PARCC Jeopardy

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Repetition of the initial sound at the beginning of words

Ex: Angry armadillos arrive and attack apples.

What is Alliteration? (100)

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

Ex: Bird is to feather, as dog is to fur.

What is Analogy? (200)

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To study something closely to bring out deeper meaning or structure

Ex: My teacher told me to analyze the poem, then write a paragraph describing the main idea.

What is Analyze? (300)

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A statement of the meaning or main point of a text

Ex: The Grand High Witch is the meanest witch of all. The reader could develop this argument because she has made a plan to get rid of all the children in the world.

What is Argument? (400)

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The message the author is trying to get across to the reader

Ex: Fudge is always upsetting Peter in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, but Peter still loves Fudge. The reader knows this because he says, “the little guy really looks up to me, he always wants to do just what I am doing.” The author’s intention is for the reader to know that even when your sibling really upsets you, you still love them.

What is Author’s Intention? (500)

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The reason the author has written something

Ex: The author’s purpose for writing her personal narrative was to tell the story of her best friends.

What is Author’s Purpose? (600)

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A person’s viewpoint on a topic based on a personal interest or stake.

Ex: I love Taylor Swift and there is nothing wrong with her.

What is Bias? (100)

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A way of explaining the reason (cause) why events occur (effect).

Ex: It was snowing outside so school was canceled. The noisy class could not go outside for recess.

What is Cause and Effect? (200)

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The key point made in a written passage, the main idea.

Ex: In The Giver, the author was trying to say that in every society, there are flaws.

What is Central Idea? (300)

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Arranged in order of time events are arranged in the order in which they happened (time order).

Ex: The life cycle of a butterfly is: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly.

What is Chronological Order? (400)

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Examples in a text that support your answer.

Ex: The Grand High Witch is the most evil witch of all. I know this because it states in the book that she created a magic potion to get rid of all children in the world.

What is Cite Evidence? (500)

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Make a judgement after considering all the information read.

Ex: She was able to draw a conclusion that dolphins are smart animals after reading the article because dolphins can use tools, communicate, and be trained by people.

What is a Conclusion? (600)

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Show or prove something using an example.

Ex: The superhero was able to demonstrate her power of speed reading by finishing a 1,000 page book in less than a minute!

What is Demonstrate? (100)

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To provide characteristics and features, give a detailed picture of something.

Ex: The poet described the autumn leaves on the tree as flames in a fireplace, a mix of reds, yellows, oranges, and golds all swaying together.

What is Describe? (200)

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To decide something using evidence or facts.

Ex: A grizzly bear can determine when it’s time to hibernate based on changes in the weather.

What is to Determine? (300)

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To create something

Ex: He was able to develop a strong argument for getting a new bike when he showed his parents he was responsible by completing all of his chores, getting good grades in school, and being well-behaved.

What is Develop? (400)

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To give information, ideas, opinions, etc., about something in writing.

Ex: It is important to discuss problem with friends with your family so they can help you to find a solution.

What is to Discuss? (500)

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Give the differences between two or more different items.

Ex: It is important to distinguish facts from fiction so you learn the truth and not lies.

What is Distinguish? (600)

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To explain in greater detail.

Ex: When you are writing it is important to make sure you elaborate your thoughts using details and examples.

What is Elaborate? (100)

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To make the reader of your writing excited to read more, interested in what you have written.

Ex: When you engage the reader, you have done your job as a writer. The person reading your workd is now excited and wants to learn more!

What is to Engage the Reader? (200)

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To make the reader want to read more

Ex: Even though the story was sad, the author was able to entertain me with his writing so much that I continued to read it even as I cried.

What is to Entertain? (300)

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To examine and judge carefully

Ex: I needed to carefully evaluate which resources I would use for my report, because I found that some of them were filled with errors.

What is to Evaluate? (400)

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To increase in size or amount.

Ex: I was able to expand my schema by reading more books about the Civil War.

What is to Expand? (500)

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To say or write in a clear way.

Ex: Even without using words, the toddler was able to express his anger by stamping her feet and screaming.

What is to Express? (600)

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A statement that is true.

Ex: It is a well-known fact that during the winter temperatures are usually cold.

What is Fact? (100)

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Clues in a story that hint at later events.

Ex: In the story Little Red Riding Hood, her mother warns her not to to stray from the path, talk to strangers, and be careful of the wolf. When Little Red talks to the wolf, the author is giving the reader a clue that something bad is going to happen next because she did not listen to her mother.

What is to Foreshadow? (200)

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To create or produce

Ex: After I read the story I had enough information to generate my answer to the test question.

What is Generate? (300)

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An extreme exaggeration

Ex: The ice cream sundae was so tall it reached a mile into the sky. The extreme exaggeration is that no matter how big of an ice cream sundae a person could make, it would be impossible for it to reach a mile into the sky.

What is a Hyperbole? (400)

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To make a guess you can test

Ex: I studied the size and color of the egg and could hypothesize that it was laid by a chicken.

What is Hypothesize? (500)

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To select or pick something based on clues or information given.

Ex: I was able to identify that the reason the water did not overflow from the cup was that it was being held in by surface tension.

What is to Identify? (600)

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A common expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally.

Ex: Race against the clock. (Means to be in a very big rush.) Get over it. (Means to move on from something.)

What is an Idiom? (100)

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A conclusion that can be made about someone or something based on clues given in the text, the author does not state it, the reader needs to figure it out.

Ex: John hears a smoke alarm and smells burnt bacon. John can infer that something is buring in the kitchen.

What is to Infer? (200)

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To gain information from reading a text.

Ex:The author wrote the article on people driving a car while texting to try to inform people that this is a dangerous behavior.

What is to Inform? (300)

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To find the meaning of something

Ex: I can interpret the definition of the unknown word by using the context clues in the sentence.

What is to Interpret? (400)

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Figure of speech comparing two different things

Ex: She is the shining star of our school.

When he saw the bear in front of him, he froze with fear.

What is a Metaphor? (500)

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A figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the word like or as

Ex: Her eyes were shining like stars in the sky.

What is a Simile? (600)

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