24-25 First Semester Exam

Front

What is the importance of sports classes in middle school?

Back

Research shows that sports increase student interest in school.

Front

What can be inferred when a person has crumbs on their mouth after a cake is gone?

Back

The person likely ate the cake.

Front

What is a run-on sentence?

Back

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

Front

What type of text structure describes the characteristics of a subject?

Back

Description.

Front

What can we infer if a player is the last one chosen for a team?

Back

The player may not be considered very good.

Front

What is a fragment in writing?

Back

A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

Front

What is the definition of cause and effect?

Back

Cause and effect explains how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect).

Front

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

Back

To compare is to identify similarities, while to contrast is to identify differences between two or more subjects.

Front

What is the purpose of sequencing in writing?

Back

Sequencing organizes events or steps in the order they occur.

Front

What is the definition of inference?

Back

Inference is a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements.