Reading Solutions Review

Poll

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison of two or more things using like or as

• A comparison of two or more things without using like or as

• Over exaggerating something

• A sound effect word

Multiple Choice

Which of these choices is an example of a metaphor?

• She smelled pretty like a rose

• Life is a rollercoaster

• My eyes are like hawks

• BOOP

Multiple Select

Can you spot the opinions?

• Fish are disgusting like ewww

• My mom once broke her toe. It wasn't pretty...

• I encountered a bear once

• My dog is the cutest dog ever

Multiple Choice

What does the word dove mean in the sentence above?

• A small bird related to pigeons

• plunged headfirst into water

​Read the two pieces of text below

"It is important to be one of the crowd, always. Be one of many. Be sure that they never have reason to remember your face."

"Your mama lied to you, and so did I. . . . We did so," he explained, "to help you to be brave, because we love you."

Multiple Choice

(Refer to text if needed) Which answer choice BEST fits the theme of the FIRST quotation?

• It can be easier not to know the whole truth.

• Sometimes it is safer not to stand out.

Multiple Choice

(Refer to text if needed) Which answer choice BEST fits the theme of the SECOND quotation?

• It can be easier not to know the whole truth.

• Sometimes it is safer not to stand out.

​Read the piece of text below

Déjà vu is the strange feeling that an event that is currently happening has somehow already happened before. Researchers estimate that two-thirds of people have felt déjà vu before. Yet the causes of déjà vu remain a mystery. This, at least in part, is because the phenomenon is extraordinarily difficult to study in a laboratory. By its very nature, déjà vu is spontaneous and unpredictable. We can't make it happen, nor can we know when it will happen. It's also very infrequent. It wouldn't be practical to bring people into a lab and simply wait for déjà vu to occur; chances are, it won't.

Multiple Select

Which two details come from the piece of text you just read? (Refer to text here)

• Research on temporal lobe epilepsy may shed light on the mystery of deja vu.

• Research on deja vu is limited because it is difficult to study in a controlled environment.

• Deja Vu occurs randomly and without warning.

​Read the piece of text below

Epilepsy, a condition that causes interruptions in brain activity called seizures, can be particularly challenging due to its unpredictability. People with the disorder typically never know when seizures will occur. One interesting exception is temporal lobe epilepsy, which affects the section of the brain that stores longterm memories. Some temporal lobe epilepsy patients get an odd warning sign just before a seizure starts: a sensation of strong, unexplained familiarity, or déjà vu. Déjà vu itself, however, has no warning signs; it is unpredictable by nature. By studying people with temporal lobe epilepsy, researchers hope to learn more about déjà vu, which could provide important information about how memory works.

Multiple Select

Which two details come from the piece of text you just read? (Refer to text here)

• Research on temporal lobe epilepsy may shed light on the mystery of deja vu.

• Research on deja vu is limited because it is difficult to study in a controlled environment.

• Deja Vu occurs randomly and without warning.

​Read the piece of text below

Cordelia sighed, readjusting the heavy velvet cape once more. Ariel rapped on the door and leaned into the dressing chamber.

"You look so dignified," Ariel said admiringly. "Royal, even."

"I'm not dignified," replied Cordelia, turning away from the mirror. "And I certainly don't feel royal. We all have to wear these terrible outfits for Father's welcome banquet."

Cordelia's father had been unexpectedly appointed the ruler of the Interplanetary Alliance just the week before. Every day since had been a whirlwind of etiquette lessons, formal dinners, and stilted media interviews that were broadcast across the solar system.

"Well other people certainly think you're royal. I overheard two of the new serving girls buzzing about getting a glimpse of the honorable Queen Cordelia at the banquet," remarked Ariel.

Cordelia held up her hands in protest. "Oh, stop! I'm not 'honorable,' and I'm definitely not a 'queen.'" But the serving girls were half right. One day Cordelia would be a queen. And that would be the day when all her dreams of becoming an intergalactic explorer would be over for good.

Still, Cordelia allowed Ariel to retie her cape and fix her hair all while listening to Ariel talk about how glamorous the banquet would be. Cordelia barely heard. She kept gazing at the spot under her bed where she'd hidden her explorer training manual. Even though there were many eyes on her family, she hoped she could find a way to resume her secret training.

Multiple Choice

What is most likely true about Ariel? (Refer to text here)

• She is Cordelia's younger sister

• She is Cordelia's etiquette instructor

• She is Cordelia's servant

Multiple Choice

What's the synonym of far?

• central

• distant

Multiple Choice

What's the synonym of hill?

• basin

• mound

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym of quick?

• speedy

• emergency

Multiple Choice

When might you see a preview for a new television show?

• before the show has been released

• after the show has been released

Multiple Choice

Does a prefix come at the beginning of a word or the end of a word?

• The beginning

• The end

Multiple Choice

If a prefix comes at the beginning of a word, what comes at the end?

• A suffix

• A period.

Multiple Choice

What's the prefix in this word: Microscope

• Micro

• Mic

• scope

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