Main Idea and Details
Characters and Stories
Text Structure
Context Clues
The ELA
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The main idea of a passage is: a) How the story starts b) How the story ends c) What the whole passage was mostly about d) What the first sentence is about.
What is C?
100
What word should you remember when thinking about what a character's traits are?
What is F.A.S.T.?
100
When an author uses lots of words like first, then, next, finally, what structure are they using?
What is sequence?
100
We had to *vacate* the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left in side.
What is leave empty?
100
How many paragraphs should be written for a short response on the ELA?
What is NONE? Short responses should be only a few sentences...not as long as a whole paragraph.
200
How many details make a strong paragraph? a) 1 b) 3 c) 8 d) 10
What is b?
200

When you retell a story, what five letters help you do it?

What is SCPES? (Setting, Characters, Problem, Events, Solution)

200
What is the text structure below? A paperback and a kindle are both ways to read a book. Paperbacks take up a lot of space on your book shelf, but one kindle can hold thousands of books in just the space of a tablet.
What is compare and contrast?
200
My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
200

What should you do BEFORE you read an ELA passage to help yourself answer the questions that follow? (this answer has 3 parts)

What is...UNDERLINE the title, NUMBER the paragraphs, and WALK through the questions? (UNWrap)

300
In a persuasive passage, details are also called...
What is reasons?
300

What does SIWBS stand for?

What is Somebody In Wanted But So?

300
What is the text structure below? When I unrolled the carpet on my living room floor, I accidentally bumped into the table. The table fell with a crash and the green potted plant on top of it tumbled onto the hardwood floor. What a mess!
What is cause and effect?
300
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
300
True or false: It is okay to make accidental stray marks on your bubble sheet, as long as you fill in the circles correctly?
What is false? There should be NO stray marks on your bubble sheet.
400
What is the main idea of this paragraph? I believe that children should not have homework on the weekends. Children needs time to play. They also need to spend time with their families. Some kids have extra activities like karate or dance. Homework for children on the weekends is a bad idea.
What is children should not have homework on the weekends?
400
What makes characters act the way they do?
What is motivation?
400
What kind of writing is shown below? (Hint: look at the punctuation!) "When will we eat dinner?" I asked mom. Mom said, "Soon."
What is dialogue?
400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how satellites orbit in space.
What is learn?
400
What is a stanza?
What is a section of a poem?
500
How many sentences make up the first detail of this paragraph? My birthday cake was delicious and beautiful. The flavor was chocolate. It was swirled with vanilla. It tasted great with milk. The decorations included roses and my name in script writing. I loved how my cake tasted and looked.
What is 3?
500
What is it called when a character has a tough problem they need to overcome?
What is an obstacle?
500
What is the text structure below? Sometimes, hawks and owls are badly injured by cars. These birds face a huge problem, because they can no longer hunt for food. One way to fix this is to keep the birds at special rehabilitation centers. People can visit the centers to learn more about hawks and owls.
What is problem and solution?
500
Where we live in Northern Maine, the winters are quite harsh. Each year we fly to a warm climate for a break from the cold weather. It feels like *utopia* every time we step off the plane at our destination.
What is dreamland?
500
Describe the term "point of view."
What is the way a character tells something the way THEY see it, and this might be different from how another character sees it?
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