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ABS elagrade5 lesson 3
Question | Answer |
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How do good readers read aloud with intonation? | Good readers vary the pitch of their voice when reading aloud (so they don't sound like robots)! |
What is the definition of compare? | Compare means to find ways that two or more things are similar. |
What is the definition of contrast? | Contrast means to find ways that two or more things are different. |
How can we infer when reading? | We can infer when reading by understanding information that is not written directly in the text. |
Why do authors use idioms when writing? | Authors use idioms (phrases whose meanings are different from the meanings of the actual words) when writing to make the text more realistic and lively. |
Is the following phrase an example of an idiom? "it rained cats and dogs" | Yes. Cats and dogs were not raining from the sky. The phrase means that it was raining heavily. |
What does predict mean? | Predict means to take your best educated guess in deciding what will happen next. |
What are conjunctions? | Conjunctions are two sentences joined by a comma AND a conjunction such as (and) (but) or (or). |
What are complete subjects? | Complete subjects are ALL the words telling whom or what a sentence is about. |
What are complete predicates? | Complete predicates are ALL the words telling what the subject is or does. |