Questions With Verified Correct
ANSWERs | UPDATED
October Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution) - ANSWER second
part of the russian revolution led by lenin; lenin was a student of
marxism and said that the proletariat would rise up against the
bourgeoisie; bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government in a
bloodless coup; transform political and economic landscape of the
nation; land redistribution; soviet union was the worlds first
communist nation
Fall of the Roman Empire - ANSWER The fall of this empire was
precipitated by Germanic attacks and toward the mid fifth century
barbarian chieftains replaced roman emperors. Rome and
Western Europe was overrun by the German tribes but they
respected the Roman culture and learned from their roman
sunjects. Some Roman government and cultural ideas survived
and blended with Germanic culture. 476 AD
adage - ANSWER a familiar proverb or wise saying
Continental Divide - ANSWER separation of two different land
forms
invisible hand - ANSWER A phrase coined by Adam Smith to
describe the process that turns self-directed gain into social and
economic benefits for all
,Laissez-faire economics - ANSWER Theory that opposes
governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is
necessary to protect life and property.
International Dateline - ANSWER is an imaginary line of
longitude generally 180° (degrees) east or west of the Prime
Meridian. The International Date Line is where each new day
begins.
Implicit Phonics - ANSWER teaching letter/sound
correspondences "opportunistically" or as teachable moments
Explicit Phonics - ANSWER Teaching of letter-sound
correspondences directly and usually systematically.
Fluency Level - ANSWER Independent Level-Relatively easy for
the student to read (95% word accuracy).
Instructional Level-Challenging but manageable for the reader
(90% word accuracy).
Frustration Level-Difficult text for the student to read (less than
90% word accuracy).
60-80 wpm
Idiom - ANSWER A common, often used expression that doesn't
make sense if you take it literally.
Dennotation - ANSWER the dictionary meaning of a word
, Connotation - ANSWER All the meanings, associations, or
emotions that a word suggests
spurious correlation - ANSWER an apparent but false
relationship between two (or more) variables that is caused by
some other variable
Allusion - ANSWER A reference to another work of literature,
person, or event
Appositive - ANSWER A word or phrase that renames a nearby
noun or pronoun.
comma splice - ANSWER two sentences joined incorrectly with
only a comma
past participle - ANSWER A past participle is a VERB + -ED
used as an adjective or a verb.
present participle - ANSWER add ing and helping verb
present perfect - ANSWER tense with the past participle and
helping verb HAVE and HAS
future perfect - ANSWER tense with the past participle and
helping verb WILL HAVE
future progressive - ANSWER will be + present participle
future perfect progressive - ANSWER will have been + present
participle