The picture shows me the...

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The picture shows me the...

The picture shows me the...

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Infer the meaning of the red word.

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Because they want to stay in a good shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.

How does a caption help a reader understand an informational text?

Infer the meaning of the red word.

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George singed his favorite shirt because the iron is too hot.

(Pronunciation Hint: The word "singed" has the same /g/ sound as the word "giraffe")

This type of structure shows how two or more things are alike and different. You may see words such as like, unlike, or different.

A short article placed alongside a longer article and containing additional or contrasting information. It usually appears in a box.

What’s the text structure?

Daniel Sullivan was the first to notice the flames coming from the O’Leary barn at around 8:30 pm on October 8. A problem with the alarm box made it impossible for the people in the area to call for the fire department. By 9:30 pm, the entire block was blazing. In another 3 hours, there were fires all over Chicago. The heavy wind coming from the lake only made the fire bigger. It would be another day before the fire would be completely out. By that time, 17,500 buildings had been burned.

Tigers in India are threatened. Conservationists are attempting to help the survival rate of these amazing animals. Some villages have been moved to minimize contact with people. Tiger reserves have also been set up to cut down on poaching.

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Male mallard ducks have a green head with a white collar around their

necks. They have an orangish-yellow beak. Their bodies are grayish-

brown. The mallard has a wide purplish-blue stripe on its wings which are outlined in white. It has webbed feet which help it to paddle

through water.

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There was some controversy about the new school dress code. While most parents and teachers were in favor of the new code, many students were not. What does controversy mean?

As the author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling is a prominent writer in the field of children's literature. What does prominent mean?

History teaches us how quickly relationships between countries can totally change. The United States and the Soviet Union were allies during most of two world wars, but by the end of World War II, they were enemies. The Cold War that erupted between these two countries lasted decades.

What antonym helps us to understand the meaning of allies?

When Rhea started out on her day full of errands, her backpack was nearly empty. She'd almost forgotten that it was on her back, but

after a trip to five shops and the grocery store, it had become quite

cumbersome. She'd had to stop and rest several times on the way home. She'd also needed to rearrange the bag's contents several times to keep them from poking her in the back.

What does cumbersome mean as used in the text?