Reading Skills
What is main idea?
What the story is mostly about?
What are the five parts to a paragraph?
topic sentence, 3 reasons/key details, a conclusion
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing. (Ex: dog, school)
How do you make "dog" possessive in the sentence below:
That is the dog leash!
dog's
In fiction, what is the “central message”?
The lesson or message the story teaches.
What kind of writing teaches the reader about a topic using facts?
Informational or nonfiction
What is a verb? Give an example.
An action word. (Ex: run, jump)
The snake skin is peeling.
snake's
What are bold words, headings, and captions in nonfiction called?
Text Features
What does it mean to revise and edit your writing?
To make sentences clearer and improve them. Fix mistakes
What punctuation ends a question?
Question Mark
How do you make "James" possessive in the sentence below:
James car is red.
James'
What is a key detail?
An important detail that backs up the main idea
Is this a fact or opinion: “I think recess is the best subject because we get exercise and play”?
Opinion
What do we call a sentence made by joining two sentences with a FANBOYS word?
Compound Sentence
A possessive noun shows what?
Possession or Ownership
How do you get better at reading fluently? What does reading fluently mean?
Reading more. To read at correct speed without mistakes.
Which type of writing might include “Bees help plants grow. They carry pollen from flower to flower”?
Informative or nonfiction
Combine these two simple sentences into a compound one:
“I like pizza. I don’t like burgers.”
I like pizza, but I don’t like burgers.
Create a sentence with the word "cat" making it possessive
*any correct answer here*