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Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're going to get.
What is a simile?
If you see someone shivering and rubbing their arms, you can infer this about the temperature.
What is that it is cold?
Shirley and Hayley asked her parents for advice.
This is the correct way to phrase this sentence without any ambiguous pronouns.
What is "Shirley and Hayley asked Hayley's parents for advice" or "Shirley and Hayley asked Shirley's parents for advice"?
The theme of the following passage:
"Leo was building a tower of wooden blocks. Each time he stacked the final block, it crashed down. Frustrated, he almost quit, but his grandmother reminded him to try again. On his tenth attempt, the tower stood tall."
What is "Don't give up"?
Knowing the word "malice" means "bad intentions", we can infer the latin root mal- means this.
What is "bad"?
Navigating high school is like walking through a minefield.
The author says, "Maria avoided eye contact and spoke in short, quiet sentences." You can infer this about Maria’s feeling in that moment.
What is shy/nervous?
"The collection of books were on sale."
This is the correct way to revise this sentence to ensure there is proper subject-verb agreement with a collective noun.
What is "The collection of books was on sale"?
The theme of the following passage:
"Sara broke her mother's favorite vase while playing catch indoors. When her mom asked what happened, Sara paused, looked at the pieces, and then admitted the truth, even though she was afraid of being grounded."
What is "Honesty is the best policy"?
This latin root means to see, but may also be a nickname for someone wearing glasses.
What is "-spec-"/specs?
Life is a highway.
What is a metaphor?
If a character says, "Oh, wonderful. I just failed the test and spilled juice all over my homework. My day is going perfectly," you must use infer that they are being ___.
What is sarcastic?
The dog lost ___ bone.
This is the correct way to spell the word in the blank.
Hint: It is the possessive of "it"
What is "its"? With NO apostrophe.
"The whole class was laughing at Michael's new haircut. Instead of shrinking away, Michael stood up, shrugged, and said, 'It's only hair, people!' His confidence quickly made the laughter stop.
What is "be confident in yourself"?
This type of conflict happens outside of a person's head, with examples of this type including character vs. character, character vs. nature, and character vs. society.
What is "external"?
It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!
What is a hyperbole?
Everyone is wearing big, poofy dresses, and wearing these tall, white wigs. They spoke in posh accents and said words like "indubitably", "tea" and "The Queen".
One can infer it takes place in this time and country.
What is the past in England?
A litter of kittens were born in the shelter.
This is the correct way to word that sentence so that there is correct subject-verb agreement with a collective noun.
What is "a litter of kittens was born in the shelter"?
The theme of the following passage:
"Anya was excited about her new, expensive video game, but when she saw her little sister crying over a lost stuffed animal, Anya stopped playing. She spent the next hour helping her sister search and only returned to her game once the toy was found."
What is "Family is more important than possessions"?
This type of third-person point of view only knows what's happening inside of one person's head. It can also be a word to describe there being a scarce amount of something.
What is "limited"?
Bing-bop-boom-boom-boom-bop-bam
What is an onomatopoeia?
The air was thick with the scent of popcorn and sugar. The ground vibrated with the screech of metal gears, and everywhere, flashing lights illuminated spinning platforms and blurry, screaming figures. You can infer this place and time of day.
What is a carnival/amusement park at night?
Her and her mother are brunettes.
This is the correct way to say this sentence.
What is "She and her mother are brunettes"?
This is the story's main theme about technology and community:
"Lisa loved the new automated grocery store. She could get anything she wanted instantly, without talking to anyone or waiting in line. But after a year, she realized she missed the friendly chatter, the advice from the butcher, and the feeling of knowing the people who lived in her neighborhood."
What is "Convenience can come at the cost of genuine human connection"?
This type of third-person point-of-view knows what everybody's thinking all the time.
What is "omniscient"?