
c) colon after "school"
d) colon after "late"
a) semi-colon after "day"
What is the author's purpose behind Coca-Cola commercials?
to persuade
Austin becomes *despondent* too easily. If he gets even one bad grade, he loses all hope of succeeding in school.
Despondent means...
a. ill
b. depressed
c. angry
d. silly
b. depressed
What are the 5 main types of author's purpose? (Hint: think of the acronym PIEED)
to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to explain, and to describe
Which best describes the tone of the following passage?
"A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Successful vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio."
a. objective
b. science
c. regretful
a. objective
What is when two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence follow the same grammatical structure called?
Parallel structure or parallelism
What is theme?
the main message, life lesson, or moral of a story
Original sentence: "The boat's nets were full of sole they'd caught that morning"
Which sentence uses the same definition of the word "sole" as the original sentence?
a. I ordered filet of sole for lunch.
b. He was the sole survivor of the crash.
c. There was a hole in the sole of his shoe.
a. I ordered filet of sole for lunch.
Claim: "The internet has not replaced socializing in person-- it has only made it easier." What evidence best supports this?
a. Many online courses enable students to email their assignments to their teachers without having to attend class in-person.
b. Internet "Meet-up" groups allow people in the same area who share common interests to easily get together in person
c. Families in China have turned to training camps that offer to train their children from overusing the internet
d. The first online gambling website opened in 1995, paving the way for the hundreds that exist now on the internet.
b. Internet "Meet-up" groups allow people in the same area who share common interests to easily get together in person
Which of the following words best describes a tone of disapproval or contempt toward others, especially those considered to belong to a lower class?
a. vexed
b. snooty
c. resigned
d. relaxed
b. snooty
What is the function or purpose of a participial phrase?
to act as an adjective, to describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence
"My dad knows everything there is to know about cars"
What type of figurative language is this? What effect does it have?
Hyperbole. Exaggerates the dad's knowledge to show how much the speaker admires him.
What is the function of a word root?
The word root carries the most meaning; it is the base word in which prefixes and suffixes are added to
"The painter has included a white, weather-worn farm house at the end of a dirt drive. Young children, carrying a picnic basket and fishing poles, are walking down the drive. They wave to an elderly man who is standing on the porch steps wearing a checked shirt and overalls. The painting, titled "Home," evokes feelings of nostalgia."
What might the author's purpose of this passage be?
a. to persuade
b. to inform
c. to entertain
d. to explain
e. to describe
to describe
Which of the following terms does not have a strong connotation?
a. struggle
b. swarming
c. populous
d. overcrowded
c. populous
What is the participial phrase in the sentence, AND which noun in the sentence does it describe?
"Taking off his jacket, he realized it was colder out than expected."
"Taking off his jacket" , describes "he"
What is a frame story?
A story within a story.