Text Features
Inferencing
Phonics
Context Clues
Prefix/Suffix
100
1) Why are text features included in print? 2) Name at least 6 types of text features.
1) To provide the reader with extra information and draw attention to important information. 2) What is bold print, hyperlink, title, sub-title, heading, side bar, table, graph, photograph, picture, diagram, italic print, numbers, footnote, etc.
100
A teacher stomps her feet and crosses her arms. How does the teacher feel?
What is mad, angry, etc.
100
What word has the same sound as the first word? band a) paint b) trap c) vase d) break
What is b) trap.
100
1) Does a prefix come before or after the root word? 2) Does a suffix come before or after the root word?
1) What is before. 2) What is after.
200
What is the purpose of bold print?
What is drawing attention to important words in a passage.
200
Jacob's wet chirt stuck to his skin. Water ran down his face. His shoes squished with each step. At last he saw doorway and ran in. What can you infer about the weather?
What is it is raining outside.
200
Which word has a silent letter? a) wall b) wrap c) white d) waddle
What is b) wrap.
200
What does the word aquire mean in the following sentence? Last night the town council voted to acquire the empty lot nest to her house. Soon the quiet neighborhood would change; they were building a skate park.
What is purchase.
200
Which word has the same root as graphics? A-politics B-grapevine C-biography D-physical
What is C, biography.
300
Think about a menu for your favorite take-out restaurant, what text features help you locate information on the menu?
What is headings, bullets, numbers, bold print, pictures, italics, etc.
300
Wolves live in groups called packs. The packs hunts for food together. They howl when they gather to begin a hunt. That is how they greet one another. Their howling may become very loud. It warns wolves from other packs to stay away. What can you compare a wolf pack to?
What is a human family.
300
Which word has the same sound as the "gh" in tough? a) life b) great c) right d) hanger
What is a) life.
300
What can you do when you come across a word that you do not know the meaning of?
What is look for clues in nearby words and sentences, which is called using context clues.
300
1) Which word means "copy again"? A-uncopy B-precopy C-recopy D-copied
What is C, recopy.
400
List at least 5 ways you can make a heading or sub-heading stand out.
What is underlining, italics, capitals, bold print, color print, size of print, numbered headings/sub-headings
400
What conclusion can you make given the following facts? -fish are dying -factories are dumping water -no water plants are growing -water has an oily smell
What is the river is polluted.
400
What word has the same sound as the "ie" in tie? a) boil b) limp c) sorry d) slide
What is d) slide.
400
What does the word thicket mean in the following sentence? Shawn pushed through the thicket, movine branches aside until he saw daylight and the field at last.
What is an area of thick bushes or small trees.
400
Which word means "full of grace"? A-graced B-ungraceful C-graceful D-graceless
What is C, graceful.
500
1) What is the difference between a form and a flyer? 2) What text features would help you identify each type of print?
1) What is a form is a piece of paper with blanks to be filled in and a flyer is a paper that is used to announce events. 2) Form- blanks to be filled in, Flyer- bullets, times, dates
500
A writer doesn't tell you everything. Writers want you to figure out some details on your own. This is called inferencing. What two things help you make an inference?
What is what you know and what the story says.
500
1) List three words that have a long a sound. 2) List three words that have a short a sound.
What is 1) holiday, brain, 2) hat, chalk
500
What does the phrase "hit the roof" mean in the following sentence? Dad hit the roof when I ran the lawnmower over a rock?
What is got angry.
500
1) What is the base word of unfixable? 2) What is the base word of location? 3) What is the base word of discomfort? 4) What is the base word of presoak?
What is 1)fix, 2)locate, 3)comfort, 4) soak
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