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✔✔What is the best definition for the word "maladroit?" - ✔✔Inept - because the Latin
prefix mal - means "bad," as in the words malpractice and malevolence. Inept has the
prefix "in" which also has a negative impact on words such as incomplete and insoluble.
✔✔Why is the following not punctuated correctly? The directions on the screen
reminded me to log-out. - ✔✔"Log-out" is not used as an adjective in this construction;
therefore, a hyphen is not needed between two words.
✔✔When searching for information on the internet, why is it important to use quotation-
mark-enclosed phrases in a search engine? - ✔✔It will find the most pertinent
information and will help students narrow their investigation.
✔✔Why is it important to "read with expression and great emphasis on punctuation"
when reading with young readers? - ✔✔Reading aloud as students follow along in the
text is a great way for students to learn the correlation between the page and the
sounds. Fluency not only concerns speed, but expression, accuracy, and a knowledge
of punctuation and how it affects the text.
✔✔What is the structure and purpose of a fable? - ✔✔They teach a lesson about
abstract moral ideas, wisdom, and foolishness, and make them concrete through
characters and events.
✔✔What is the structure and purpose of a myth? - ✔✔A story that explains the creation
of a people.
✔✔What is the structure of a fairy tale? - ✔✔A tale of some length involving magic and
adventures woven around a virtue, but tends to be lengthy and involve feats of magic.
✔✔What describes the structure of a legend? - ✔✔Stories of human heroes and their
incredible exploits.
✔✔When measuring fluency with understanding a student in 4th grade should have an
average reading rate of how many standard words per minute? - ✔✔149
✔✔When measuring fluency with understanding a student in 2nd grade should have an
average reading rate of how many standard words per minute? - ✔✔120
✔✔When measuring fluency with understanding a student in 6th grade should have an
average reading rate of how many standard words per minute? - ✔✔177
, ✔✔When measuring fluency with understanding a student in 7th grade should have an
average reading rate of how many standard words per minute? - ✔✔191
✔✔What is one component of a complete and comprehensive phonics program? -
✔✔Systematic phonics instruction with focus on phonemes.
✔✔What are synonyms for the word "MARCH?" - ✔✔Parade, progress, stride. As a
verb, MARCH means to move forward with long steps in a vigorous manner. Parade
and stride are synonyms of the verb form. As a noun, MARCH means forward
movement, so progress is a reasonable synonym.
✔✔Expository writing is - ✔✔Subject-oriented and contains facts and information using
little dialogue.
✔✔The word ibid means - ✔✔in the same place. It is Latin. Authors use this convention
when writing end notes and bibliographies in order to avoid having to rewrite lengthy
citations.
✔✔What is characteristic of expository writing? - ✔✔Subject-oriented with little dialogue.
Expository text is written to inform, to explain, to describe, to present information, or to
persuade.
✔✔Narrative writing - ✔✔Person-oriented and based on life experiences.
✔✔argumentative writing - ✔✔impassioned
✔✔Instructive writing - ✔✔contains step-by-step directions
✔✔Homonym - ✔✔Words that are spelled the same, and in most instances sound the
same, but have different meanings. (bear)
✔✔Synonym - ✔✔Words that mean similar things (eradicate and obliterate)
✔✔Antonym - ✔✔words that mean the opposite of one another. (high and low)
✔✔In literature, what is the plot? - ✔✔The series of events that moves the narrative
along.
✔✔What genre is associated with the literary term roman a clef - ✔✔Fiction. It is a text
based on actual events and historical figures but presented with a fictional façade.
✔✔In literature, what is the setting? - ✔✔Describes a place, historical period, time of
day, and other relevant information for the story. It gives the reader a sense of where
the story is taking place.