Question 1

protection given by government to people who have left another country to escape danger or harm

Accepted Answer

asylum

Question 2

form used to make a request for something

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application

Question 3

desire or struggle to get or win something that someone else also wants

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competition

Question 4

to take something back

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reclaim

Question 5

frightening

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fearsome

Question 6

gave in

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relented

Question 7

part of the cell that controls all its activities

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nucleus

Question 8

a place where stone is dug

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quarry

Question 9

very hungry

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ravenous

Question 10

having too many things to deal with

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overwhelmed

Question 11

able to cause death

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fatal

Question 12

very high up

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aloft

Question 13

people in charge

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authorities

Question 14

a feeling of being bothered or disturbed

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annoyance

Question 15

a trace of something

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tinge

Question 16

forced to leave a country

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deported

Question 17

general statement about a group of people

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generalization

Question 18

difference

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contrast

Question 19

similarity

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compare

Question 20

putting text in your own words

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paraphrase

Question 21

main message or lesson of a story that can apply to life

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theme

Question 22

comparison of two different things using like or as

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simile

Question 23

group of words that does not mean literally what the words say (i.e. simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.)

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figurative language

Question 24

to make sure you understand the text

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main reason to ask questions when you are reading

Question 25

generalizations

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All, Many, Never, Some, Usually, and Sometimes are all clue words of what?

Question 26

not true

Accepted Answer

invalid

Question 27

true

Accepted Answer

valid

Question 28

comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

Accepted Answer

metaphor

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