Figurative Language
What does Clean as a Whistle mean?
When you use a word that means the same to find the meaning of a word.
antonym
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 story is mostly about.
The trees danced around in the breeze?
The trees are moving from the wind
This tells you the meaning of a word.
defintion
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.
Lightening can strike the same place twice.
My backpack weighs a ton.
My backpack is heavy.
When you use what you know and what the text tells you to find the meaning.
inference/logic
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 is the Main Idea for the following paragraph?
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.
Disobedient and hardheaded are examples of this context clue.
synonyms
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 is the Main Idea of the following paragraph?
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.
What type of context clues is the following?
cars: Mustang, Corvette, Magnum
examples
I was so sleepy I couldn't keep my eyes open so I went to sleep.
Problem/Solution
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.