Main Idea & Summary
Inferencing
Author's Purpose
Editing
Miscellaneous
100
A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about.
What is Main Idea?
100
A conclusion (educated guess) that has been reached by way of evidence and reasoning, common sense, background knowledge.
What is an inference?
100
The 3 reasons an author writes.
What is to persuade, inform, and to entertain?
100
1)The third planet from the sun is Earth. 2)Earth is the only livable planet, that has human life forms. 3)It is 72% water, but 97% of that water is salty ocean. 4)It comes before our fourth planet, Mars, in our solar system. 5) Its atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen and has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe.
This sentence is redundant in the paragraph.
What is sentence 4 ("It comes before our third planet....")?
100
"I was walking down the street and I recalled how difficult was the day they called me out of school early because my grandmother was in the hospital."
The writer of this sentence is writing from
A. first person perspective
B. second person perspective
C. third person perspective
D. third person omniscient perspective
What is first person perspective?
200
True or False: The terms central idea and main idea are referring to the same concept.
What is True?
200
What is the girl wants to spend time with her dad (flying a kite), but he is too busy working so she is sad?
200
Mrs. Miller read an article that explained the benefits of getting 8 hours of sleep a night in growing teens. This is the author's purpose of writing this text.
What is to inform?
200
This location deserves the best; it's a true Asylum of strength.
This change, if any, should be made to the sentence:
a) Change deserves to deserved
b) delete the comma
c) change Asylum to asylum
d) change it's to its
What is C (change Asylum to asylum; no reason to be capitalized)?
200
The primary purpose of the illustration at the beginning of the article "Giving Thanks Can Make You Happier," which we wrote about in our 2nd Extended Constructed Response:
A. to show the origins of Thanksgiving
B. to show how people get together once a year to eat corn
C. to convey that happiness and healthy relationships are connected to thankfulness
D. to show that thankfulness has no value in our lives
What is C (to convey that happiness and healthy relationships are connected to thankfulness)?
300
Summarize the general daily routine of your English class.
Answers will vary, but should be 3 sentences that detail what happens at the beginning of class, in the middle of class, and at the end of class.
300
Anna and Julie went to a Julie's cousin's party together. Julie was laughing and having a great time, she was dancing to every song. Anna was standing in the corner, staring at her phone. Julie walked over to bring Anna a drink and a cupcake from the snack table, with a smile on her face. Anna simply rolled her eyes and went back to her phone.
This can be inferred about Anna.
What is Anna is in a bad mood because she's mad at Julie for leaving her once they got to the party? She doesn't know anyone besides Julie, and feels awkward, while Julie is having fun with her family/friends.
300
You encounter an advertisement that says "My life is in your hands. Please try vegan." and has a picture of a fish. This is the author's purpose in writing this advertisement.
What is to persuade you to try a vegan diet?
300
The student had hoped to ace the midterm exam, although it appeared to be difficult.
This change, if any, should be made to the sentence:
a) change appeared to appears
b) change the comma to a semi-colon
c) delete the comma after exam
d) correct as is
What is C (delete the comma after exam)?
(remember your AAAWWUBBIS words and rules!)
300
"The student hardly could not wait for the bell to ring the Friday before break."
This change, if any, should be made to the above sentence:
A. change "Friday" to "friday"
B. change "hardly" to "really"
C. change "ring" to "wring"
D. no change should be made in this sentence
What is B (change "hardly" to "really")?
400
Of the sentences, one of the four best describes the main idea of a news story about a coin shortage in Buenos Aires.
A. "You do need to plan to spend extra time locating coins for many of your simpler purchases and exchanges."
B. "Lately, however, a bizarre problem has hit the city: it has become very difficult to make change."
C. "A quick walk through any of the shopping districts of Buenos Aires will show the casual visitor many "No Coins" signs in storefront windows."
D. "If you hope to visit this beautiful, up-and-coming city soon, don't let the great Buenos Aires coin shortage stop you."
What is B?
"Lately, however, a bizarre problem has hit the city: it has become very difficult to make change."
400
"William, don't forget your towel!" Mom shouted as she applied sunblock on the baby. William threw the folding chairs in the back of the minivan and shouted through the garage door, "OK Mom!" He then ran up and grabbed his towel. "Georgie!" William shouted. There was no response. Mom packed the baby up into the car seat. "William, can you help me with his umbrella?" William ran down the stairs, almost tripping over a chew toy, and then he helped his mother load the large umbrella in the minivan. "Mom, I can't find Georgie," William said. His mother shrugged and replied, "That's OK, William. He probably shouldn't come with us anyway."
This can be inferred about where are mom and William going and who Georgie is.
Where is the beach and who is their dog?
400
Mrs. Borja read a book about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s. This was the author's purpose in writing this book.
What is to entertain?
400
After going to the store i was ready to fall a sleep in my cozy bed right away
Correct the sentence; there are 4 errors!
What is "After going to the store, I was ready to fall asleep in my cozy bed right away."?
after-AAAWWUBBIS at the beginning= comma in the sentence.
I- think MINTS; I needs to be capitalized.
asleep is one word!
sentences need to have ending punctuation; either (.) or (!) (it's not a question so a ? doesn't work)
400
Consider this sentence: "The teller at the bank sparked an interest in the man who had not asked anyone out in ages."
Of the 3 dictionary definitions of "interest" below, this one most closely matches the use of the word in the above sentence.
1. the state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
2. money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt.
3.excite the curiosity or attention of (someone).
What is 1 (the state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone)?
500
Consider the two summaries of a passage that details the 2014 World Cup. One of the two is certainly better.
A. The 2014 World Cup was my favorite. I don't know why Brazil was the only country to put in a bid, but Brazil will host the World Cup. No other South American country has hosted the World Cup more than once.
B. The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.
What is B?
The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil. It is the second time Brazil has been chosen to host the World Cup. Brazil is the only South American country to host the World Cup twice.
500
Brenda reached for the box of tissue. She blew her nose with a thunderous force and then tried breathing through it again. It was still clogged. She stood up and got a head rush that almost knocked her back down to the bed, but she regained her balance. As she tottered over to the phone on her dresser, all of her muscles ached. She located the contact labeled "Work" and pressed send. A couple of rings later, a familiar voice answered the phone, "Happy Fun Land, this is Deidra speaking. How can I help you have a happy fun day?" Brenda moaned, "Oh, Deidra, it's Brenda." Deidra responded with pep, "Hey, Brenda! I can't wait to see you this afternoon." Brenda grunted and replied, "Yeah, well, actually, I need to talk to the manager."
This can be inferred about why Brenda is moving so slowly and what she plans to talk about with her manager.
What is Brenda is sick and is calling out of work?
500
A comic in the school newspaper. The first block shows a group of students standing around talking and littering. The second block shows a student telling them not to litter. The next block shows all of the students picking up the trash on the school campus. The final block depicts the students smiling and holding a sign that says, “Let’s Work Together and Keep Our Campus Clean.” This was the author's purpose in creating this comic.
What is to persuade?
500
The writer wants to combine these simple sentences to create a compound sentence:
The children walked into the class. They found their new seats.
What is "The children walked into the class, and they found their new seats." OR "The children walked into the class; they found their new seats."?
500
"The girl, staring wide-eyed at the night sky, remarked how striking and bright the stars were when there was no light pollution and it was so dark."
This sentence is an example of
A. analogy
B. juxtaposition
C. appositive
D. incorrect grammar
What is B. juxtaposition?