text structures
It was 20 degrees and Alex forgot to wear a jacket to school. What is the problem?
Alex was going to be cold without a jacket.
What is main idea?
What the story is mainly about, no small details included.
What is the setting?
Where and when a story takes place.
The girl was exhausted after running all day. What does exhausted mean?
Very tired
A girl keeps trying to ride her bike even after falling. She finally learns how to ride. What is the theme?
Gage woke up, drank a cup of coffee, got ready for the day, and went to work. What is the structure?
Sequence of events
Dogs are helpful animals. They can guide people who cannot see, help police officers, and comfort people who feel sad. What is the main idea?
Dogs are very helpful animals.
What is an internal character trait?
Something that we cannot see, but that is shown through a characters actions. For example, wise.
What does eager mean?
Ready, excited, looking forward to something
What does compare mean? What does contrast mean?
To tell how things are the same.
To tell how things are different.
The sequence of events in a story is what? Give me some key words you can look out for.
The order in which things happen. First, Next, then, last.
What does theme mean? Give me an example.
the message or lesson learned in a story
What is an external character trait?
Something that you can see on a character, for example if they have glasses or not.
what does shallow mean?
Not deep, only a little bit, not much room
A book explaining how to plant flowers. What is the author's purpose?
To inform
Seth was late for school, so he did not get to eat breakfast at home. What is the effect of this?
He had to eat breakfast at school/ he was hungry
Landon had a soccer game at 5:00. It had been raining all day long. The field was muddy. What do you infer will happen?
The game will be postponed, canceled, or rescheduled.
What are the two types of the authors point of view?
First person and third person.
what does fragile mean?
delicate, easily breakable
What does a caption do?
Tells what is happening in a picture.
Blankets and jackets both keep you warm. Blankets are bigger than jackets. What is the structure?
compare and contrast
What are the three purposes an author can have?
persuade, inform, entertain
What pronouns are used in first person?
What pronouns are used in third person?
I, me, my
He, she, they
what does sturdy mean?
Very strong, not going to break
What should you do if you do not know an answer?
What two tools are the best to use?
What are you going to do when you think you are done? How long should it take?
Cross out the answers that did not happen, then re read the passage if you are not left with 1.
Highlighter and cross out
Check every single answer- the same amount of time it took you to take the test originally.