Context Clues
Figurative Language
Author's Claim
Character Perspective
Character Response
100

Hints in the sentence that help you figure out what a word means. Look at the words around the tricky word.

What is Context Clues?

100

Words that don’t mean exactly what they say—they make writing more fun or creative.

What is Figurative Language?

100

What the author believes or wants you to believe. It’s the main point the author is trying to prove in nonfiction writing.

What is Author's Claim?

100

How a character sees, thinks, and feels about what is happening in the story.

What is Character Perspective?

100

Means how a character reacts to something that happens in the story.

What is Character Response?

200

Name one type of context clue.

What is definition clues, synonym clues, antonym clues, punctuation clues, or inference clues?

200

Compares using “like” or “as” (e.g., “as fast as lightning”)

What is Simile?

200

What is the purpose of an author's claim?

What is to share a main idea or point of view about something?

200

What they believe, know, and feel based on their own experiences?

What is Character’s Point of View?

200

Includes the character’s feelings, actions, and words after an event, problem, or challenge.

What is Character's Response?

300

How can you find context clues in a sentence?

What is look for words and phrases around the unknown word that help you understand its meaning?

300

Says one thing is another (e.g., “Time is a thief.”)

What is Metaphor?

300

 How does an author's claim differ from a fact?

What is a claim is an opinion, while a fact is something that can be proven true?

300

A person or animal in a story. 

What is a character?

300

What does "character response" mean?

What is how a character in a story reacts or behaves to a particular situation or event?

400

Why are pictures helpful for context?

What is to provide visual representations of concepts?

400

Gives human traits to something not human (e.g., “The wind whispered.”)

What is Personification?

400

What does it mean to support a claim?

What is to provide reasons or evidence that help justify or prove the claim?

400

The way a character sees and understands the world.

What is perspective?

400

How does a character's response affect the story?  

What is to directly influence the story's plot, character development, and overall impact?

500

How do context clues help you understand a story?

What is looking at the sentences before and after unknown word, words nearby, to figure out its meaning?

500

Uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or emphasize something.

What is Hyperbole?

500

Why is it important to understand an author's claim?

What is to help readers critically analyze the text and form their own opinions?

500

By looking at their thoughts, feelings, and actions in the story.

 What is how can I tell a character's perspective?

500

Why is understanding character responses important?

What is helping them grasp the characters' traits, motivations, and feelings?

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