Reading Literature
$100: In a story, what do we call the time and place where the action happens?
The Setting.
$100: What is the "Main Idea" of a passage?
What the text is mostly about.
$100: What does the prefix pre- mean in words like preheat or pretest?
Before
$100: Is this a fragment or a sentence? "Running through the wet grass."
Fragment (it is missing a subject/predicate).
$200: If a narrator uses words like "I," "me," and "my," what Point of View is being used?
First-Person Point of View.
$200: Give an example of a Text Feature that helps a reader find information quickly.
Table of contents, index, glossary, bold words, or headings.
$200: What is the Antonym of the word "ancient"?
Modern, new, or current.
$200: Which word is a conjunction? "I wanted to go outside, but it started to rain."
But
$300: What is a Theme in a story? (Give an example like "Honesty" or "Bravery").
The central message, lesson, or "moral" of the story.
$300: If an author writes a book to teach you how to bake a cake, what is the Author's Purpose?
To Inform (or Explain).
$300: What does the word "fragile" mean in this sentence: "The glass vase is very fragile."?
Easily broken or delicate.
$300: Correct the homophone error: "I hope there coming to my birthday party."
They're (contraction for "they are").
$400: Identify the Conflict: A character is lost in a blizzard and trying to find their way home.
Character is lost.
$400: What is the difference between a Fact and an Opinion?
A fact can be proven true; an opinion is a personal belief or feeling.
$400: What does the suffix -ful mean in the word joyful?
Full of.
$400: Where does the comma go? "Yes I would like some more water."
After the word "Yes" (Yes**,** I would...).
$500: What is the purpose of Stanzas in a poem?
To group lines together, similar to how paragraphs group sentences in prose.
$500: In a "Cause and Effect" structure, which word usually signals the Effect? (e.g., Because, Therefore)
Therefore (or so, consequently, resulted in).
$500: Use context clues: "The hiker was exhausted after climbing the steep mountain for six hours."
Very tired or worn out.
$500: Choose the correct verb: "The group of students (is / are) going to the museum."
Is (The subject is "group," which is singular).