3rd Grade ELA
A wild Analogy appeared!
loud is to quiet as inside is to _____
outside
How do you spell the name of our school?
*Write it
Woodland Elementary school
Give an example of Verb
Any action word
run, eat, drink, talk, walk,
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
Which author's purpose means they are trying to make you laugh?
entertain
What do we call nouns that are more than one?
plural
Name 2 clue words you might see in a sequence text structure
First, next, then, last, finally, before, after
What do you do on a reading test if you do not know the answer?
Acceptable answers:
Read the question again
Read that part of the passage again
Cross out answers you know are wrong
What is it called when characters talk in a story?
dialogue
What kind of book tells you real events and facts ?
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 do you use to show characters are talking?
quotation marks
Give an example of a contraction
Any two words combined using an apostrophe:
Ex) you'll, it's, I'm, isn't, won't, can't, they've
Which author's purpose is when the author 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 is something you MUST always do on a reading test?
Acceptable answers:
Read the passage all the way through
Read the questions all the way through
Find text evidence
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 the opposite of Writing
ex: on and off
Reading
Give an example (not one of mine!) of a concrete noun and abstract noun.
Ex) concrete nouns: shoes, cup, tree
abstract nouns: friendship, sadness, hatred
Concrete noun: anything you can perceive with your 5 senses
Abstract noun: something that is an idea or concept, cannot be perceived with 5 senses
Write an example of a simile!
Any comparison between two things that uses "like" or "as"
Ex) My face turned red like a tomato!
She bounced as high as the sky on her trampoline.