The prefix un- helps the reader know that the word unfamiliar in paragraph 8 means —
What is context clues?
What is the best summary of the selection?
What is summary?
As it is used in line 28, the word excel means to —
What is context clues?
Which definition most closely fits the way the word scale is used in line 20?
what is dictionary skills
Fiction refers to a story that is made up. Each story contains at least one character, a setting, and plot.
What is fiction?
What is the most likely reason the author includes the photograph of the baby elephant standing close to its mother?
Then she showed me what I needed to do.
This sentence helps the reader understand the story's point of view
What is first person?
Which line from the play suggests that Scott disagrees with Amy’s opinion of Bella?
A SCOTT: Remember what I told you?
B SCOTT: From what I can see, “shun” words aren’t easy for you.
C SCOTT: Besides, you’re really good at lots of other stuff.
D SCOTT: You should just keep on rapping
What is text evidence?
In line 2, “like a fat brown thread” is an example of
simile
gives facts and information about a topic. It contains a controlling idea or central topic, upon which the text is focused. It also provides details to support the controlling idea or main idea of the text. Authors write these kinds of texts for a certain purpose, or reason.
What is informational text?
Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that elephant herds try to guard themselves from danger?
What is text evidence?
Sarah’s conversations with Phineas show that Sarah —
What is character interactions
How does Mom help Bella solve her problem?
What is make inferences?
Why is the first stanza ( lines 1-4 ) important to the poem.
What is make an inference?
tells a story through the words and actions of characters and may be performed in a theater or on a school stage, or it may simply be read aloud. It includes cast of characters, plot ,setting, and stage directions.
What is drama?
The author includes questions at the end of paragraph 6 most likely —
What is author's purpose?
Which conclusion about Phineas is best supported by the list at the end of the story?
What is make an inference?
The playwright includes the time and place at the beginning of each scene is an example of-
What is stage directions?
the phrases “wiped the sweat from his brow” and “felt like he had been digging for hours” to suggest that Max that is struggling with a difficult job
What is imagery?
a form of writing that tells about real people, places, or events. This form of writing includes autobiography, biography, and memoir.
what is literary nonfiction
How do the subheadings provide an overview of the selection?
What is text features?
Which sentence from the story suggests that Phineas is embarrassed to ask for help?
F Next, I needed a plan. (paragraph 2)
G I’m not allowed to use the stove. (paragraph 5)
H I felt my face turn red. (paragraph 8)
J I couldn’t get the lid off the jar. (paragraph 12)
What is text evidence?
The playwright this person to give the audience details about the characters' actions in a scene
What is the narrator
is a form of writing, often in rhyme, that tells a story or describes a person, place, feeling, or event that are divided into stanzas and use literary devices such as figurative language and imagery as a way to engage the reader.
What is poetry?