Asking and Answering
Questions
Questions
Who, what, when, where, why, and how
What are Question Words
What the passage is mostly about.
There can only be one.
What is the main topic?
The lesson the character learns in the story.
What is the central message?
What do you use to find the meanings of unknown words?
Context clues.
They talk about the 5 senses.
What are adjectives?
Ask and answer questions while they read
The first or second sentence in the first paragraph of the passage.
Where can I find the main topic?
Beginning, Middle, End, Characters, Setting, Problem, and Solution.
What do you include in retelling the story?
Words and phrases around the unknown word and sometimes pictures.
What are context clues?
Describe verbs (action words).
What are adverbs?
Write the question that this sentence answers.
The boy left because he wanted to go home.
Why did the boy leave?
What supports the main topic?
Key details.
What type of stories teach us lessons?
Fables and folktales.
Tells the meaning of the most important words.
What is the glossary?
Group of people, group of things.
What are collective nouns?
The boy went to see his mom.
Who did the boy go see?
Answer, describe, explain.
What are the author's purposes?
Which part of retelling shows the characters reaction to a problem?
Takes the place of a noun.
What are pronouns?
The answers are in the passage.
Where can I find my answers on the CASE test?
Answer- starts with a question
Describe- adjectives, 5 senses, ONE TOPIC
Explain- HOW TO
Can a story have more than one central message?
Usually no, but the author can teach the character something and teach the reader something also. f
What is a subheading?
Themselves, itself, myself, ourselves.
Reflexive pronouns.