Central Idea
What is the central idea?
"Dogs need food, water, exercise, and love to stay healthy."
What is Dogs need care to stay healthy?
What does gigantic mean?
"The gigantic elephant barely fit through the gate."
What is very large?
Why would an author write a recipe?
What is to explain/instruct?
What text feature helps you find words and meanings?
What is Glossary/Context Clues?
“He runs as fast as lightning.”
This is an example of:
What is Simile?
What is the central idea?
"Bees help flowers grow by carrying pollen from one flower to another."
What is Bees help flowers grow?
What does fragile mean?
"Be careful with that fragile vase—it could break easily."
What is easy to break?
Why would an author write a funny story?
What is to entertain?
What text feature helps explain a picture?
What is Caption?
“The wind danced through the trees.”
This is an example of:
What is Personification?
Which detail best supports the central idea?
Main Idea: Penguins are excellent swimmers.
A. Penguins live in cold places
B. Penguins use their wings to glide through water
C. Penguins eat fish
D. Penguins are birds
What is B?
What does murmured mean?
"She murmured so quietly that no one could hear her."
What is spoke softly?
Why would an author write an article about saving sea turtles?
What is to persuade or inform?
What text feature shows information using bars, lines, or pictures to help readers understand data?
What is Graph/Chart?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a mountain!”
This is an example of:
What is Hyperbole?
Read the paragraph and identify the central idea:
"Rainforests are home to many animals like monkeys, parrots, frogs, and jaguars. These animals depend on trees and plants to survive."
What is Rainforests provide homes for many animals?
What does reluctant mean?
"Jaden was reluctant to jump into the cold pool, so he stood at the edge for several minutes."
What is unsure or unwilling?
A book teaches how volcanoes erupt.
What is to inform?
What text feature lists the chapters or sections of a book and tells the page number where each begins?
What is Table of Contents?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
This is an example of:
What is Metaphor?
What is the best summary?
"The sun gives plants energy. Plants use sunlight, water, and air to make food. This process is called photosynthesis."
What is Plants use sunlight to make food through photosynthesis?
What does astonished mean?
"Ella was astonished when she opened the door and saw her entire family waiting to surprise her."
What is very surprised?
A commercial says, “Buy this backpack—it’s the best one for school!”
What is to persuade?
What text feature gives the title of a smaller section inside a text and helps organize information?
What is Subheading?
“Buzz, buzz!”
This is an example of:
What is Onomatopoeia?