reading literacy text
The message or lesson a story teaches is called the what?
Theme
The main idea of a nonfiction text is called the what?
Central Idea
A sentence that tells the main idea of your writing is called what?
Thesis statement
The opposite of a word is called a what?
Antonym
What punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?
Question mark
If the narrator uses “I” or “me,” what point of view is it?
First Person
If an author explains things in the order they happened, what text structure is that?
Chronological order
Which sentence is correct? “Their going to the park” or “They’re going to the park”?
They’re going to the park
The word “unhappy” has a prefix. What does the prefix “un-” mean?
Not
Which is a complete sentence? “Ran to the store.” or “I ran to the store.”
I ran to the store.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is called what?
Personification
A source you can trust is called what?
Credible
What kind of sentence ends with a period and makes a statement?
Declarative sentence
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word is called a what?
Synonym
What do we call two sentences joined together without correct punctuation?
Run-on sentence
The time and place where a story happens is called the what?
Setting
Comparing two things to show how they are alike and different is called what?
Compare and contrast
Changing the ideas and organization of your writing is called what?
Revising
In the word “careless,” what does the suffix “-less” mean?
Without
In the sentence “She quickly ran to the bus,” what part of speech is “quickly”?
Adverb
What is the main problem or struggle in a story called?
Conflict
Words or phrases that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word are called what?
Context clues
A complete sentence must have two main parts: a subject and a what?
Predicate
What is the term for a word that sounds like its meaning (like “buzz” or “pop”)?
Onomatopoeia
In the sentence “The dog chased the ball,” what is the direct object?
The ball