Reading Skills
What is the central idea of a text?
What the text is mostly about
What is the prepositional phrase from the sentence below?
He put the ball in the basket.
in the basket
What is wrong with this sentence?
the boy ran toward the building when he heard the noise.
t in the needs to be capitalized
How many days are in a week?
7
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story1st or 3rd person point of view
Third-person point of view
What names a person, place, thing or idea?
nouns
What is the correct their to use in the sentence below?
Do you know if ______ are coming?
they're = they are
Some fourth graders are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
Characters can have "inside and outside" traits. What are examples of inside traits?
Inside traits are things that make you who you are. Some examples are: thoughts and feelings.
Outside traits are what we see: physical traits/looks
The test was a piece of cake. What does the idiom "piece of cake " mean?
It was easy
Do you need a comma in a complex sentence if the conjunction comes at the beginning of the sentence?
YES! In a complex sentence, if the conjunction is in the middle, you don't need one!
Not to be confused with COMPOUND sentences that use FANBOYS- the ALWAYS GET A COMMA.
How many days are in a leap year?
366
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is: Honesty
What does the simile " She's an angel" mean?
interrogative sentences ask questions.
What does the word " gingerly" mean?
cautiously; timidly
The text structure that puts events in order is known as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
Sequence of events or chronological order. Used for listing things or telling stories.
What relative pronoun should you use to complete the sentence?
I gave my jacket to the little girl ______ was cold.
whom - object of the sentence. Can be replaced with her.
Which word is spelled wrong in the sentence below?
She slamed the door because she was mad.
slamed should be slammed.
purple