18 Week Benchmark Study Guide:

When you do not know the meaning of a word, what could you use?

• A dictionary

• A almanac

• context clues

Using context clues means that you...

• Use a dictionary to determine the meaning.

• Use the words and sentences around the unknown word to determine the meaning of the word.

• Means making an educated guess.

When a question asks you to select the evidence to best support the claim means to...

• Selecting evidence that may or may not fit the stated claim.

• Selecting evidence that is an opposing view to the stated claim.

• Selecting evidence that supports the claim that is stated.

Making inferences means...

• Restating the main idea of the text.

• Making an educated guess about the text or something related to the text.

• Identifying the theme of a text.

Why is it important to have evidence to support inferences and/or claims?

• Evidence helps give more support and rationale to the point stated.

• It is just extra work that one should do because the teacher said so.

• It provides a conclusion to the point stated.

Connotation means...

• The definition

• The positive, negative, or neutral feeling associated with a word.

Denotation means...

• The definition of the word.

• the positive, negative, or neutral feeling associated with the word.

Identifying the main idea means...

• Selecting possible themes.

• Selecting key details to support the main idea.

• What the story, text, or article is mainly about.

Misplaced modifiers are...

• Words or phrases that have been placed incorrectly.

• Extra unneeded words in a sentence.

What is the best way to determine if there is a misplaced modifier being used?

• Context clues.

• Look up the sentence to see if it is correct or not.

• Draw a picture of the sentence to see if the modifier has been placed incorrectly.