Vocabulary
Prefixes and Suffixes
Point of View
Theme
Pot Luck
Context Clues
100

Someone who always thinks bad things will happen

cynic

100

Does a suffix come before or after the base word?

After the base word

100

What is the difference between First Person point of view and Third Person point of view?

First Person Point of View:  The narrator is INSIDE the story, telling the story. 

Third Person Point of View:  The narrator is OUTSIDE the story, telling the story.

100

When a question asks what the theme of the story was, what are they asking you?

They are asking what lesson or message you learned from reading the story.

100

She got a vacuum for her birthday

Mrs. Tickman

100

What are context clues?

When you read the words and sentences around a word you are not familiar with.  

Context clues give you a hint about the meaning of an unknown word. 

200

Very, very old


ancient
200

Does a prefix come before or after the base word?

Before the base word

200

Which point of view would you find these words:

"I"  "me"  "we"  "us"  "my"  

(First Person or Third Person?)

First Person Point of View

200

What is the theme/message here?

Once a cat was in a hurry. She ran across the street without looking. She narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

a. Don’t steal.

b. Look both ways before crossing the street.

c. Necessity is the mother of invention.

d. One good turn deserves another.

B.  Look both ways before crossing the street. 

200

She carved the paths and the tunnels in the mountains

Kegego

200

Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "weary" means.  

Bonnie was so weary, she threw herself onto her bed and fell right asleep.

Bonnie is very tired or exhausted.  

300

Felt suprised or amazed

marveled

300

What does the suffix "-less" mean?

Give one example

Homeless 

300

Which point of view would you find these words: 

"they"  "them"  "his"  "her"  "he"  "her"  

Third Person point of view

300

What is the theme/message here:  

A young child was stopped by a man. The man asked her if she would help him find his lost puppy, and if she helped him he would give her candy. The child ran away and told a teacher what happened. Later on “American’s Most Wanted” they recognized that man. He was a wanted kidnapper.

a. Look both ways before crossing the street.

b. Don’t talk to strangers.

c. Don’t steal.

d. Be polite.

B.  Don't talk to strangers

300

He was going to turn into a snowman going to work

Pacy's dad

300

Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "ravenous" means.  

After spending all day swimming, I was ravenous! I wolfed down two corn dogs and a bag of chips!

Very, very hungry

400

You do something by mistake or without realizing it

inadvertently

400

What does the prefix "dis-" mean? 

not

400

First Person or Third Person Point of View:

Tomorrow is going to be a great day! I get to go to Disney World!

First Person Point of View

400

What is the theme/message here?

A Hare once bragged to all the animals that he could beat anyone in a race. A tortoise said, “I challenge you.” So they raced. The hare ran fast and the tortoise plodded along. The hare was so confident that he took a nap. The tortoise kept up his steady pace and won the race.

a. Slowly but surely wins the race.

b. Don’t be lazy.

c. We are all capable of improvement.

d. United we stand, divided we fall.

A.  Slowly but surely wins the race. 

400

What is the name of the module?

What Makes Is Who We Are

400

Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "eager" means.  

I was so eager to go camping that I packed my bags a week early!

To be looking forward to something.  

500

Act as if a person is not important or not as good as you are

disdain

500

WHat is the base word in doubtfully?


doubt 

500

First or Third Person Point of View? How do you know?

Jonah started jumping up and down when he heard the ice cream truck coming down the street.

Third Person Point of View

500

What is the theme/message here:  

Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired, slow old man. Then the young boy needed to interview an old person for a school project. The old man was very helpful and the boy got an A+ on his paper. The boy felt bad about laughing earlier.

a. Necessity is the mother of invention.

b. Don’t steal.

c. Respect your elders.

d. Slowly but surely wins the race.


C.  Respect your elders

500

He was the teacher who asked Miguel, "Could we call you Joe or Mike?"

Mr. Tate

500

Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "queasy" means. 

We had been on the boat for two hours and I was so queasy because we were rocking back and forth.

Sick to your stomach and nauseous.  

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