NWEA RLA RIT 211-220

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What does 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' mean?

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Too many people involved in trying to do something, the results won't be good.

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What narrator point of view is used in the sentence: 'Imagine this. It's first period on your first day at a new school...'

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2nd person.

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What type of writing is a novel?

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Prose.

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What is the best resource to look up the meaning of a word?

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Dictionary.

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What could be the guide words for the entry of 'formidable' in a dictionary?

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fork - foster.

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What is the definition of prose?

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Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

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What is a thesaurus used for?

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To find synonyms and antonyms of words.

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What is the definition of a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other.

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What is the purpose of an encyclopedia?

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To provide comprehensive information on a wide range of topics.

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What does it mean to infer?

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To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.