A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been. What is the theme?

Always share your things with others.

Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day Nothing gold can stay. What is the central theme of this poem?

Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful

What is the best definition of THEME?

A universal truth, moral, or idea that the author wants to express.

The location and time of the story

The events that occur in the story

The author's reason for writing a story

A word that takes the place of a noun.

A word that takes the place of verbs.

A word that takes the place of adjectives.

A word that takes the place of adverbs.

Which sentence has a vague pronoun error?

Eli is always thinking about computers; it seems to be his only interest.

Every Sunday, my mother spends her entire afternoon ironing clothes.

All of the clowns in the circus are asking for a raise next season.

The loggers chopped down every tree with their machines--except for one ash.

Which sentence does NOT have an error in it?

The chef accidentally knocked down the shelf of spices, ruining his soup.

Margaret bought himself a new phone for his birthday.

When the King put her own horse in the front of the parade, the peasants protested.

The students didn't know what to do with himselves when the teacher left the room.

Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney.Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay. Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?

They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once the bag rose to the ceiling.

Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper.

On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.

One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea.

Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed. Why is Max upset?

It is raining and he cannot go outside

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

School uniforms can be ordered online .

The exploding part of story/ turning point of story

Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?

Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.

Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.

Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.

Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.

As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter.

As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter.

As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

ate

burned

slept

sunbathed

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

gloomy

red

shining

fun

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called ______.

RAP-C

context clues

connotation

denotation

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Connotation is a word's ___________.

synonym

emotional meaning

antonym

Literal, dictionary definition.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

positive

negative

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea?

Who is the main character?

What is the main event?

What is one important detail?

What point is the author trying to make?

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the central idea of a story tell the reader?

a specific detail from the story

The conflict of the story

What the story is about

The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

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ELA Milestones Madness

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

Using hints or clues in the text that surrounds an unknown word is called ______.

Connotation is a word's ___________.

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea?

What does the central idea of a story tell the reader?

Nature's first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf,So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to dayNothing gold can stay. What is the central theme of this poem?

What is the best definition of THEME?

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Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?