Reading
What are the 3 points of view?
Frist person, second person, and third person
What are the 4 types of sentences?
Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory
What Wordly Wise word matches the definition?
To show the differences.
Contrast
What is the first step in the writing process?
Brainstorm/plan
Create a simile.
Answers must include "Like" or "as"
The most important part of a passage. All the details support this.
Main Idea
What are the types of verbs?
Action, Linking, Helping
Use the word exceptional in a sentence.
Answers will vary.
The exceptional student got a 100 on his test.
What all does an introduction paragraph include in a persuasive essay?
Hook, Reasons, Thesis (Main Idea) Statement
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore." is what kind of figurative language?
alliteration
How do I make an inference?
What I already know plus what the text says.
Takes the place of a noun. Renames a noun.
Pronoun
It was a dreary day.
What type of day was it?
sad and gloomy
Name 5 types of poetry.
Haiku, cinquain, narrative, couplet, tercet, quatrain, sonnet, etc
Metaphor- figurative comparison not using like or as. Something is something else.
She is a star.
Name 5 words that help show sequence of events.
First, finally, second, next, then, also, after, before, etc...
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Leon ceased his bullying when his classmates started to shun him.
What does shun mean?
to avoid; keep away from
In a formal letter, how does the letter start and end?
Greeting :Dear Miss Smith,
Salutation: Sincerely,
Miss Zhu
What is onomatopoeia? Create a sentence using this.
Words and sound like what they are.
The bees buzz.
The message or lesson of the story or passage.
Theme
What parts of speech does a prepositional phrase include?
preposition, object of the preposition (noun), and sometimes an article
Write a sentence using 3 of the words listed below.
request scarce
clutch distant
foliage locate
banish ancient
Answers will vary.
The banished boy clutched the ancient scroll.
What are the types of hooks?
Question, dialogue, action, emotion, fact
What are some ways we can use context clues to find the meaning of unknown words?
synonym, antonym, examples, definitions