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  • What is a group of lines called in poetry?
    a stanza
  • What is the definition of kin?
    a person’s relatives
  • What 3 things are included in a thesis statement?
    a sentence starter, a claim, and reasons
  • Complete the sentence: "I’ve ___ everything; yes, I’ve done it, You play the game, I run it."
    accomplished
  • What strategy do we use when summarizing literature?
    SWBST
  • What is a synonym for access?
    admittance, entry
  • What is an antonym for negative?
    positive
  • Which word means: A great mass of rocks, dirt, snow, or ice sliding down a mountainside?
    avalanche
  • What is a synonym for hazy?
    foggy, vague
  • What is the definition of the word banquet?
    A large meal for many people; a feast.
  • Which word means: Likely to say “no” to things; not positive or helpful?
    negative
  • What does the "U" in "SUM" stand for?
    uses your own words
  • What immigrant group was unlike the others in the text, "The Celestials' Railroad?"
    the chinese
  • Complete the sentence: "Don’t put that chalk in your mouth—it’s not ___!"
    edible
  • What is a synonym for escalate?
    grow, increase
  • Which word means: On a very small scale?
    miniature
  • What is the definition of monarch?
    A king, queen, or emperor; someone who rules a kingdom.
  • What does the "S" in "SUM" stand for?
    shorter than the original text
  • What is the definition of nonchalant?
    Having the appearance of not caring; seeming to show a lack of concern.
  • What is a synonym of feeble?
    weak
  • What does main purpose mean?
    main idea
  • What is a thesis statement?
    The main idea of an essay.
  • What strategy do we use when writing a theme?
    We write the sentence starter, "The author wants me to learn..." Then we cross off the sentence starter.
  • What is an adjective?
    a word that describes a noun
  • What word means: Very large; huge?
    gigantic
  • Complete the sentence: "you’ve got to have ________."
    compassion
  • Is the word kin a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
    noun
  • Complete the sentence: My dog is a true _______: He keeps me company all day.
    companion
  • What is an antonym of feeble?
    strong
  • What vocabulary word means: A smell or odor, especially a pleasant one?
    aroma
  • What is an antonym for immense?
    miniature, small, little, tiny, mini
  • Is the word luxurious a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
    adjective
  • Complete the sentence: "We fly at the high ____, the high heights."
    altitudes
  • What vocabulary word means: to stop working?
    retire
  • True or False: All poetry rhymes
    false
  • What is another term for sequential order?
    chronological
  • In the story, "Explore the Wild West", where were advertisements found?
    in a newspaper
  • How do we start a conclusion paragraph?
    In conclusion,
  • Complete the sentence: "Then we ___ the ice, dug some holes, Just to see if we could find some dinosaur bones."
    excavated
  • What does the "M" in "SUM" stand for?
    Main Ideas and Most Important Details
  • What are the two types of 3rd person point of view?
    Limited and Omniscient
  • What is the definition of bland?
    Lacking a strong flavor
  • What was the name of the first Flocabulary Vocabulary song that we heard this year?
    "Something That Doesn't Exist"
  • What is a synonym for mischief?
    naughtiness
  • Which adverb means carefully?
    cautiously
  • Which word means: Having little strength, weak?
    feeble
  • What is a synonym for miniature?
    tiny, small, little, mini
  • Which word means: Making no sense at all; seeming to have no reason?
    absurd
  • What is the definition of a document?
    A written or printed record that gives information or proof.
  • Which word means: Great in size or extent?
    immense, enormous
  • What does central idea mean?
    main idea