Vocabulary in Context

1. Vocabulary in Context

2. In the footnote (or glossary) at the end of the selection, what does the word “___________” mean? What is the most likely definition of a ________? Based on the selection, what is the most likely meaning of the word ___________ ? What is the most likely meaning of the word “________” as it is used in paragraph ___? Based on the selection, what is the meaning of the word “_____________”? Which is the meaning of the word “_______” as it is used in the selection? Based on paragraph ____, what does “__________” mean? In paragraph ___, what does the word “____________” mean? What is the meaning of the phrase,“_________________”? Which phrase best helps the reader find the meaning of “____________”?

3. Asking Questions

4. If a person wants additional information, which question should be asked? Which question is best answered by the information in ____________? If a person wants to learn more about _____________________, which question should be asked? Which question could be best answered when ______________? What question might someone most likely ask about _________________ after reading this selection? Based on the selection, which phrase best describes _________________? Which question is answered by reading the “_______________” section? If a person wants additional information about ___________, what question should be asked? Which question will most likely be asked before doing the activity?  Based on the selection, which is the most important question that should be asked about _______________?

5. Analyzing Characters and Events

6. What is the importance of __________ finding ____________ in the story? How does the relationship between ___________ and _____________ change as the story continues? What is the main difference between _____________ and _____________? Which sentence from “_____________” best tells the reader how _____________ felt? What is the difference between ____________ and _____________? What is the major event in both selections? Which best describes the settings of the _______ selections? Based on the selection, how does the author most likely feel about ___________? Which words best describe _____________ at the story’s end? Which word best describes the characters feelings?

7. Mood and Tone

8. Why did the author most likely write the selection from ____’s point of view? In paragraph ___, what does the word _____ tell the reader about how ____ was feeling? Based on the sentence, ____, how does the author most likely feel about ______? Based on ______, which best explains the relationship between _____ and ______ ? Based on lines ____ or paragraph ____, what is the tone of the selection? Which best describes the narrator’s tone in the selection? How does ______ feel when he/she has to _________? IHow does the speaker’s tone change from the beginning of the selection to the end? What is the effect of ending the selection with __________?  What is the mood of the Selection?

9. Poetry

10. What is changing about _____ in stanza ______ of the poem? How does the speaker’s tone change from the beginning to the end of the selection? Where does the author use imagery best in the poem? Based on line(s) ___, what is the tone of the poem? What is the author most likely describing in stanza______? Which line from the poem requires the reader to imagine using their sense of___? What question is answered by the poem? What is the significance of the figurative language in line _____?  In ___ stanza, what is meant by the words, “______”? Where is figurative language used best in the poem? Why?