Reading 5th Grade
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
Using words around a word to determine it’s meaning is called
Context clues
"He was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of ___.
What is simile?
What is a prefix?
Examples: Pre, Un, Re
Why the author wrote the text
Author ‘s Purpose
What the author is trying to teach you?
What is theme.
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
What is the summary?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
What does the prefix “Pre” mean?
Before
Using context clues, what does the word feeble mean in the sentence below.
Even though she is feeble, the old lady still walks a mile every day.
without strength or weak
The vocabulary words listed in the back of the book is called?
Glossary
When events are listed in the order that they happened?
Chronological order
What is the ending of a story called? (Solving a problem)
resolution
What does the prefix “Re” mean?
Again
example:replay
What is claim? What is a counter-claim? Provide Example.
Claim is the argument and Counterclaim is the opposite opinion of the claim.
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"
What is first person?
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
What does the prefix “non” mean?
Not
A book about a person written by someone else.
biography
How the author feels about a topic is known as...
What is the author's point of view or perspective?
What does nonfiction mean?
True/Real
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
"She is a tornado when she gets angry!"
What is metaphor?
Think of a prefix we haven’t talked about
Give me an example
Question of the day
Double points!!!
Who is the Goat?
Mr. Preston
Aka Alpha Rizzlord