Reading Questions 1
What is the list called in front of our stories that tells us what page we can find things?
Table of contents
Stories are written by...
authors
A pronoun for "Lisa"
"she" or "her"
What is a vowel ?
A, E, I, O, U and sometimes y
Who is the big red dog?
Clifford
What is central idea?
what the story is mostly about
What does it mean to make a prediction?
to guess what'll happen next
What is a noun?
person, place, thing
What is a constant ?
alphabet letters that are not vowels
What is a digraph?
a pair of letters representing one sound
example: ch, sh, th, etc.
What do you call the place that a story takes place?
setting
What kind of book tells you factual real information?
Non-fiction
What is a verb?
an action word in the sentence
What are compound words?
two words put together
example: cupcake, pancake, and campefire
What does silent "e" do to the vowel?
makes it say it's "name"
What do you call people in a story?
characters
What kind of story is fake or made up?
Fiction
What is an adverb?
a word that describes a verb
What is a prefix?
a letter or group of letters at the beginning of a root word that modify the meaning.
examples: pretest, unhappy, and disagree
What are "synonyms?"
words that mean the same
small and tiny
cheerful and joyful
powerful and sturdy
First person or Third person...When we see the characters name in our story ?
Third Person
Authors purpose...why did the author write this story?
3 different ways
provided us with information, entertain us, and persuade us
What is an interjection ?
a word phrase that express emotions
Oh no !
Ouch !
What is a suffixes ?
letters or groups of letters added to the end of a base word that modify the meaning
examples: teach-er teacher, help-ful helpful, and ill-ness illness.
words that mean the opposite
hot vs. cold
true vs. false
buy vs. sell