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How many minutes are in an hour?
60
When should you use an exclamation mark (!) in writing?
To show excitement/yelling
The name of a book is called the __________.
title
Spell the word: Where are we at right now?
school
Pictures in a story are called
Illustrations
On a clock, is the short hand the minute hand or hour hand?
Hour hand
What is a verb? Give me an example.
It is an action word. Examples: hop, run, jump, swim, kick etc.
What do we call the person who writes a book?
author
Spell the word: opposite of brother
sister
What can be done to words in a story for them to stand out to the readers?
highlighted or bolded
What is the title of a person who wrote a book?
Author
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing--dog, school, car, etc.
The 'people' who are in a story are called the ________ .
characters
Spell the word: Our state we live in
Florida
What describes a photo/illustration
What is the title of the person who draws the pictures in the book
Illustrator
What's an adjective? Give me examples
What is the setting in a story?
Where the story happens
Spell the word: an animal that says neigh
horse
Paragraphs in a story that are organized into specific topics have a ________ above the paragraph for us to know what the paragraph is about
What's the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
prefix - at beginning of word
suffix - at end of word
When writing an essay, what do you do at the beginning of each paragraph?
What does non-fiction mean?
Real story
Spell the word: the opposite of inside
outside
Tell about events in order with dates
timeline
What's the difference between a compound word and a contraction? Give an example of both.
Compound word: two words put together to make one word
Contraction: two words combined using an apostrophe
What is main Idea?
What the story is mostly about.
What is a word that rhymes with flock?
Vary
Spell three subjects that are studied in school
reading - math - science - social studies - writing
Why do authors include text features in a story?
To make it easier to understand & include more information about the story that isn't just written in the text.