Vocabulary
The word predict means to —
What is to guess what will happen next?
Main idea is —
What is what the text is mostly about?
The author’s purpose may be to —
What is persuade, inform, or entertain?
Chronological order means —
What is events in order of time?
A complete sentence must have —
What is a subject and predicate?
In: “She was famished after the game,” famished means —
What is very hungry?
Supporting details do what?
What is support the main idea?
First-person POV uses —
What is I, me, we?
Cause and effect shows —
What is why something happened and the result?
Editing checks for —
What is grammar, spelling, punctuation?
A word part that means “life” is —
What is bio?
An inference is —
What is a conclusion based on evidence and thinking?
Third-person uses —
What is he, she, they?
Compare and contrast shows —
What is similarities and differences?
Revising focuses on —
What is improving ideas and clarity?
Which strategy helps determine unknown words?
What is using context clues?
Theme is —
What is the lesson or message of the story?
Why does an author use dialogue?
What is to show character and move the story?
Problem and solution includes —
What is an issue and how it is solved?
A thesis statement is —
What is the main claim or argument?
The prefix un- means —
What is not?
Text evidence means —
What is proof from the text?
Word choice affects —
What is tone and mood?
Description structure includes —
What is details about a topic?
Transitions help —
What is connect ideas smoothly?