STORY SKILLS
Before Grandpa arrives, Eli sits in his bedroom and draws him a picture. Where is Eli when he draws the picture?
What is his bedroom?
What is one row of words in a poem called?
A. A sentence
B. A line
C. A stanza
What is a line?
We walked together by the lake.
Then stopped beneath a tree.
Grandma shared her lunch with me.
We smiled so happily.
Which two words rhyme?
What are tree and me?
Clara Barton lived many years ago. She cared for injured people. She brought them food and medical supplies. She also started an organization that still helps people today.
Which sentence best shows the central idea?
A. Clara Barton lived many years ago.
B. Clara Barton cared for injured people.
C. Clara Barton made a difference by helping others.
What is “Clara Barton made a difference by helping others”?
Which one is a complete simple sentence?
A. The small cat.
B. Jumped on the chair.
C. The small cat jumped.
What is “The small cat jumped”?
Read the lines:
Eli and Grandpa walked one day
Along a forest trail.
They listened to the singing birds
And watched a jumping snail.
What is the setting?
What is a forest trail?
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
A. A stanza
B. A paragraph
C. A chapter
What is a stanza?
Where are the rhyming words found in the poem:
at the ends, in the middles, or at the beginnings of the lines?
What is at the ends of the lines?
Clara Barton cared for injured people, delivered supplies, and started a helpful organization. What is the central idea?
A. Clara Barton helped people in different ways.
B. Clara Barton only delivered supplies.
C. Clara Barton wanted to become a teacher.
What is “Clara Barton helped people in different ways”?
What is the subject of this sentence?
“Lena carried her backpack.”
A. Lena
B. Lena carried
C. carried her backpack
Who is Lena?
Read the lines:
Grandpa stopped beneath a tree.
He stretched and gave a yawn.
He closed his eyes and took a nap
Until the light was gone.
Which detail best shows that Grandpa is tired?
A. Grandpa stopped beneath a tree.
B. He stretched and gave a yawn.
C. The light was gone.
What is “He stretched and gave a yawn”?
Read the stanza:
The little frog sat on a log.
He watched the morning sky.
He jumped away that sunny day
As buzzing bees flew by.
How many lines are in this stanza, and which two words rhyme in lines 1 and 3?
What are four lines and away/day or sky/by/by?
Dr. Mae Jemison studied science and became a doctor. She later became the first Black woman to travel into space. After returning to Earth, she continued teaching others about science.
What is the main idea?
A. Mae Jemison studied science in school.
B. Mae Jemison accomplished important things in science.
C. Mae Jemison returned to Earth after traveling in space.
What is “Mae Jemison accomplished important things in science”?
Which word has the same vowel sound as the “e” in “bed”?
A. Tree
B. Step
C. These
Then name the vowel sound.
What is step, with the short-e sound?
Which sentence is written correctly, and why?
A. I can read a book. Or I can draw a picture.
B. I can read a book Or I can draw a picture.
C. I can read a book, or I can draw a picture.
What is C, because a comma is used before “or” to join the two complete thoughts?
Eli spends an hour drawing Grandpa’s favorite birds and carefully colors every feather. Which word best describes Eli?
A. Thoughtful
B. Confused
C. Careless
What is thoughtful?
The moon shines bright
Above the trees.
It lights the night
And meets the breeze.
How many stanzas and lines are in the poem? Which words rhyme?
What are two stanzas, four lines, and bright/night and trees/breeze?
Mr. Lee delivers meals to older neighbors. He also collects coats for families during winter. On weekends, he cleans trash from the neighborhood park.
Which sentence from the paragraph best supports the idea that Mr. Lee helps his community in different ways?
Any of the three sentences may be used if the student explains how it shows Mr. Lee helping the community.
Which word ends with the same consonant sound as “pitch”?
A. Wish
B. Shark
C. Match
Then name the letters that make the sound.
What is match, ending with “tch”?
Put these words in dictionary order:
garden, game, gate
What are game, garden, and gate?
Which event happens first? What is Eli doing during the other events?
What is “Eli drew the picture first, and then he gets ready for Grandpa’s visit”?
Rain is tapping, tapping fast.
Dark gray clouds are moving past.
Puddles grow along the street.
Dripping, dropping—what a beat!
Which two pairs of words rhyme, and why does the poet repeat words and sounds?
What are fast/past and street/beat? The repetition creates rhythm and helps the reader imagine the sound of the rain.
A community library gives people more than books. Children attend story time there. Adults use computers to search for jobs. Neighbors also meet there for community events.
Which sentence best states the central idea?
A. Libraries have many books for people to read.
B. Children enjoy attending story time at the library.
C. Libraries provide several helpful services to a community.
D. Adults can use library computers to search for jobs.
What is “Libraries provide several helpful services to a community”?
The word “making” comes from the base word “make.” What change was made before adding “-ing”?
A. The final “e” was removed.
B. The final consonant was doubled.
C. The letter “y” was changed to “i.”
What is “The final e was removed”?
This sentence contains two mistakes:
“where did Maya put the card.”
What are capitalizing “Where” and changing the period to a question mark?