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1
What does this quote mean?
Fish are similar to women.
Fish can't ride bikes but women can ride men.
Women don't need men.
Woman only need men to drive them around.
2
What does this quote mean?
Reading can be a gateway to other, invisible worlds.
Reading can bring worlds to us when we can't get to them.
A book can be an escape from the reality around us.
Books can take us on adventures in our minds.
3
lets eat grandma
Let's eat, "grandma"
Let's eat grandma.
Let's eat, grandma.
Lets eat grandma
4
"The
richest
man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least."
wisest
wealthiest
widest
worthiest
5
Families fight over who should be ruler. There are dragons, zombies, magic and lots of sex.
'50 SHADES OF GREY' by EL James
'GAME OF THRONES' by George RR Martin
'THE HOBBIT' by JRR Tolkein
'THE BIBLE' by Various Authors
6
"A wise man gets more use from his
enemies
than a fool from his friends."
foes
fries
friends
fields
7
What does this quote mean?
To achieve victory, we must aim to always win.
True success lasts forever, so too does true failure.
Continuing to try though success or failure is true strength
Failure will kill us, so we must continue to try.
8
What does this quote mean?
The pain of hot water can be endured by a strong woman.
Woman are the best at making tea.
Woman are stronger than men in times of trouble.
A woman's strength is only known when she is in trouble.
9
Rewrite:
A slender shadow sneaked softly and silently
A round shadow flew roughly and elegantly.
A thin shadow crept gently and without sound.
A tall shadow rushed smoothly and noisily.
A beautiful shadow moved carefully and purposefully.
10
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in
seeking
new lands but seeing with new eyes."
lounging
looking for
learning
liking
11
Rewrite:
The azure sky was a benign companion.
The blue sky was a peaceful friend.
The blue sky was boring company.
The red sky was a scary enemy.
The red sky was a helpful clue.
12
Identify the affixes:
beautiful
-ful
-full
beauty / -ful
beau / -ful
13
hello andy inquired is there anyone there
"Hello." Andy inquired, "is there anyone there?"
"Hello? Andy inquired, is there anyone there?"
"Hello", "Andy inquired", "Is there anyone there?"
"Hello?" Andy inquired, "Is there anyone there?"
14
What does this quote mean?
Be the best that you can be. Don't copy other people.
Try to be like those around you.
Be honest with yourself and hide the truth from others.
Be hard on yourself so that others cannot intimidate you
15
Why should we read often?
It's fun (it CAN be)
It improves vocabulary
It furthers our knowledge
It improves spelling
16
dont you want to go and have lunch
don't you want to go and have lunch?
Don't you want to go and have lunch?
Dont you want to go and have lunch.
Don't you want to go and have lunch.
17
Identify the affixes:
resubmerge
re- / -ge
re- / -erge
re- / sub-
sub-
18
Meaning:
repopulate
To remove people again (v)
Crowded (adj)
A large group of people (n)
To introduce people again (v)
19
"
Courage
is not the absence of fear, but the judgement that something else is more important."
Bribery
Banality
Bravery
Brevity
20
whats in its beak she asked
"What's in it's beak?" she asked.
"What's in its beak?" she asked.
"Whats in its beak?" she asked.
"What's in its beak." she asked.
21
Meaning:
semicircular
Similar to a circle (adj)
Having the quality of a half-circle (adj)
Half a circle (n)
Cutting a circle in half (v)
22
What are
synonyms
?
Words that sound the same
Words with similar meanings
Opposite words
Long books
23
Science student makes own human from bodies, then abandons it, who then kills everyone he knows
'WUTHERING HEIGHTS' by Emily Bronte
'FRANKENSTEIN' by Mary Shelley
'THE ODYSSEY' by Homer
'HOLY BIBLE' by Various Authors
24
Identify the affixes:
semicircular
circle
semi- / -ar
-ar
semi-
25
Meaning:
resubmerge
To swim below water (v)
To dip below again (v)
Underwater (adj)
To fill with water (v)
26
What does this quote mean?
Being different from others is not a failure.
If you don't get others, it's because they don't make sense
Don't feel bad about trying to be like others.
You can always learn from others if you're a bit behind.
27
Rewrite:
It was as insane as a decapitated chicken.
It was as crazy as a poor chicken.
It was as stupid as a dizzy chicken.
It was as crazy as a headless chicken.
It was as delicious as a cooked chicken.
28
What does this quote mean?
An easier life is a happier life.
Most of us accept a mediocre life.
It is dangerous for most of us to try too hard.
Aiming too high will bring disappointment.
29
Man seeks a whale that ate his leg, finds it, and dies.
'TWILIGHT' by Stephenie Meyer
'MOBY DICK' by Herman Melville
'THE CATCHER IN THE RYE' by JD Salinger
'LOLITA' by Vladimir Nabokov
30
Girl falls in love with a werewolf and a vampire, chooses the vampire then becomes a vampire.
'GAME OF THRONES' by George RR Martin
'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD' by Harper Lee
'ROMEO AND JUILET' by William Shakespeare
'TWILIGHT' by Stephenie Meyer
31
Rewrite:
The smartest students were given rewards.
The most challenged students were given prizes.
The cleverest students were excluded.
The smartest pupils were detained.
The most intelligent pupils were rewarded
32
Identify the affixes:
repopulate
-ate
re- / -ate
re-
re- / populus
33
What are
affixes
?
A type of animal.
Parts of a word which go and the start or end.
Words with the opposite meaning.
Words with the letters mixed around.
34
Meaning:
beautiful
A person of beauty (n)
Similar to beauty (adj)
Without beauty (adj)
Full of beauty (adj)
35
What is
punctuation
?
Marks used in writing to indicate the speaker
Marks used to writing to emphasise tone
Marks used in writing to clarify meaning
Marks used in writing to detail emotion
