Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the word data based on the following sentence?:
I use data from iReady to make decisions on topics in which I need to teach/ reteach.
numbers/ numerical information used to make decisions
Is this scenario an internal or external conflict?
A man gets frustrated with his dog who is not listening to his commands.
External Conflict
Why does an author usually choose to repeat a word or phrase? What are they trying to do?
Make that word or phrase stand out/ emphasize that word or phrase
What correlative conjunction goes with the word "Both"?
and
How does adding the suffix "-ly" affect the meaning of a word?
ex. I spoke gently & kindly
ex. I slept calmly & soundly
It indicates or describes how someone did something
What is the climax of a story?
The moment of greatest interest; a turning point; a suspenseful moment; top of the mountain; the peak
The teenager is having difficulties with getting their computer to work even though they have brought their computer in to a store multiple times to get fixed.
External conflict
What is the Rhyme Scheme of the following stanza:
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
(15)Grains of the golden sand—
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep—while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
(20)Them with a tighter clasp?
AABBCCCDD
There is a missing comma in this sentence. Where should the comma go?
Dr. Joan Riese, a sleep specialist, says During this period, which lasts about ten minutes, the person’s heartbeat, breathing, and eye movement slow.”
in between the words "says & during"
I am content with the fact that I got a 85 on my test considering the fact that it was a really hard test and the highest grade in the class was an 88.
Satisfied
What part of a stories plot are we introduced to the setting and the characters of the story?
climax; Resolution; Rising Action; Exposition
Exposition
The woman is struggling to discover who she really is and what she wants to do with her life.
Internal conflict
What word or phrase is repeated here?:
O God! can I not grasp
(20)Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
O God!
There is one comma in this sentence that is not put in the correct place. Which one is it? The 1st, 2nd, or 3rd? & where should it go instead?
Next the, body experiences the third, and final, stage of non-REM sleep.
Between "next & the"
What is another word for someone's "character"?
Personality
What are two elements of a story that can have an affect on a stories plot?
Setting; Conflict; Characters; Theme
Is this scenario an internal or external conflict?
The teenager has to make the tough decision to go along with their friends even though they are doing something wrong or choose to not join and possibly be made fun of for not joining.
Internal Conflict
What line here uses alliteration?:
(1) O God! can I not save
(2) One from the pitiless wave?
(3) Is all that we see or seem
(4) But a dream within a dream?
line 3 - the S sound is repeated
Which is the correct subordinating conjunction?
People fall into an especially deep sleep at this stage, ____ it is especially difficult to wake them up.
so ; as ; though; but
so
Which 1 word here has a more dramatic and less positive connotation?
Excited; sincere; thoughtful; loving; intense
Intense
If you listen to a poem read compared to reading the poem yourself, what might we be able to hear?
The speaker's tone