Reading Comprehension
Author’s Purpose & POV
Text Structure & Features
Vocabulary in Context
Grammar & Language Skills
100
The most important idea in a paragraph
What is the main idea?
100
These are the 3 main purposes of a text.
What are persuade, inform, entertain?
100
Events written in time order are called this.
What is chronological order?
100
Words that have the same meaning
What are synonyms?
100
A group of words with a subject and predicate that forms a complete thought
What is an independent clause?
200
Details from the text that prove an answer
What is text evidence?
200
Fiction authors write stories to do this.
What is to entertain?
200
This explains why something happens and its result.
What is cause and effect?
200
Clues in a sentence that help define an unknown word
What are context clues?
200
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
300
A short retelling of a text including only key points
What is the summary?
300
An argumentative essay is written to do this.
What is to persuade?
300
These are titles, headings, and captions that help organize information.
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
What are text features?
300
After hiking all day without water, Marcus felt parched.
Define the bolded word.
What is very thirsty?
300
One sentence with two independent clauses is called this.
What is a compound sentence?
400
A conclusion you make using clues from the text and what you already know
What is an inference?
400
Deer are beautiful creatures. They are so graceful to watch as they run through the woods. It's hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.
The author's perspective on hunting is....
What is that they are against it?
400
Define this structure: A paragraph comparing life in ancient Athens to Sparta.
What is compare and contrast?
400
The positive or negative feeling a word suggests beyond its dictionary definition
What is connotation?
400
A sentence that asks a question
What in an interrogative question?
500
Many schools around the world require students to wear uniforms. Some people believe uniforms help students focus on learning because everyone is dressed the same. Others think uniforms take away students’ freedom to express themselves. The author of this passage believes that uniforms are helpful because they create a sense of unity and reduce bullying. However, the author also recognizes that some students may feel less able to show their individuality. Understanding different points of view can help us see why people hold different opinions about school uniforms.
One benefit of school uniforms is this.
What is that they create a sense of unity and reduce bullying?
500
A National Geographic article on climate change shares facts about the state of the planet, providing facts and figures about global warming, melting ice caps, and so on.
The purpose of this is to
What is to inform?
500
This at the top of the plot pyramid.
What is the climax?
500
The word is precaution. What is the prefix?
What is pre-?
500
Fix this sentence:
after she lies the eggs the hen sets on them
What is
After she lays her eggs, the hen sits on them.