Vocabulary Vault
What is the meaning of the word generous in this sentence:
Maria was generous with her time and helped everyone in class.
Willing to give or share; kind.
What part of speech is the word quickly in the sentence:
She ran quickly to the bus stop.
Adverb
What is the main idea of a passage?
The most important point or message the author is trying to convey.
What does the “P” in PIE stand for?
Persuade
What does this simile mean?
She was as busy as a bee.
She was very busy.
Which word is a synonym for difficult?
A. Easy
B. Hard
C. Fun
D. Quick
B. Hard
Choose the correct form:
He ________ to the store yesterday.
A. go
B. going
C. went
D. goes
C. went
What clue tells you a character is upset?
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she stomped away.
Tears and stomping show she’s upset.
If a story is written to make you laugh, what is the author’s purpose?
Entertain
Identify the metaphor:
My brother is a night owl.
The brother stays up late or is active at night.
Read the sentence:
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
What does this sentence mean?
It was extremely quiet.
Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
A. Do you want to go to the park
B. Do you want to go to the park?
C. Do you want to go to the park!
D. Do you want to go to the park.
B. Do you want to go to the park?
What does it mean to infer?
To figure something out using clues from the text and what you already know.
Which type of text structure shows how things are alike and different?
Compare and contrast
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What does the prefix re- mean in the word rebuild?
Again
What type of sentence is this?
Close the door, please.
Command / Imperative
Why is it important to use text evidence?
To support your answers and show your thinking is based on the passage.
A science article that explains how tornados form is written to...
Inform
What is the meaning of the idiom break a leg?
Good luck
Which word has more than one meaning?
A. Bark
B. Tree
C. Dog
D. Leaf
A. Bark
What is the subject in the sentence:
The large gray elephant walked through the grass.
The large gray elephant
Read this sentence:
Despite the dark clouds, they continued playing outside.
What can you infer about the weather?
It was about to rain, but they chose to stay outside anyway.
What text structure is used in a passage that explains a problem and how it was fixed?
Problem and solution
What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification