Reading Literature
What do we call the person telling the story?
Narrator
What text feature helps you know what the text will be about?
Title
What are context clues?
Words around a word that help explain its meaning
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
What do we call the lines of a poem grouped together?
Stanza
What is the main message or lesson of a story called?
Theme
What is the main idea?
What the text is mostly about
What prefix means “not”?
Un-
What is a topic sentence?
The sentence that tells what the paragraph is about
What is rhyme?
Words that have the same ending sound
What is the problem in a story usually called?
Conflict
What text feature explains difficult words?
Glossary
What does the suffix -ful mean?
Full of
Name one type of writing taught in 5th grade.
Narrative, Opinion, Informational
Which poetic device gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
The most interesting part of the story is called...
Climax
What is evidence in a text?
Details or facts that support an answer
Which strategy helps when you don’t know a word?
Reread, look for clues, break the word apart
What does revising focus on?
Improving ideas and organization
What is the rhythm or beat of a poem called?
Meter
If the story is told using “I” or “we,” what point of view is it?
First person
Why do authors write informational texts?
To inform or explain
If something is fragile, is it strong or easy to break?
Easy to break
Why do writers use transition words?
To connect ideas
What is the theme of a poem?
The message or lesson the poet wants the reader to learn