📚 Reading Skills
Q: What is the main idea of a story?
A: What the story is mostly about.
Q: Which word is a noun: run, happy, dog, or quickly?
A: Dog
Q: What is a synonym for "happy"?
A: Glad, joyful, cheerful, etc.
Q: What do we call words that sound like what they are? (Like buzz)
A: Onomatopoeia
Q: What should you do before answering a question?
A: Read all answer choices.
Q: What do you call the problem in a story?
A: The conflict.
Q: What is a the name of a word that has a similar meaning to a word?
A: Synonym
Q: What is an antonym for "cold"?
A: Hot
Q: What is a simile?
A: A comparison using like or as.
Q: What can help you find answers in a passage?
A: Text evidence.
Q: What is a character trait?
A: A word that describes a character's personality.
Q: What punctuation ends a question?
A: A question mark
Q: What is a prefix in the word "unhappy"?
A: "un"
Q: Why does an author use repetition?
A: To emphasize an idea.
Q: What should you do if you don’t know an answer?
A: Make your best guess and move on.
Q: What is the author’s purpose if they want to make you laugh?
A: To entertain.
Q: What do we call words that sound the same but mean different things (like "two" and "too")?
A: Homophones
Q: What does the root word in "bicycle" mean?
A: "cycle" means wheel or circle.
Q: What is imagery?
A: Words that create pictures in your mind using the senses.
Q: What strategy helps you understand what you read?
A: Re-reading.
Q: What is a summary?
A: A short retelling of the story using only the most important parts.
Q: What is the subject of the sentence: "The cat chased the mouse."?
A: The cat
Q: What are context clues?
A: Clues in the sentence that help you figure out the meaning of a word.
Q: What is personification?
A: Giving human qualities to something non-human.
Q: What can you underline or circle in the question to help you?
A: Key words.