Figurative Language
What does Clean as a Whistle mean?
True or False: When I am taking a test, I should click through the answers as fast as I can.
False
The man walked down the long corridor in the dark building
hallway
What text structures is being used in the following sentence?
Flamingoes are pink because of the food they eat.
Cause/Effect
What is the Main Idea of a story?
What the whole passage is mostly about.
The trees danced around in the breeze?
The trees are moving from the wind
If a question asks about something that happens in Paragraph 2, what should I do?
Go to paragraph 2 and look for the answer.
Jack is approximately 9 years old
What Text Structure is being is being used in the following sentence?
Oranges are brightly colored, spherical fruits and have lots of juice.
Description
What is the Main Idea of the following paragraph?
It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.
Lightning can strike the same place twice.
My backpack weighs a ton.
My backpack is heavy.
If a question starts with According to the Text..., I know that I can...
Find the answer in the passage.
She turned her biggest foe into her best friend. What does foe mean?
enemy
What text structure is being used in the following sentence?
Both of the stories are fiction, but one is about a giant and the other is about a robot.
compare/contrast
What can you infer about Holly?
Holly got a book for her birthday. Once she started reading it, it seemed that she never put it down. She read at the breakfast table in the mornings. She read on the bus on the way to school. She read at recess. She read after school until time for dinner. She forgot to do her chores. She forgot to do her homework. She forgot to take a bath. She hardly talked to her family at all during the few days it took Holly to finish the book!
Holly is really enjoying the book.
I am as blind as a bat.
you can't see.
True or False: I should use the highlighter tool to make pretty pictures on my test.
False
The stars were brilliant in the clear night sky
bright
What text structure is being used in the following sentence?
The teacher went into her classroom and turned the lights on. After that she turned on some music for her students.
Sequencing
What inference can you make about William?
All of his friends like summer the best, but to William, there is a lot more to do in winter. William loves to play in the snow. He builds snowmen and igloos. He also really enjoys a good snowball fight! When he was six, William learned to ski, and now he goes skiing almost every weekend, all winter long. William also enjoys long hikes in the snowy woods. When he’s not outdoors enjoying himself, William likes to relax next to a roaring fire with a good book. You can’t do that in the summer
Winter is Williams favorite season.
It slipped my mind.
You forgot something.
If a question startes with Which statement from the text..., I should....
Highlight the who and do in the question, and/or look for a match in the answer choices
My sister’s eyes resemble our mother’s eyes
look like
What text structure is being used in the following sentence?
I was so sleepy I couldn't keep my eyes open so I went to sleep.
Problem/Solution or Cause/Effect
What is the Main Idea of the following paragraph?
Do you wear glasses? Make sure your glasses fit well. The earpieces should be at eye level. Don’t try to adjust the earpieces yourself. Take your glasses for adjustments to the place you bought them. Keep your glasses in a case when you’re not wearing them. This will prevent scratches. Keep the lenses clean. A soft cloth is best for cleaning.
There are many steps to properly take care of your glasses.