Fiction
Who is the person who tells the story?
Narrator
What is the purpose of nonfiction texts?
To inform or explain
Choose the correct form: "She (run/runs) to the bus."
runs
Which figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
What is the main problem the character tries to solve in a story?
Conflict
What label names a short sentence that tells what a section is mainly about?
Topic sentence or Main Idea
What is a verb? Give three examples.
Action word. Jump, swim, dance
What is a metaphor? Give a short example.
A direct comparison without using like/as; example: "The girl is sunshine."
What is the largest land animal on Earth?
African Elephant
Name 2 ways that help you identify character traits.
Actions, dialogue, thoughts, decisions, reactions to events
How do you tell the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Fact can be proven (e.g., "There are 180 school days."); opinion is a belief (e.g., "Math is the best subject.")
Combine these two sentences into one using a coordinating conjunction: "I finished my homework. I played outside."
I finished my homework, and I played outside.
Identify the figurative language and explain its meaning: "The classroom was a zoo."
Metaphor; means the classroom was noisy or chaotic
What planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
What is theme?
The main message or moral of the story.
Why do authors use text features?
To add extra information about their topic or to help better explain their topic.
Identify the subject and predicate: "The small dog barked loudly."
Subject = The small dog; Predicate = barked loudly
What does personification mean? Give an example sentence about a tree.
Giving human traits to nonhuman things; example: "The tree waved its branches."
In what state of matter are molecules moving the fastest: solid, liquid, or gas?
gas
What is the main idea of the text?
Service dogs can help people in many different ways.
What are 2 key details the support the main idea of this passage?
Answers will vary
Edit for correctness: "yesterday we goes to the museum and learn new things."
Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Yesterday we went to the museum and learned new things.
Explain the meaning of the idiom: The new iPhone is going to cost me an arm and a leg.
Something is very expensive
Who wrote the book series about a boy wizard named Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling