The Reef

Match

Match the suffix with the correct definition. Definitions may be similar, so be sure to pay close attention to all parts of the definition.

• -like

• -th

• -ance/-ence

• -hood

having the characteristics of

indicating a state or condition or #

an action or state

state, condition, character, or nature

• having the characteristics of

• indicating a state or condition or #

• an action or state

• state, condition, character, or nature

Open Ended

Pick a word and define it or put it in a sentence ( remember to challenge yourself) : Perseverance, influence, likelihood, parenthood, childlike, businesslike, depth, fourth

Categorize

Options (12)

difference

importance

experience

childhood

neighborhood

parenthood

childlike

dreamlike

snake-like

growth

depth

health

Sort the word by the suffix used

-ance/-ence

-hood

-like

-th

Multiple Choice

The rising action line is drawn as an upward diagonal.

Why is the rising action represented this way?

• The rising action section of the plot pyramid represents the increasing tension in the story.

• The rising action section of the plot pyramid represents the increasing number of characters in the story.

• The rising action section of the plot pyramid represents the decreasing tension in the story.

• 
  The rising action section of the plot pyramid represents the reader's engagement with the story

Match

Sort the following examples from the text to the type of figurative language that is used.

metaphor

hyperbole

personification

simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Match

Match the vocabulary word to its synonym, or a word that has a similar meaning.

• Hyaline

• sentinel

• implacably

• anguished

See-throug

guard

stubbornly

pained

• See-throug

• guard

• stubbornly

• pained

Multiple Select

What dangers does Jimmy Tom face during his dive in this section of the reading? ( Choose 2)

• The reef shark comes back and nearly catches him.

• He almost drowns because he is underwater too long.

• A huge eel lunges out of a crevice in the reef and bites him.

• He cuts his foot on a sharp piece of coral and starts to bleed.

Match

Match the line from the text to the type of figurative language it uses.

personification

metaphor

simile

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Open Ended

Summarize today's reading of "The Reef" Part III.

Remember that summaries should:

include key events that happened in the story from the beginning, middle, and end of your reading;

avoid the use of opinions or emotional reactions; and

be in complete sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which example uses the correct in-text citation for the following information? ( par close attention to punctuation )

direct quote: The hazy atmosphere is full of smog-like clouds that rain down liquid methane, and the lakes contain highly flammable hydrocarbons (the main component of gasoline) that would quickly catch fire if oxygen were present. Luckily (or not, depending on how much you enjoy breathing), Titan has hardly any oxygen to speak of.

author: Kaplan

page #: 1

Open Ended

Take the quote from the previous question and remove unnecessary information. Use an ellipsis to replace that information. : "The hazy atmosphere is full of smog-like clouds that rain down liquid methane, and the lakes contain highly flammable hydrocarbons (the main component of gasoline) that would quickly catch fire if oxygen were present. Luckily (or not, depending on how much you enjoy breathing), Titan has hardly any oxygen to speak of" (Kaplan 1).