Author's Purpose
Central Idea and Detail
Text Structure
Text Feature & Text Structure
Prefixes and Suffixes
100
the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something
What is persuade?
100
The one or two words the passage is about.
What is the topic?
100
the author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture
What is description?
100

Droughts can cause animals to die from lack of food and water.

What is cause and effect ?

100

Identify the suffix in the word conversation

What is -tion?

200
the author wants to give you information
What is inform?
200
The sentence where the author states the topic.
What is the topic sentence?
200
the author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, or ideas
What is compare and contrast?
200
words or phrases are written in different styles to draw attention to and emphasize the importance of; includes bold, italics, and highlighting
What are font styles?
200

Which prefix means not, opposite of?

What is dis-?

300
the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing
What is entertain?
300
A statement that tells what the passage is mainly about.
What is main idea?
300
the author provides readers with chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure
What is order and sequence?
300
an illustration or photo that includes labels that name the parts that make up the object
What is diagram?
300

Give the meaning of the prefix un-?

What is not?

400
the author wants to tell you how to do something or how something works
What is explain?
400
More narrow ideas, examples or evidence.
What are details?
400
the author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions
What is problem and solution?
400

Refers to the ways that authors organize information in text.

What is text structure?

400

Give the suffix that means the state of?

What is -ness?

500
the author wants you to visualize or experience a person, place, or thing
What is describe?
500
Sentences meant to move the reader from one idea to another
What are transitional sentences?
500
the author describes an event or several events and the events that follow
What is cause and effect?
500
Titles that distinguish different sections to organize topics and ideas
What are headings and subheadings?
500

Explain what  biology is? 

What is the study of life ?

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