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