Poetry
Vocabulary
NonFiction
Fiction
Reading & Testing Stategies
100
A poem is divided into sections. What are these sections called?
Stanzas
100
What do you call a word that has more than one meaning? Give as least two examples.
multiple meaning word An example: fan
100
What is an nonfiction informational text? Name the characteristics of informational text.
Writing that is based on facts, gives information and has text features.
100
What is a fiction text? Name the characteristics of a fictional text. Hint: Think plot diagram.
Fiction is a made up story that usually has a setting, characters and plot.
100
What should you do to make sure you have bubbled your scantron correctly?
Bubble as you go along. Mark dark neat bubbles Check your bubble sheet 2 times
200
What is the author of a poem called?
A poet.
200
If you are given a dictionary entry of a multiple meaning word, what strategy would you use to find the definition that best matches how the word is used in the text selection?
1. Go back and reread how it was used in the text selection. 2. Reread the dictionary entry definitions and match the meanings.
200
What are text features and why are they important? List as many text features you can and discuss their purpose.
Draw attention to certain points of information while they are reading. Text features: textbox, Title, Captions, Sub titles, Key words. Bold print ,Italics, Table of contents, Glossary, Index, Heading, Illustration/photo, Topic sentence, Concluding sentence, Guide word, Diagram, Chart, Map, Graph, Table and Timeline
200
What are the elements of a fiction plot? Discuss what each element is.
Beginning (exposition) , rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
200
What is a main idea and how do you figure out the main idea of a paragraph?
The main idea is what the paragraph or text is mainly about. If something doesn’t support the main idea, then it does not belong. 1. Go back and reread the paragraph. 2. Think about what each sentence in the paragraph is saying about the topic. That is the main idea.
300
What is the difference between the author of a poem and the speaker in a poem?
The author wrote the poem. The speaker is whose point of view it is from.
300
What do you call words that help the reader understand the meaning of a new word? What strategy do you use to find them? Which words help the reader understand the meaning of _________?
Context clue words. Go back into the text and reread the section with the underlined word and look for words that help the reader figure out the meaning of the word.
300
What is a text structure? List all the text structures you can think of.
A text structure is the way an author organizes a text. Types of text structures: sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect.
300
How can we infer things about a character in a story?
We infer things about or a character by what they say (conversations they have), things they do, think, how other characters react to them and how they change in the story.
300
What is the strategy to infer about something or someone.
BK + Text Evidence = inference Use what you already know and what the text says to infer.
400
What is figurative language? Name as many types of figurative language used in poems and other writing as you can.
Language used in a special way to create a special effect made up of words or phrases which don’t mean what they first appear to mean. Examples: Simile, Metaphor, Idioms, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration
400
What strategy do you use to figure out the meaning of a new word in a selection? What does the word _________ mean?
Context clue strategy 1. Go back and reread how it was used in the text selection look for context clue words to help you figure it out. 2. Read and put each answer choice given in the sentence in the text selection to see which makes the most sense.
400
What is an author’s purpose? What are some types of author’s purposes for an informational text?
Author's purpose is why an author writes something. *To tell or explain about how something works or functions *To inform readers about something
400
What should you look for to choose a good summary for a fiction text?
FICTION SUMMARY: Beginning - Middle - End
400
What does it mean to draw a conclusion? The reader concludes _______
Draw conclusions - is form of inference in which the reader gathers information, considers the general thoughts or ideas that emerge from the information, and comes to a decision. The conclusion is generally based on more than one piece of information.
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