THEME VS MAIN IDEA
What the story is mostly about
What is main idea?
What does the prefix re- mean?
To do again
Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.” What can you infer about Maggie?
Maggie lives close to school.
When an author is trying to _______ the reader, he or she wants the reader to take sides.
What is persuade?
Our team beat the Tigers at last night's baseball game. What does the underlined word mean?
A. to stir very gently
B. hit with a stick or bat
C. got a higher score
the moral, message, or lesson of a story
What is theme?
Is dis- a prefix or suffix?
It is a prefix
Combining background knowledge about something with new information about a subject or topic is called _____________.
What is inference?
What the author thinks about a topic; his or her perspective about on a subject is called the _________ _________.
What is author's position?
Words that have the same or similar meaning are called ___________.
What are synonyms?
something that is specific to the reading or text
What is main idea?
What are the prefix and suffix of this word: unforgiveness?
Prefix is un- and the suffix is ness-.
Everett held his father's hand as he crossed the busy parking lot. They walked into a grocery store. Everett's dad lifted him into the seat of the shopping cart. “Here,” said dad, “You can hold my shopping list.” What can you infer?
Everett is very young.
When the author wants to interest the reader, he or she is trying to __________ the reader.
What is Entertain?
Will this book suit your taste? What does the underline word mean?
A. please
B. a business outfit
C. to taste good
Good vs Evil: is this a theme or main idea?
Theme
Words or letters that are put at the end of a word are called ________.
What are suffixes?
I have quite an exciting job that allows me to work with lots of exotic animals. I work hard from the early morning to the end of the day because a lot of critters depend on me. I am in charge of feeding animals, cleaning habitats, and making sure all the animals are happy and healthy. What is this person's occupation?
What is a zoo keeper?
When a reader learns something from the text, they are being _______.
What is being informed?
Words that have opposite meaning are called ___________.
What are antonyms?
During recess, I always go to the library because there are a lot of amazing books there. I love reading. As it is quiet, it lets me concentrate and think about different things. The librarian is really nice and friendly too. She gives me candles all the time. What is the main idea?
The person loves to read.
Words that are put at the beginning of a word are called ________.
What are prefixes?
You may want to have my phone number around just in case your house has a leaky pipe! My services come in handy when your house is having problems with the kitchen sink, faucet, or bath tub. What is this person's occupation?
What is a plumber?
Three reasons that an author writes to a reader are _______, _______, and _________.
What is persuade, inform, and entertain?
Using words to help the reader determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is called using _______ _______.
What are context clues?