| Figurative Language | Vocabulary | Cause and Effect | Theme | MISC |
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What is this sentence an example of:
My mattress feels like the top of a boulder the size of Mount Rushmore.
A simile.
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What is the inside of a space such as a home or a building?
What is the interior.
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Which part of the sentence below is the cause?
Rena wanted to help Althea win the trophy so she took swimming lessons.
Rena wanted to help Althea win the Trophy.
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What are some possible topics of the royal mystery?
Friendship
Camp Competition Challenges Secrets |
Do you place periods, commas, exclamation marks, and question marks inside of the quotation marks "." or outside of the quotation marks? "".
Inside the quotation marks.
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What is an example of a metaphor
Life is a rollercoaster.
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What is the word that completes this sentence?
Ketziah was _______ her trophy by holding it up in the air and waving it about in a bold manner.
Brandishing.
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Which part of the sentence below is the effect?
Rena feels like she slept on a boulder because Althea slipped a peanut under Rena's mattresses.
Rena feels like she slept on a boulder.
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Could this statement be a theme? Why/Why not?
Compassion.
No! Themes cannot be one word, this is just a topic.
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What book does Althea read throughout the story?
A book of fairy tales.
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What is this sentence an example of?
The big brown bear brought big books.
Alliteration.
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What is the vocabulary term that fits with this definition?
botched; handled badly.
Bungled.
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What is one of the words that signal a cause is about to be stated and one of the words that signal the effect is about to be stated?
Cause: Because, since, due to, keep in mind
Effect: therefore, so, consequently |
Could this statement be a theme? Why/Why not?
Rena and Althea learn that they have more in common with each other than they thought at the start of the story.
No!
- It uses the characters names -It cannot apply to other stories |
What do the letters R.A.C stand for in R.A.C.E.
R: Restate
A: Answer C: Cite |
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What is this sentence an example of:
He was saved by the bell.
What is an idiom.
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What is the word that completes this sentence?
The quarter is ____ with a picture of George Washington on the surface.
Imprinted.
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Which part of the sentence below is the effect?
Althea bungled the turn and slips back to fourth place.
Althea slips back to fourth place.
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Could this statement be a theme? Why/Why not?
It's important to be kind to others because you never know what is going on in their life.
Yes!
It could be a message that the author wants us to learn. It can apply to other stories Doesn't use the characters names. |
How are Rena and Althea alike?
Princesses
Same Age Competitive |
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What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Boom! Wham!
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What are the words that completed this sentence?
When Althea was ______ in her book she figured out why Rena was being so ______.
Immersed and secretive.
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Which part of the sentence below is the cause and which part is the effect?
Essence received a good grade because she worked hard on her project.
Cause: she worked hard on her project
Effect: Essence received a good grade |
Is this a possible theme of a Royal Mystery? Why/Why not?
Putting a peanut under someone's mattresses can tell you if they are a princess or not.
No! The theme is what the author wants us to know by the time we are done reading the story. The theme is the author's message to us. The author's message of the entire story is not about peanuts.
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What is one of the reasons Althea thinks Rena is a princess?
Rena thinks the lake is too cold.
Rena is very formal when she speaks. Rena had a bad night of sleep when Althea put a peanut under six of the mattresses. Rena complains about the smell of the stables. |
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