Vocabulary
This word means where and when the story takes place.
Setting
Read these sentences. The snake is in my sneaker, snoozing by the snail. What does the word snoozing mean as used in the sentence above? A)playing B)waiting C)moving D)napping
D. Napping
When you are looking for Author's Purpose it is good to remember PIE. PIE stands for...
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Are the following words synonyms or antonyms? Tired/Sleepy
Synonyms
What word means "to explain using details?"
A. Contrast
B. Explain
C. Describe
D. Infer
C. Describe
This word means a paragraph in poetry.
Stanza
Read the lines from the poem.
Now I really need your help--
I'm puzzled as can be.
Ralph the Mouse has disappeared!
Can you PLEASE help me?
What does the word puzzled mean as used in the lines above? A) angry B) broken C) confused D) lost
C. Confused
When looking for how two or more things are ALIKE or DIFFERENT, you are looking for this text structure.
Compare and Contrast
Are the following words synonyms or antonyms?
Giant/tiny
Antonyms
What word means "to tell how two or more things are different?"
A. Compare
B. Contrast
C. Support
D. Explain
B. Contrast
This text structure would be used to tell how to bake a cake.
Order and Sequence; Chronological order
Read this sentence. Stories like Hansel and Gretel inspired people to build model houses with gingerbread. A model is one that... A) is sculpted from clay. B) looks like the real house. C) shows off several new things. D) has many odd shaped windows.
B. Looks like the real house
This is a synonym for the word "passage."
Story or Selection
This is what the story is MOSTLY about.
Main Idea
What word means "to hold up or make stronger?"
A. Support
B. Suggest
C. Analyze
D. Describe
A. Support
This word means to make a guess about what is happening in the story by using clues.
Infer
Read this sentence. We couldn't buy routine things like peanut butter and jelly or Pop Tarts, and blueberry muffins were almost impossible to find, so we started eating what we could-- Japanese food. Based on this information, routine things were LIKELY foods the narrator... A) was used to eating. B) could carry with her. C) did not have to cook. D) could easily find in Japan.
A. Was used to eating
The overall lesson or message about life from the story is...
Theme
Is this a primary or secondary source: Newspaper article
Secondary source
This word means "to decide on the correct answer."
A. Support
B. Cite
C. Response
D. Determine
D. Determine
This is part of a word that goes before a word.
Read the sentence below. Even though he wasn't a soldier, we were transferred all over the world, just like people in the Army or Navy. In this sentence, transferred means the family... A) switched jobs often. B) crossed the ocean many times. C) moved to many different places. D) came across military people often.
C. Moved to many different places
These vocabulary words are "why" something happened and "what" happened.
Cause and Effect
Is this a primary or secondary source: Diary
Primary source
This word means "to find evidence from the text."
A. Response
B. Suggest
C. Cite
D. Describe
C. Cite