Reading Skills
The main idea is...
A. a small detail
B. the lesson of the story
C. what the text is mostly about
D. the title
what the text is mostly about
Context clues help readers---
determine the meaning of unknown words
Which sentence is correct?
A. Their going to school
B. They going to school
C. They're going to school
What is C?
The first paragraph of an essay
the introduction/lead
"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of---
personification
What point of view uses "he", "she", or "they"?
third person
Which is a synonym for "happy"?
A. upset
B. joyful
C. nervous
D. angry
joyful
What is the verb in this sentence?
"The dog barked loudly."
What is "barked"?
A thesis statement/purpose of an essay is...
the main argument or claim
"Busy as a bee" is a---
simile
When readers use clues from the text and what they already know to understand something, they are making----
inferences
What is the meaning of the prefix "un-"?
not
A sentence with one independent clause is called---
What is a simple sentence?
Transitional words help---
connect ideas smoothly
A metaphor compares two things---
without using "like" or "as"
The conflict in a story is---
the main problem
If a character is described as "stubborn", the connotation is usually---
negative
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
"Maria and ___went to the store."
A. me
B. I
C. them
What is B?
Which is the best transition word to show contrast?
A. therefore
B. meanwhile
C. however
D. finally
What does hyperbole mean?
extreme exaggeration
A text that explains events in time order uses which text structure?
chronological order
What does the word "analyze" mean?
to examine carefully
Correct the sentence:
"Each of the players have a jersey."
"Each of the players has a jersey."
In argumentative writing, evidence should be...
relevant and supported by facts
"The classroom was a volcano ready to erupt" creates what type of figurative language?
a metaphor