3rd Grade
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
What is a noun?
a person, place or thing
What does "R" stand for?
Restate the question.
What does moral of a story mean?
The lesson of the story.
Which testing strategy involves eliminating choices you know are not correct?
Slash the Trash
Describe how to compare and contrast
Find the similarities and differences between two topics
What does fiction mean?
fake story
What words do you cross off for "Restate?"
Question Words
What is main idea and key details?
What the story is mostly about and what supports the main idea
What is the Authors Purpose of a text? (3 ways)
Persuade, Inform, or Entertain
What are character traits?
How a character thinks, feels, or behaves through actions in the story.
What is first person POV?
When the narrator is part of the story.
What does "A" stand for and how do you answer it?
Answer the question in your own words.
What does compare and contrast mean?
To find similarities and differences.
context clues
What is Author's Point of View?
The author's thoughts and feelings on a topic are explained in the passage
what does the word nonfiction mean?
A genre of writing that is "not fake" real informational text
What does "C" stand for?
Cite your evidence from the text.
What does POV stand for
Point Of View
What is personification?
When animals or living things act like people?
What is the purpose of Opinion Writing?
Opinion writing expresses the writer's ideas and tries to convince the reader to agree with an opinion.
What is a synonym for text or story?
passage
What does "E" stand for?
Explain the evidence...This proves
What is the difference between a CAUSE and an EFFECT ?
The cause is why it happened, and the effect is what happened.
It's raining outside, so I used my umbrella.
How many RACES do you have to do on the state test?
two or more!
What is a theme?
A broad idea that is throughout the story.