Category 1
Loud is to quiet as inside is to _____
outside
What is the author's purpose when he or she is trying to teach you new information?
Inform
Give an example of an onomatopoeia
Any word that sounds like the noise it represents
ex) meow, crash, bang, boom, click, bang, howl
When the author is telling the story, what point of view is that?
First person or Third person?
First person
What part of speech includes people, places, things, and ideas?
Nouns
What is central idea?
what the story is mostly about
What is the author's purpose when he or she is trying to make you laugh?
entertain
What do we call nouns that represent more than one person, place or thing?
plural
Name 2 clue words you might see in a sequence text structure
First, next, then, last, finally, before, after
The lesson a story teaches is called:
A. summary
B. theme
C. problem
D. simile
B. theme
What is it called when characters talk in a story?
dialogue
What kind of book tells you factual real information?
Non-fiction
The people or animals in a story are called?
characters
What part of speech is the italics word?
My cat loves to watch the birds' nest in our tree.
a) noun
b) adjective
c) verb
noun
What punctuation marks are used show characters are talking?
quotation marks
Give an example of a contraction
Ex) you'll, it's, I'm, isn't, won't, can't, they've
What is the author's purpose when he or she wants to convince you to believe or do something?
Persuade
What is called when to words are similar?
ex: cold and chilly
Synonym
What part of speech is the italics word?
We enjoyed a delicious meal.
a) noun
b) adjective
c) verb
b) adjective
What type of figurative language is used?
A. Similie
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
C. Personification
What part of speech is the italics word?
Many boys in our class play soccer every day.
a) noun
b) adjective
c) verb
c) verb
Some kinds of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitos in one hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. They help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.
What is the central idea?
a. bats are mammals
b. bats eat 600 mosquitos in an hour
c. bats eat many insects
c. bats eat many insects
What is a word that means the opposite of called?
ex: on and off
Antonym
True or False
A summary contains your beliefs and thoughts about the text you read
False
If someone says, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" they are using this type of figurative language that shows extreme exaggeration. What is it?
Hyperbole