Mastering Language Arts Skills

The _________________ old truck came crawling up the hill, but died when it reached the top.

The moral of "The Flying Machine" might be _________________.

"Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face but alacrity in his heart."

The _____________ of the story is how it makes the reader feel.

It is important to present ______________ evidence to support your claim.

Jasmine felt the sting of her friend's words, but Louisa felt nothing.

A roof is to a house as the central idea is to the details.

What was the job Aunt Polly gave Tom?

A summary is a ____________________.

Smile/grin; look/gaze; think/contemplate

The wind whispered secrets to the trees., but the trees were too frightened to answer.

As I _______________ the audience, I saw the faces of all my friends.

To reach one's goal.

They are like two peas in a pod.

You make a _____________ point. I will think about what you said.

Someone that is very fussy is said to be ________________.

The shutters of the shanty house shook from their hinges.

"Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face but _____________ in his heart."

The shutters on the shanty house shook from their hinges as the wind whipped through the trees.

How does the reader know how the story ends?

You've made a ____________ point that I must consider before making my decision.

The turning point of a story.

The Emperor was _______________ that the Flying Machine could lead to disaster.

After the President's speech the newscasters gave their _______________.

The President of the United States is the captain of the ship. What's the ship?

A story that is meant to teach a lesson, and often has animals as characters.

The sequence of events that tell a story.

"He began to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied."

To desire something that doesn't belong to you.

The president is the captain of the ship.

Zoom, buzz, wham!

An eyewitness is a ___________ witness.

deafening silence; jumbo shrimp; Hell's angels; pretty ugly; liquid gas

Alacrity

The _______________ is what the passage is mostly about.

The room which was once his prison gave him the only comfort he could find.